Today a new report has confirmed that the Dallas Stars will be punished for breaking the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Yesterday reports came flooding in that the <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/dallas-stars-under-investigation-by-the-nhl-for-a-major-violation-of-the-collective-bargaining-agreement' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Dallas Stars were under investigation for conducting an optional practice during a mandatory day off.</a> After these reports were made public the NHL confirmed they would be investigating the Dallas Stars and looking into the claims that they conducted a practice on December 26th. At the moment it is unknown whether the practice was organized by head coach Pete DeBoer or if it was a player run skate that would likely have been organized by captain Jamie Benn. This evening a report from Darren Dreger has confirmed however that the Dallas Stars are expected to receive a major fine from Gary Bettman and the NHL. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1873406244020707696'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DallasStarsDDH/status/1873423365954003134'> </a></blockquote></div> As for how much the fine could be we can take a look back at a similar situation involving the <a href='https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-fined-for-violating-collective-bargaining-agreemen-339262398' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Toronto Maple Leafs where they were fined $100,000.</a> The Stars at this point in the season are in the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and clearly feeling the pressure of this season with their drastic actions to try and practice. It remains to be seen if the Dallas Stars fine will be in the same ballpark but regardless this shows that the NHL is cracking down on rules violations particularly when it comes to time off for the players. The Stars will look to move on from this controversy quickly as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in a crucial game to keep themselves in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the time being. As more reports are released confirming the Dallas Stars official punishment we will pass along the latest news to you.