It's cause the league's not run like a true sport. It's "sports entertainment". When capital gains rum the show, the sports element becomes secondary unfortunately.
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Mcdavid 5min Match Penalty: Cross check to the face of Garland (Mod warning post #282)
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It's cause the league's not run like a true sport. It's "sports entertainment". When capital gains rum the show, the sports element becomes secondary unfortunately.
It is what is
Shareefruck
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Bouchard did the exact same thing to Pettersson that Garland did to McDavid. Same play. Difference is Petey didn’t react.
Victim complex
Bryanbryoil
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It is done every single game that he plays to a degree. When you have the level of reffing that was in this game it basically says that it's a free for all and that McDavid is fair game and nothing will get called. Garland neutralized the biggest threat on the ice with multiple illegal tactics with the game's outcome hanging on the line and the refs allowed those antics to dictate the outcome of the game. What McDavid did was wrong, but it sure would be nice if the refs also got their asses handed to them over allowing Garland to get away with that when the game is on the line.
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In the end the only injuries were to feelings
It was a good game that got nasty at the end. I liked it.
It was a good game that got nasty at the end. I liked it.
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DeltaSwede
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Wow, what an amazing thread this has turned out to be.
A favorite has been Oilers fans insinuating that McDavid is both weak and Garland is the hulk.
1. Bouchard should have been called for holding on Pettersson and none of the other events would have happened
2. Garland stick checks McDavid and McDavid then hits Garland to the ice to retain Oiler possesion. They both cuddle with Garland holding McDavids arm until McDavid doesn't want to cuddle anymore as the Bouchard opportunity ends - McDavid was on top and pretty happy about it for a long while there
3. McDavid punches Garland in the head in an attempt to shake lose, Garland retaliates by "manhandling" him again.. Bruha hulk smash haul you down
4. Cross check in the face of both Garland and Bouchard happens. Suspensions.
A favorite has been Oilers fans insinuating that McDavid is both weak and Garland is the hulk.
1. Bouchard should have been called for holding on Pettersson and none of the other events would have happened
2. Garland stick checks McDavid and McDavid then hits Garland to the ice to retain Oiler possesion. They both cuddle with Garland holding McDavids arm until McDavid doesn't want to cuddle anymore as the Bouchard opportunity ends - McDavid was on top and pretty happy about it for a long while there
3. McDavid punches Garland in the head in an attempt to shake lose, Garland retaliates by "manhandling" him again.. Bruha hulk smash haul you down
4. Cross check in the face of both Garland and Bouchard happens. Suspensions.
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Those same refs also allowed McDavid to do the same to Garland. The only difference is Garland didn’t cross check someone in the head over it. Refs call the initial penalty on McDavid instead of letting it play out, and we aren’t here.
You are too quick to assume. Half the oilers fans including me wants him to take a few days rest, possibly a week would be the best. He needs to recharge.Oilers fans that cried about Soucy are going to say it’s not a suspension
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I'm sorry, I missed the part where McDavid was holding Garland's leg with both of his legs and then grabbing and holding him down. Garland could've been called for holding or interference 3 different times in that sequence.
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And you could’ve got McDavid for interference prior to that, or when he punched Garland on the ice.
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Could have been a penalty on Bouchard. Garland and McDavid. Not sure what Oilers are going on about.
Bryanbryoil
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And McDavid was protecting himself from Garland's punch by throwing a crosscheck. Round and round we go. The reffing was ass no matter how you look at it.
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Cross checking someone in the head isn’t “protecting” yourself. It’s just moronic
Heh, is this the same guy who MacKinnon threw helmet into some time ago? Seems to becoming favourite among these top NHL players
Bingo. And sometimes they do worse, like the slew foot by Kempe.
McDavid has justifiably had enough. It's been open season on him, an since the referees/league aren't doing their job, the players know they have to police themselves. Good for Connor to lay into some guys now. It's insane how this league doesn't care about its stars. You would never see this in any other league.
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My point was that people can say a million different things about incidents and at the end of the day it will be up to the morons at the DOPS to decide what happens for an incident that would've never happened had the refs done their jobs. I agree that crosschecking someone to the head/face is wrong but sometimes people lose their shit and this is tame compared to what Soucy and Zadorov did to McDavid last season.
God forbid guy was just interested to play hockey instead of retaliating dirtbag moves in order to show off how alpha he is.
Repeat offender, send 97 a message, 3 game suspension, he’s just as bad as Marchand & Tkachuck with the shenanigans. Entitled Crybaby.
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refs let too much go and loss control of the game. Both sides played a little chippy. I think the NHL needs to explain why the refs in the league are so bad
Bryanbryoil
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Pretty ironic take from someone rocking a Todd Bertuzzi username. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't he end someone's career from a cheap shot? I guess if you idolized him you would know what cheap looks like on the ice so I'll take your word for it.
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No it really isn’t. This was McDavid cross checking someone in the head out of anger.
Soucy cross checked McDavid in the head without intent and without knowing that Zadorov was going to cross check him.
These are not similar incidents.
