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

[SeanMoneyHands]

He should be suspended for the remainder of the season but we know McDavid isn't allowed to be suspended.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Oilers fans that cried about Soucy are going to say it’s not a suspension

Oilers fan here. Should be a suspension.

And why the "cried" nonsense? Are you implying that Soucy's crosscheck wasn't egregious?

 

[Kryten]

Myers on Bouchard was worse.

Yea it shouldve been Myers on McDavid

 

[LivingRentFree]

Classic Oilers/Mcdavid. Enjoy the suspension.

 

[Hammman]

People complaining about Garland are completely ignoring that Bouchard did the same thing to Pettersson maybe a minute earlier.

 

[Frank Drebin]

you guys don't care about garlands ear, you only want to see mcdavid suspended.

slap on the wrist for the best player in the world

 

[syz]

Refs letting things get out of hand again. Don't blame star players for taking things into their own hands anymore in this league. They should all just start playing like Messier.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Gary has only himself to blame for Connor turning evil

 

[Gnome17]

Good for McDavid standing up for himself. If the refs just f***ing call the penalty nothing happens, NHL, do a better f***ing job protecting your most important player next time.

 

[Nuckles]

McBaby throwing a temper tantrum when things don't go his way as per usual

 

[tabness]

Bieksa is right this mess is what happens with the wussification of hockey

 

[MessierII]

People complaining about Garland are completely ignoring that Bouchard did the same thing to Pettersson maybe a minute earlier.

No he didn’t he took him into the boards when the puck was there for like 5 seconds

 

[NedPlimpton]

ahh, he could use a few games off.

 

[Sol]

McDavid is a dirty piece of shit

 

[Lawzy]

I mean garland basically held McDavid for a good 10 seconds and the refs did nothing. Eventually the players take into their own hands.

I'd like to think most players wouldn't cross check someone in the face because of a missed penalty but maybe I'm an optimist.

 

[canadianmagpie]

I mean garland basically held McDavid for a good 10 seconds and the refs did nothing. Eventually the players take into their own hands.

Funny how Bouchard was holding onto Pettersson before that and Pettersson didn't crosscheck Bouchard in the head. Maybe McDavid needs to grow up.

 

[eojsmada]

What is "2+ Games", Alex

 

[ManofSteel55]

Oh come on, McDavid was trying to crosscheck him in the body. It's not his fault Garland is 4 feet tall and his head is where most guys' elbows are.

Kidding of course.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

It’ll be nice for McDavid to get a little rest, been a long road trip with lots of winning.

Oilers have just been winning so much lately they can afford to be without him for a game or two.

 

[Divine]

HNIC compared it to Matthews crosscheck on Dahlin, which got 2 games.

Likely 2 games or more, as McDavid has history and Matthews didn't.

 

[WTG]

Oilers fan here. Should be a suspension.

And why the "cried" nonsense? Are you implying that Soucy's crosscheck wasn't egregious?

Difference is that Soucy's cross check wasn't intended to be a headshot. Zadorov happened to crosscheck McDavid too so he buckled. Worth a suspension for sure but it wasn't a deliberate crosscheck like Myers -> Bouchard and McDavid -> Garland tonight.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

There was no change in possession, and Oilers already had the goalie pulled. Calling Garland earlier doesn't change anything.

 

[MS]

Based on how the NHL handled discipline to the Oilers in last year's playoffs as the league furiously tries to crown McDavid with a Cup, I think we can all fully expect that Garland gets suspended.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Oilers fans that cried about Soucy are going to say it’s not a suspension

I forget was mcdavid tackling arm barring and head locking soucy?

 

[Kryten]

That Soucy crosscheck was a thing of beauty. I put it in the old spank bank.

The funny thing is that one turned out bad but was likely accidental. It was high chest height but McDavid was shoved from behind as it was happening and fell into it. Garlands head is chest high maybe