Mcdavid 5min Match Penalty: Cross check to the face of Garland (Suspended 3 games )

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I mean, it very clearly is against its top players. He is drawing a net of around one penalty every three to four games. Have you watched him play? I have to assume you don't actually watch hockey.

I'll give you another tip, although I assume you know what you are doing. When you say since _______'s rookie year, aka 2015 here, if it is an accumulation stat, it is not meaningful because it lines up directly with your player career.

OK I'll bite.

McDavid's average ice time since the 2020/21 season is ~22 mins per game. His penalties drawn/60 is 1.45, so per game based on an average of 22 mins, he's drawing a penalty around once every other game (0.55 penalties per game)

Let's look at one of the closest comparable players based on skill/speed/status- MacKinnon. Also an average of ~22 mins per game. He's drawing 1.21/60, so around 0.44 penalties per game.

Drai: ~22 mins, 0.81/60, 0.29 penalties per game.

I don't have unrealistic expectations that every single time an infraction is committed they are going to call it. Dozens of calls go unpenalized every game. Teams would never play at 5v5 if they called everything. That may affect top players more, because they are on the ice more, and attract more attention. But it's not a league vs McDavid thing by any means. The original quoted stat was complete garbage. The officiating in the league sucks, but quite predictably. You're rarely going to get a powerplay in the last few minutes of a close game unless there's something egregious, or a delay of game penalty. It sucks. Officials also love to even things up even when the play on the ice does not suggest that the penalties should be even. Again, it sucks. But it's not a slight against McDavid.

As for picking 2015, I just picked a year that was a decent sample size, 9 years in this case, nothing to do with anyone's rookie year. You can run these same stats for 9,8,7 etc years and they look pretty similar. McDavid is getting more net penalties than anyone else in the league. And maybe that's the way it should be, given he's the best player in the world? But what it does show is that he's not getting treated unfairly relative to any other top player. He's outpacing them all in net penalties.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Two sentence statement for what reason? Jeez that is embarrassing.

 

[DJJones]

We support him through this process...

So stunning and brave I can hardly stand it.

Free McDavid

The guy was totally begging for it

 

[wonton15]

 

[God]

lmao cringe

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's pretty much a nothing statement, which is about as good as you can get in this situation.

I don't remember a case where a team releasing an opinionated statement like this doesn't look anything but monstrously stupid by the team. Better to release this bland statement over that shitshow Rangers statement about the Wilson-Panarin incident.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

"The Edmonton Oilers organization believes every player that dares to interact with McDavid deserves to be cross-checked in the face. In fact, they should thank him for doing so."

 

[rynryn]

We support him through this process...

So stunning and brave I can hardly stand it.

making it sound like he's that spoiled little kid who is devastated to learn he has to conform to the classroom rules instead of getting away with stuff because he's mommy's special little pumpkin.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Laughable

 

[DearDiary]

Over the last 2 games

-Headshot on a player causing a concussion
-Punching a player in the back of the head
-Crosschecking a player in the head

Perhaps the Oilers organization should speak with McDavid about anger management in regards to taking out his frustration with violence on others. The NHL offers sports psychologists he can speak to, which will surely help in his personal development and violent tendency's.

My hope is with this much warranted 3 game suspension, McDavid comes back as a new man and begins to respect the well being of others. With time, other players may come to forgive his past transgressions and treat him better.

 

[PanniniClaus]

The oilers statement came from the intern of the intern. About as cursory an offering as you will ever see.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Both embarrassingly soft and cringe

And extremely stunning and brave.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Over the last 2 games

-Headshot on a player causing a concussion
-Punching a player in the back of the head
-Crosschecking a player in the head

Perhaps the Oilers organization should speak with McDavid about anger management in regards to taking out his frustration with violence on others. The NHL offers sports psychologists he can speak to, which will surely help in his personal development and violent tendency's.

My hope is with this much warranted 3 game suspension, McDavid comes back as a new man and begins to respect the well being of others. With time, other players may come to forgive his past transgressions and treat him better.

Don’t forget high sticked a player in the throat and didn’t get called either.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

A statement, that's hilarious

#PrayForMcD

 

[DFAC]

Gotta protect the superstar from the 5”8 goon Conor Garland!!!!!

 

[Yuke]

Bullshit. That's not at all how it happened. McDavid initiated it.

This was a legit hockey play until McD has held by the arm while on the ice

 

[Hockeyfan200]

Edmonton fans and the organization should be embarrassed. Worse has been done to Kaprizov with no penalties and resulting in injuries. Connor McDavid Blatantly injured Marcus Johansson and got away with it. Cry me a River

 

[Anglesmith]

Thank goodness for Herb Powell's translator so we could read the Oilers' press release.

 

[WillTheThrill]

That statement is beyond embarrassing. Teams are going to catch on that this is a weakness and start trying to push McD over the edge.

 

[eviohh26]

That elbow on Johansson? was so soft dude id hardly try to use that to paint McJesus as dirty....and it wasn't to the back of the head either - he clipped his nose

It was sneaky dirty. The kind of stuff people despise Marchand for . Johansson is out with a concussion for a reason.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Man is this ever a rough look

Releasing a statement as if this is part of some tragic conspiracy. Troubling times.

Your best player hit a guy in the face with his stick out of frustration. Who cares if he's the greatest in the world. Take the deserved punishment and move on. Nobody should be above reproach.

Also he literally JUST got away with a dirty play the other game. Hold the star players accountable for their actions.

 

[Yuke]

Gotta protect the superstar from the 5”8 goon Conor Garland!!!!!

Garland was just a small part of the issue.

 

[Yuke]

Man is this ever a rough look

Releasing a statement as if this is part of some tragic conspiracy. Troubling times.

Your best player hit a guy in the face with his stick out of frustration. Who cares if he's the greatest in the world. Take the deserved punishment and move on. Nobody should be above reproach.

Also he literally JUST got away with a dirty play the other game. Hold the star players accountable for their actions.

It is only a rough look because you want crap on the player and the organization. No buddy is complaining he got suspended but they are questioning the length compared to others

 

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

That statement is beyond embarrassing. Teams are going to catch on that this is a weakness and start trying to push McD over the edge.

Are you kidding me!!??
Teams have been doing that since day one trying to throw him off his game.
It’s not the first time someone threw him off his game like that. It is the first time he went over the line and cross checked someone in the faces a result. As far as a team statement explain, with a biased opinion, how it should read. Did you expect he would get thrown under a bus? Now you can view it as a weakness if you like but I sure as shit bet he won’t be doing that again. Lesson learned so to speak. Hell, maybe the ultimate lesson here is play better so your not down a goal to an inferior team like the CanSucks.