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

[DFAC]

I’m just glad it wasn’t Zadarov suspended. The guy has been a physical force and a huge contributor at both ends of the ice. Canucks can withstand losing Soucy for one game.
Hopefully take advantage of Oilers D and goaltending again to take s 3-1 series lead and get a well rested Soucy and maybe Demko back for game 5.
Going to be another close game though I expect.

If the Canucks win game 4 - there is zero chance they're putting a cold Demko in for Silovs. The kid has earned it, give Demko more time to heal.

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

Basically this. You have to wonder if it was anybody other than McD if anything would have happened at all.

Ya, McDavid's cowardice, trying to use Soucy's stick to push off of and make fast his escape really set into a motion a shitshow.

Shameful, really.

 

[Seattle Totems]

Go show the 2 replays to a non Homer 6 year old and im sure even they will be able tell you the difference.

I think even a 6 year old knows who McDavid is.

 

[HairyKneel]

Zadorov, Soucy, McDavid and Hyman should’ve all been given 5k fines

That would make too much sense. I guess it’s ok for Ike Turner to try and boot a guy with his skate after he gets flattened with a clean hit. It’s ok for Derek Ryan to spear a guy in the balls. It’s ok for Connor H Macy to try and take out the opposing captain’s eye with his stick. It’s ok k for Ike Turner to slewfoot players with full immunity. It’s quite a league. It makes the CFL officiating look competent. I’m curious if Angel Hernandez can skate. He’d fit right in.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

We shall see if this standard is followed the rest of the playoffs. Obviously concussing another team's captain with a sucker punch in-game is allowed, so we know that much. The inconsistency of DoPS never ceases to amaze me.

 

[JAK]

We shall see if this standard is followed the rest of the playoffs. Obviously concussing another team's captain with a sucker punch in-game is allowed, so we know that much. The inconsistency of DoPS never ceases to amaze me.

Maybe the suspension is for not giving McDavid a concussion?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

We shall see if this standard is followed the rest of the playoffs. Obviously concussing another team's captain with a sucker punch in-game is allowed, so we know that much. The inconsistency of DoPS never ceases to amaze me.

Spoiler alert: it won’t be followed the rest of the playoffs.

 

[Warh1ppy]

Can we all just stop for a second and agree that the DoPS is absolute trash and completely useless for this league and are about as bipolar and consistent as the reffing seems to be on a game to game basis?

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Spoiler alert: it won’t be followed the rest of the playoffs.

Every player needs to legally change their name to McDavid, eh?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

 

[Nasti]

How did McDavid "start it" again?

None of you seem to answer for this but unless there's another video before the incident that I hadn't seen yet, it looked to me like Soucy pushed McDavid first then everything else happened.

How about swinging his stick at the guy? That’s a major escalation over a shove.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Every player needs to legally change their name to McDavid, eh?

McHughes and McPettersson are ready to play!

 

[Szechwan]

If that was Derek Ryan starting a scrum and getting dogwalked as a result, zero chance of suspension

 

[canadianmagpie]

Can we all just stop for a second and agree that the DoPS is absolute trash and completely useless for this league and are about as bipolar and consistent as the reffing seems to be on a game to game basis?

Agreed, no consistency. Based on the explanation provided by them, Hyman should have received a suspension too.

 

[Duodenum]

After seeing Hyman's crosscheck, one has to wonder just how stupid the DoPS is.

 

[dabeechman]

Ya, McDavid's cowardice, trying to use Soucy's stick to push off of and make fast his escape really set into a motion a shitshow.

Shameful, really.

Never said any of this, but keep up the story telling.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

If the Canucks win game 4 - there is zero chance they're putting a cold Demko in for Silovs. The kid has earned it, give Demko more time to heal.

At this point, I wouldn't put Demko in until Silovs has a bad game. There's no point rushing him back when the kid's playing at the level he has.

 

[Mr Positive]

After seeing Hyman's crosscheck, one has to wonder just how stupid the DoPS is.

Do we have some other angles of it other than that top one. I'm an Oiler fan but I'm willing to hear the argument. Based on what I saw of it, it was a glancing blow and not nearly as bad as the Zadorov-Soucy double team job on McDavid. Not even close to the same.

 

[HanSolo]

We shall see if this standard is followed the rest of the playoffs. Obviously concussing another team's captain with a sucker punch in-game is allowed, so we know that much. The inconsistency of DoPS never ceases to amaze me.

It wasn't even followed in the same game. There is no reason why Hyman should escape the same punishment Soucy received. Given that the former had clear retaliatory intent (and thus was more flagrant).

The only difference here is Soucy is more of a "nobody" who hit the best player in hockey in the game. The DOPS can easily suspend him without facing too many accusations that they're tilting the series unfairly. Different story when you're looking at a suspension to a guy like Hyman who has about the best chance to chip in scoring secondary to McDavid and Draisaitl. Never mind that his crosscheck actually did damage to Zadorov's face.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

That would make too much sense. I guess it’s ok for Ike Turner to try and boot a guy with his skate after he gets flattened with a clean hit. It’s ok for Derek Ryan to spear a guy in the balls. It’s ok for Connor H Macy to try and take out the opposing captain’s eye with his stick. It’s ok k for Ike Turner to slewfoot players with full immunity. It’s quite a league. It makes the CFL officiating look competent. I’m curious if Angel Hernandez can skate. He’d fit right in.

comparing one of the players to Ike Turner seems quite a ways off topic

 

[Hammman]

Do we have some other angles of it other than that top one. I'm an Oiler fan but I'm willing to hear the argument. Based on what I saw of it, it was a glancing blow and not nearly as bad as the Zadorov-Soucy double team job on McDavid. Not even close to the same.

Hyman went straight for the head on a much taller player, showing clear intent (and caused damage while doing so, no less). Soucy went for the chest and caught McDavid in the chin because his head was suddenly much lower than expected. I know I'm biased as a Vancouver fan, but how does that not make Hyman's much worse?

 

[Czechboy]

I'll ask again.. does this mean Cole and Myers will get more minutes?

 

[canadianmagpie]

Do we have some other angles of it other than that top one. I'm an Oiler fan but I'm willing to hear the argument. Based on what I saw of it, it was a glancing blow and not nearly as bad as the Zadorov-Soucy double team job on McDavid. Not even close to the same.

Zadorov required stitches for the crosscheck, how is that better?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

I'll ask again.. does this mean Cole and Myers will get more minutes?

Cole & Zadorov I'd assume. Myers led them in icetime last game & will be unaffected.

 

[ROLLT1DE]

As a hockey fan, the last thing I want to see is some AHL-quality defensemen taking out the game's top player. It's bad for business.