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

[Leonardo87]

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[VanOriginal]

I read somewhere that Soucy is getting a phone hearing? If so I don't think those are more than 1 game? I can't remember the rule difference between in person hearing and phone hearing

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Weird play to potentially suspend on. It's likely not even a cross check to the face if Zadorov doesn't cross check McDavid from behind first.

Is Parros going to give a tag team suspension?

 

[LuLover96]

Has McDavid ever drawn a suspension before? You realise he plays for a Canadian market right?

Where is this reputation coming from, that McDavid somehow gets players suspended all the time?


Name the long list of suspensions for him to have this reputation.

The playoffs are where small sample sizes matter. All I know is that in this series, multiple incidents have not been punished, but this one is. I’d argue that Kanes slew foot and Ryan’s spear are as bad as the McDavid sandwich, so it rightfully pisses me off that the common denominator in the “clean” hockey plays is that it’s not McDavid

 

[Darcy Tucker]

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.

This was after the game. What is Ekholm supposed to do there risk a suspension to punch out Soucy?

 

[canuckslover10]

NHL has to protect its golden boy and can't let him be touched lol, especially if you look at what Edmonton, Florida, and the rangers have gotten away with. On top of all that it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that Soucy wasn't aiming for his face.

 

[LTIR]

Soucy crosschecked him right after the game ended which initiated it all. McDavid still takes the crosscheck to the head and his head barely drops before Soucy makes contact. He's at least taking a crosscheck to the throat if Z doesn't touch him.

You just know Kane is going to give it right back to Hughes or Pettersson if there is no suspension. That also just opens the door for a complete shitshow next game so I'm leaning towards a suspension.

Hopefully it's miller and Lindholm and not hughes/EP. Time to earn your cheques bottom 6.

 

[Hodgy]

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.

Two hand base ball slashes after the game is over rarely happens. The idea that this happens dozens of time a game is hilarious hyperbole.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Zadorov better get suspended too, what a puke play after the final buzzer hitting from behind.. Soucy I don't blame as much don't think he meant to hit the face


It was a nothing slash so means nothing

You’d fold like a chair at that “nothing slash”

 

[LivingRentFree]

Why do people keep saying the Oilers will retaliate?

Who is going to do something about it?? Kane? Nobody is afraid of Evander Kane in 2024. There is no toughness on that roster whatsoever.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

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

Hmmm. Seems like most fans other than a few Oiler homers agree there should be no discipline.

 

[LTIR]

You’d fold like a chair at that “nothing slash”

2 hand to shin pads? Have you ever played hockey?

 

[NyQuil]

Two hand base ball slashes after the game is over rarely happens. The idea that this happens dozens of time a game is hilarious hyperbole.

Not really.

Swinging at what, his body? Please.

 

[M88K]

There's no guarantee Soucy gets suspended, IIRC it's a phone hearing. those are usually fines anyway ( nor do i think he should get suspended).
IMO fines all around (Zad already got 1, Soucy and McDavid) then call it a day

 

[Three On Zero]

I read somewhere that Soucy is getting a phone hearing? If so I don't think those are more than 1 game? I can't remember the rule difference between in person hearing and phone hearing

Phone hearings are for 1-5 games or fines over $5,000

There's no guarantee Soucy gets suspended, IIRC it's a phone hearing. those are usually fines anyway ( nor do i think he should get suspended).
IMO fines all around (Zad already got 1, Soucy and McDavid) then call it a day

1 game or a fine, Soucy has a pretty good case that he wasn’t intentionally going for the head

 

[Strangle]

The clip above is so disingenuous, leaves out the slashing beforehand.

This is the full clip:

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If we go by the Matthews suspension, it’s 2 games

If we go by the Reilly suspension, it’s 6 games

 

[Hodgy]

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

A two handed baseball style slash after the game is over is not an acceptable hockey play. McDavid got cross checked twice, and deservedly so. Obviously Saucey wasn’t trying to get McDavid in the face and Zadorov’s cross check unfortunately led to that.

But intent is important. Like, McDavid high stocked Quinn Hughes in the face. It was unintentional so he wasn’t suspended.

 

[account deactivated]

Zadorov is the one responsible for this as he crosschecks him in the back as Soucy is already engaged with McDavid. Had he not done what he did, it would've been nothing more than McDavid doing his usual "brave guy when refs are around" antics.

If he gets suspended, I hope McDavid gets absolutely obliterated in their next game.

 

[canuckslover10]

they already gave Zadorov a $5,000 fine.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Nothing cheaper than Zad hitting McDavid in the back while he was engaged with Soucy. A p***y move by a big man.

He would have zero problems doing this to his front too.

the oilers are soft af

 

[Canovin]

Why do people keep saying the Oilers will retaliate?

Who is going to do something about it?? Kane? Nobody is afraid of Evander Kane in 2024. There is no toughness on that roster whatsoever.

If TO had toughness you guys would still be in the playoffs

 

[22Brad Park]

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.

O I played junior and one time I was s sceening goalie .Just as shot came I got bumped from behind and puck got me in nads .I was helpless & I could not do nothing to avoid it, so u are not wrong.But and I mean but there is nothing wrong with him while Brad Marchand has a concussion ( brain Injury).and crickets.Its a very very bad look for this phony league that claims they protect everyone.

 

[thekernel]

If you give a two-hand chop because you got pushed, you deserve to be crumpled. Let's see if the NHL agrees

 

[LivingRentFree]

If we go by the Matthews suspension, it’s 2 games

If we go by the Reilly suspension, it’s 6 games

If we go by how many other times this kind of stuff happened, and what led to it, 0 games.

 

[Hodgy]

Not really.

Swinging at what, his body? Please.

Ok, show me all the dozens of times we see baseball style two handed slashes after the game is over. Should be pretty easy to find give that it happens so much according to you.

 

[Donuts]

Suspend mcdavid

Game would flow much better without this instigator's whining, diving, and cheap shots