Players react when it happens this way. Garland POS held on to him like there was no tomorrow. Dying second of the game. McDavid wanted to win and Garland was acting like the POS that he is to keep McDavid out of the play. I would suggest posters swing by twitter and Instagram accounts from people who actually played in the NHL to get their view of the play. AS one posted. It will separate those who have played and those who scream shoot at the TV apart
Yes, I agree, I´m just having some problem understanding what the poster I answered means when it comes to defensive assignments/ interaction regarding star players compared to average players. What the poster said:
- Star players gets more attention harder marking from opposition players compared to average players. Let’s call it defensive interaction.
- Star players and average players gets interfered with, slashed, hooked and so on, EXACTLY the same. Let’s call it defensive violation.
If we just make a few assumptions:
- Let´s say an average player endures 10 defensive interactions/10 minutes by defending team and a star player perhaps endures 15 defensive interactions/10 minutes by defending team.
- We assume both star players and average players endures 1 defensive violation/10minutes.
If we combine them (all according to the poster logic):
- A star player endures 1 defensive violation/ 15 defensive interactions.
- An average player endures 1 defensive violation/ 10 defensive interactions.
We can probably agree that star players of any sport probably are quicker, smarter, more slippery and so on compared to average players. If we add that the poster said that McDavid couldn’t handle this, it all adds up to something like this:
Opposition players plays a lot better, cleaner and more disciplined against the smarter, quicker and more slippery players compared to the average players. McDavid cannot handle this clean defensive game. Almost everyone besides other players who´s gotten suspended for this kind of retaliation can take it. Again, the poster could be correct, I myself doubt it though.
BTW McDavid shouldn´t do that, a couple of games is deserved.