Carson Soucy to have a hearing for Cross-check to Connor McDavid - suspended 1 game (MOD WARNING IN OP)

[Canovin]

Lots of BS takes here.

Soucy pushes McDavid. That’s not a crosscheck.
McDavid takes a 2 handed at Soucy’s thigh. Not his shin pad, it was well above the knee. Not a love tap, but also not an attempt to break his leg.
Soucy returns a similar to slightly harder slash to what appears to be a similar part of McDavid’s anatomy (hard to tell where from camera angle).
McDavid holds his left hand up to… I have no idea. Waggle his finger? Make peace? Move to push Soucy? Says something.
Soucy loads up to actually cross check the chest.
Zadorov strolls in with a crosscheck that lands and knocks McDavid over.
Soucy’s cross check lands at the same height it was aimed, but now that’s McDavid’s face/neck.

Personally I feel that McDavid was stupid for escalating (I suspect Vancouver was more than ready to find a payback opportunity after McDavid cut Hughes Game 2, and McDavid gave them ample opportunity to take it), and that Zadorov was stupid for the reverse crosscheck, and that the league will make Soucy pay a price after the Bennett fiasco for PR reasons.

But nobody is blameless in what happened, stop making martyrs.

Before the "push", there was a crosscheck to McDavid's rib. @0:10

Everyone knows that area doesn't have much padding

 

[22Brad Park]

Lots of BS takes here.

Soucy pushes McDavid. That’s not a crosscheck.
McDavid takes a 2 handed at Soucy’s thigh. Not his shin pad, it was well above the knee. Not a love tap, but also not an attempt to break his leg.
Soucy returns a similar to slightly harder slash to what appears to be a similar part of McDavid’s anatomy (hard to tell where from camera angle).
McDavid holds his left hand up to… I have no idea. Waggle his finger? Make peace? Move to push Soucy? Says something.
Soucy loads up to actually cross check the chest.
Zadorov strolls in with a crosscheck that lands and knocks McDavid over.
Soucy’s cross check lands at the same height it was aimed, but now that’s McDavid’s face/neck.

Personally I feel that McDavid was stupid for escalating (I suspect Vancouver was more than ready to find a payback opportunity after McDavid cut Hughes Game 2, and McDavid gave them ample opportunity to take it), and that Zadorov was stupid for the reverse crosscheck, and that the league will make Soucy pay a price after the Bennett fiasco for PR reasons.

But nobody is blameless in what happened, stop making martyrs.

Listen bud they have different rules for different players

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

What a weird play to come down hard on. If it's not McDavid it's nothing to see here folks.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Parros is worse than incompetent at this point.

Bennett suckerpunch and Marchand concussion and the NHL holds the video until the next game.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Oh so the DOPS is watching the playoffs. I guess to get a suspension you need to play on a Canadian team.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This Oilers team is soft as butter. Kane gets embarassed and destroyed and nearly gets put into the first row by Zadorov. Then their best player gets beatdown by Soucy and where's the Oilers response? Zero pushback from this squad.

 

[LTIR]

Weapon? Holy hyperbole Batman!!

Just a heads-up..

One is not like the other.

Try taking a 2hander to your back and as you are falling forward take a 2 hander of graphite to your face...
Then tell me what's worse.. that or getting jumped from behind (Bert) or a stick to the face (mcsorely/brashear)

Just because there was no injury doesn't mean it wasn't vicious.. McDavid or not it was a bad play.

 

[LuLover96]

Love how Mcdavid is getting hated on more and more. People finally realizing how much he whines.

The way he receives special treatment just makes me want to see him hit harder.

 

[VanOriginal]

Zadorov got a $5k fine for that little tap to Connor, not Soucy's fault McDavid belly flopped at that exact moment. If Connor doesn't flop he wouldn't have had to headbutt a stick out of his way

 

[NyQuil]

Whether accidental or not, the end result was a cross-check to the face.

I see slashes like McDavid’s dozens of times a game. You don’t see a cross check to the face like that very often.

I have less sympathy for Soucy seeing as it was his own teammate hitting McDavid from behind that put him into the vulnerable position.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

If someone was as incompetent at their job as Parros is they’d have to be a politician.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Before the "push", there was a crosscheck to McDavid's rib. @0:10

The defenseman engaged two Edmonton players during play after the puck was played, which o consider 100% legitimate, not sure what you’re talking about otherwise. I don’t consider the move that pushed McDavid back at the start to be a crosscheck, certainly nothing to legitimize the slash.

 

[Grifter3511]

Maybe now Oilers can get 50 shots on net and still lose.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Whether accidental or not, the end result was a cross-check to the face.

I see slashes like McDavid’s dozens of times a game. You don’t see a cross check to the face like that very often.

Punches to the face are allowed now, idk why this is different.

 

[Hodgy]

It’s hard to watch that play and come out of it thinking Soucy should be the only one punished. If you want to suspend Soucy then suspend McDavid. You can’t go around two hand base ball style slashing people without any consequences.

 

[Score8]

No different from that class act Bennett.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Why is this being looked at? McDavid baseball swings his stick at a guy, and Soucy clearly tries to crosscheck him in the chest as retaliation. Not Soucys fault McDavid crumpled when Zadorov touched him.

So Zadorov should get it then? Nobody is bracing for a crosscheck in the back after a game is over.

 

[LTIR]

This Oilers team is soft as butter. Kane gets embarassed and destroyed and nearly gets put into the first row by Zadorov. Then their best player gets beatdown by Soucy and where's the Oilers response? Zero pushback from this squad.

Hard to respond when the supposed 'beatdown' on mcdavid happens after the game. Not sure beatdown is used for 2 handed crosscheck ... more of an assault

 

[Ducks DVM]

Listen bud they have different rules for different players

It’s kinda cute that you think as a Ducks fan that I’m somehow unaware of that.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

This seems like Zadorov’s fault but definitely not suspension worthy. The crosscheck to the face doesn’t happen without Zadorov’s crosscheck from behind. The two “baseball swings” were nothing. 2 minutes each if that happens in the middle of a game. A bunch of 2 minute penalties when things get chippy at the end of the game but nothing suspension worthy IMO

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

If Soucy is suspended I wouldn't mind seeing if Aaron Rome is available for the next game. Then we can show McBaby a good time.

Yeah we heard this would happen with big Z before this series. McDavid ends up just skating circles around these pylons. Or they go for a big hit like Soucy and end up giving up a breakaway goal. Please keep icing these plugs.

The biggest concern here for the canucks is Soucy just put a big target on Hughes for next game.

 

[Babajingo]

Wonder how McJesus feels about it.

 

[ManofSteel55]

A two handed slash after the game is a lot. McDavid initiated it and should accept the consequences.

I mean, we've seen some homerish statements before, but come on Orca.

Slashes are nearly always 2 handed. It didn't look like there was much force behind it, and it was directed to the hip area, so there was clearly no intent to injure - its not like he went for a knee or the ankles with the slash. McDavid was responding to being pushed after the game. Probably shouldn't have done it, but a light slash on the hip isn't worthy of either a cross check in the back (Zadorov) or in the face (Soucy).

 

[Realgud]

It’s hard to watch that play and come out of it thinking Soucy should be the only one punished. If you want to suspend Soucy then suspend McDavid. You can’t go around two hand base ball style slashing people without any consequences.

Ah yes, a crosscheck to the face = weak slash to the shinpad

 

[Pia8988]

NHL standing tall to protect McPrecious