Connor Mcdavid's agent calls out the NHL refs

[Knightslayer]

Jeff Jackson

@JLJax12

Do NHL referees need to be given instructions on what a trip is? This is a joke.




Is this going too far? McDavid is a big NHL star and having his agent call out the refs doesn't look good.

Imagine if LeBron's agent did something like this.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Game management unfortunately. Happened a lot with Crosby and Lemieux too. If they call every penalty oilers would be on the pp half the game.

 

[Mr Positive]

I at least hope there is some unseen mechanism that teams can use to protest things like reffing issues. But if there aren't any, I don't see the issue with calling it out publicly as long as you can back up the accusation.

 

[Avsboy]

Wait until playoffs start...

 

[North Cole]

It's okay, according to Torts, McDavid should just shutup. Ironic coming from someone like him, made a living actively not shutting up about anything he could.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Game management unfortunately. Happened a lot with Crosby and Lemieux too. If they call every penalty oilers would be on the pp half the game.

If that's the case, then stop putting the whistles away at key times. If they're only going to hand them out when they feel like it, if we're down 3-2 in the third period, there's no excuse to put it away then. It's their literal jobs to do so, so if they needed to pick and choose, then blow the whistle when it matters.

If the rebuttal by anyone is, "that's not fair to the other team." Yeah, neither is blatantly missing calls when they're supposed to be called in the first place. The response would be, "too bad, don't take the penalty."

 

[Mr Positive]

Wait until playoffs start...

apparently for the Oilers, they already have. Playoff reffing in full effect for our team only it seems.

 

[TheNumber4]

After the blatant and obvious missed trips on McDavid 2 games in a row. Something that the entirety of Sportsnet broadcasting crew (4 seperate people), something that the opposition broadcast crew also mentioned (Homer Jack Edwards at that), something that the NHL network crew also mentioned, I’d say that McDavids agents tweet was bang on. The officiating in general was horrendous last night.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

It's okay, according to Torts, McDavid should just shutup. Ironic coming from someone like him, made a living actively not shutting up about anything he could.

 

[Soundwave]

LeBrons agents head would explode if LeBron was 150th in the NBA in fouls drawn, lol, are you kidding. Rich Paul would absolutely tear NBA refs a new one.

 

[ReddestRum]

I don't think this is going to have the effect he thinks it's going to have. Lol.

 

[Stealth1616]

Just call the game and be f’n consistent. That call on Marchand last night was garbage but was called basically to get the Oilers another powerplay…. after missing about 3 blatant penalties beforehand

 

[KapG]

Why don’t the players or coaches ever grow a set of balls and *really* put the league and it’s officiating on blast?

 

[Mickey Marner]

Better than McDavid getting a fine for doing the same.

 

[PAZ]

The NHL would be 10x better if the refs just called a penalty a penalty and forced the players to adapt.

 

[TheNumber4]

Why don’t the players or coaches ever grow a set of balls and *really* put the league and it’s officiating on blast?

Cause morons will call it “whining” even though literally everyone that knows and watches the game knows that officiating is a huge problem for this joke of a League.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Devastating. My chest is tightening in my overwhelming empathy for the suffering of Connor McDavid. The NHL hates him and he's such an amazing talent.

 

[TheNumber4]

The NHL would be 10x better if the refs just called a penalty a penalty and forced the players to adapt.

100%. Which is why the ONLY solution to the Leagues officiating issues that happen every single year without any improvements is to reform the NHL rulebook. There’s no other way around it. You can’t get consistency by just telling the refs to be more consistent. There needs to be an actual guideline and written down standards. Not some bullshit new “standard” that only exists in the memories of those who attended the 20 minute meeting at the beginning of the season on that standard.

 

[iCanada]

I don't think he did that due to direction McDavid, seeing how mcdavid was on the ice at the time he tweeted it.

I'll put it this way... even Jack Edward's last night was saying it's absurd that McDavid didn't draw any calls last night.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

The NHL would be 10x better if the refs just called a penalty a penalty and forced the players to adapt.

You have a bunch of people who weren't good enough to cut it with a stick and pads who resign to skating around looking like a zebra. It was inevitable that they would look to see to be a part of every facet of the game they weren't good enough to play.

 

[The Nuge]

Game management unfortunately. Happened a lot with Crosby and Lemieux too. If they call every penalty oilers would be on the pp half the game.

Then teams would have to adapt, and try to defend within the actual rulebook. It’s ridiculous that better players get less calls to even the playing field. How does that make any sense to the league? “We don’t want our stars being too good and showing up the 4th liners”

I don't think this is going to have the effect he thinks it's going to have. Lol.

Well it’s nearly impossible for the refs to call less obstruction on McDavid, so it can’t hurt

Why don’t the players or coaches ever grow a set of balls and *really* put the league and it’s officiating on blast?

The last time I remember someone finally just saying **** it was Talbot back in 2017, and the league was set to fine him until the immense backlash from fans and media started, and they backed down.

Tipp went about as far as he could last night without getting himself fined. You could tell he’s fuming

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

When I saw the thread title, I thought maybe McDavid had switched agents to Allan Walsh.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

100%. Which is why the ONLY solution to the Leagues officiating issues that happen every single year without any improvements is to reform the NHL rulebook. There’s no other way around it. You can’t get consistency by just telling the refs to be more consistent. There needs to be an actual guideline and written down standards. Not some bullshit new “standard” that only exists in the memories of those who attended the 20 minute meeting at the beginning of the season on that standard.

I think the single biggest impact(that's realistic) you could have would be for sport networks to start adding ref stats to their highlights/boxscores and speaking about the refs openly, as they do players. It's an onslaught for players when they're not playing to their potential. Wouldn't mind a segment to do the same to referees.

 

[North Cole]

Why don’t the players or coaches ever grow a set of balls and *really* put the league and it’s officiating on blast?

Uh, because of stuff like this being perpetuated in the hockey sphere. Everyone's agent should be calling out reffing because game management is utter bulljive. Problem is people just see McDavid and want to hate on him, but if their player did this they would be fine with it.

Half the people think it's good to call out the refs and that game management is a stain to be removed. The other half just see a player whining, who historically has drawn comparatively more penalties and should just shut up and keep it moving. The latter seems to think that because he's drawn comparatively more penalties, he shouldn't complain, but that totally ignores the fact that game management is a thing. Drawing comparatively more doesn't disprove the notion that there aren't enough total penalties called.

No surpise Torts falls into the second crowd - Article

EDIT - I also want to say, I think NHL refs are very good. This problem comes from above them, starting with Bettman and his cronies. It's just league mandated parity. It should tell you how bad the situation is, when Jack Edwards is on air agreeing with McDavid that he's getting screwed. Lmao, but Torts just drops his head in the sand I guess.

 

[illpucks]

Jeff Jackson

@JLJax12

Do NHL referees need to be given instructions on what a trip is? This is a joke.




Is this going too far? McDavid is a big NHL star and having his agent call out the refs doesn't look good.

Imagine if LeBron's agent did something like this.

And yet the refs do nothing here