Mcdavid 5min Match Penalty: Cross check to the face of Garland (Will have a hearing tomorrow afternoon, 1/20)

[Talonted]

I haven't see a single Oilers fan defending McDavid's cross checking of Garland, only that they understand why he was aggravated after being held with no penalty to be called, but no one condones how he handled him self after he got up.

What McDavid has done to fans of the teams he consistently embarrasses is absolutely amazing, they are rabid dogs when they can get a tiny poke in on him.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Add this video, clear evidence Garland wasn’t committing infractions first.

He was holding McDavid and preventing him from getting back in the play.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

win the battle, lose the war, its kind of hard to see the canucks from where the oilers are in the standings.

Killer comeback bro. You nailed it.

Garland won, McDavid lost.

 

[Oilslick941611]

League can do whatever it wants.

which is 2 games and no consideration of the non elbow.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Gotta respect the dedication to targeting opposing players' heads. Why not just keep doing it until the league steps in, to be honest. High IQ move.

 

[RobertKron]

Honestly, I think the league will deem this self-defence. McDavid is clearly terrified.

 

[Hank Plank]

win the battle, lose the war, its kind of hard to see the canucks from where the oilers are in the standings.

Regular season means everything.

 

[soothsayer]

Regular season means everything.

Remember when they told us last year was a "baseline". Lol.

 

[nonamejay]

 

[deca guard]

As an objective and neutral fan I feel that at that point of the game Garland was doing what he could to win, and succeeded, and mcdavid lost control again and his assault should be punished with a few games. Get that garbage out of our great game

youve got it EXACTLY backwards , the garbage behaviorwas by the cheating clown garland

 

[LTIR]

As an objective and neutral fan I feel that at that point of the game Garland was doing what he could to win, and succeeded, and mcdavid lost control again and his assault should be punished with a few games. Get that garbage out of our great game

Doesn't really work if you do something that should be penalized.
Stepping on Hughes face would be something Josh Brown could do to win. Refs in theory should not allow it.
Garbage in the game comes when illegal plays don't get called.

 

[Grifter3511]

refreshing to see someone admit Garlands dirtbag tactics

For sure. The guy is a beauty.

"I started as a fourth-line fighter, went to being a third-line centre, then a second-line winger and a first-line centre. I've played every role there is, and the only thing that matters is helping the team win."
-Mark Messier

 

[Divine]

Add this video, clear evidence Garland wasn’t committing infractions first.

Yeah, looking at this play it's clear McDavid should have been penalized first but the refs decided to let them play on and therefore couldn't call either guy.

Garland pokechecks the puck off McDavid and is likely going to get an empty net goal. McDavid realizes that and basically jumps on him, which is interference/holding. Garland reacts to that by holding McDavid down. The play basically continues until McDavid gets up and crosschecks Garland to the head.

The first penalty in that play was clearly McDavid. The refs didn't want to call it and let them play on so Garland took advantage and held him down.

 

[LTIR]

Yeah, looking at this play it's clear McDavid should have been penalized first but the refs decided to let them play on and therefore couldn't call either guy.

Garland pokechecks the puck off McDavid and is likely going to get an empty net goal. McDavid realizes that and basically jumps on him, which is interference/holding. Garland reacts to that by holding McDavid down. The play basically continues until McDavid gets up and crosschecks Garland to the head.

The first penalty in that play was clearly McDavid. The refs didn't want to call it and let them play on so Garland took advantage and held him down.

Funny stuff.

And then McDavid took advantage of refs allowing everything and tested the flex of his stick on Garlands neck

 

[RobertKron]

Maybe Garland was blocking McDavid's really nice view.

 

[deca guard]

Garland should be lauded for his end game heroics. He nullified the greatest player in the game for the last 10 seconds or so and got away with it. Even if the refs had called a penalty on him he still takes McD out of the play for maybe 5 seconds and Oilers get a whopping 5 second pp.

absolutely dis honest ridiculous point of veiw on how the game should be played , and if everybody played the cheating game like that the nhl would be a joke

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

which is 2 games and no consideration of the non elbow.

They can do whatever they want. And justify by not admitting it. History is always a factor. No matter what is said or written.

 

[Draino]

McDavid faces nowhere near the punishment star players in the 80s and 90s had to endure. He cant handle a wrestling match with a 5'6" guy and retaliates with a head shot. Why doesnt he just drop the gloves - i mean hes 8 inches taller and like 40 lbs heavier. Should be at least 2 games.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yeah, looking at this play it's clear McDavid should have been penalized first but the refs decided to let them play on and therefore couldn't call either guy.

Garland pokechecks the puck off McDavid and is likely going to get an empty net goal. McDavid realizes that and basically jumps on him, which is interference/holding. Garland reacts to that by holding McDavid down. The play basically continues until McDavid gets up and crosschecks Garland to the head.

The first penalty in that play was clearly McDavid. The refs didn't want to call it and let them play on so Garland took advantage and held him down.

You take McDavid or you take both. Refs really f***ed that up.

 

[Oilslick941611]

They can do whatever they want. And justify by not admitting it. History is always a factor. No matter what is said or written.

So i guess means they wont suspend McDavid.

 

[Divine]

Funny stuff.

And then McDavid took advantage of refs allowing everything and tested the flex of his stick on Garlands neck

McDavid clearly lost the puck and tried to interfere with Garland. If he doesn't, Garland likely has an empty net goal. That's where the play should have been blown dead to avoid everything that ensued.

 

[deca guard]

What McDavid has done to fans of the teams he consistently embarrasses is absolutely amazing, they are rabid dogs when they can get a tiny poke in on him.

exactly

 

[22Brad Park]

What McDavid has done to fans of the teams he consistently embarrasses is absolutely amazing, they are rabid dogs when they can get a tiny poke in on him.

Embarrassing himself doing stuff like tonite.

 

[Canucks LB]

Oh, that’s a pretty obvious suspension, he’s gonna get fined

 

[deca guard]

McDavid faces nowhere near the punishment star players in the 80s and 90s had to endure. He cant handle a wrestling match with a 5'6" guy and retaliates with a head shot. Why doesnt he just drop the gloves - i mean hes 8 inches taller and like 40 lbs heavier. Should be at least 2 games.

whats he gonna do fight every hack artist cheater in the nhl that are constantly hanging onto him