Mcdavid 5min Match Penalty: Cross check to the face of Garland (Will have a hearing)

[HolyGhost]

Garland is a POS player who gets away with cheap stuff cause he so small. At least Marchand adds a little toughness.

 

[AKL]

Thats all i said. I made no mention of the oilers or Mcdavid, you're the one inserting that into my opinion.

Then what is your intention with saying this:

I also believe the NHL is the only league in the world where it actively hamstrings its skilled players by allowing lesser skilled players and plugs to hold and obstruct and generally interfere with its stars.

That's not a call for better officiating overall, that's a call for them to call everything done to McDavid, differently than they otherwise do.

Officials let a lot of stuff like that go, for and against everybody. McDavid isn't treated any differently in that regard. You appear to be arguing that he should be because he's a star.

 

[BertMcDrai]

I have rewatched the hole scene...if someone would hang on me like Garland and this over such long time and in different positions, I would have beaten the shit out of him...I was hard on McD as I have only seen the cross check but after seeing Garland hanging/hooking/holding/wrestling I can understand him...he deserved every part of his stick.

On the other hand Myers...wtf.

 

[Three On Zero]

Didn’t you just say that every player have to go through the same amount of grab and holds?

Yes, they are two different things. Being double teamed doesn’t equate to having more infractions against you.

 

[Oilslick941611]

I get that players know not to cross check guys in the head, obviously. I do wonder with these two teams, when it goes unpunished the players remember it. Creating a situation like last night.

The refs absoulutely lost control last night, no if ands or buts, the players will take thing into thier own hands when the refs swallow whistles. Reffing needs to be better.

 

[AKL]

We can all make up hundreds of scenarios where the players we watch are constantly hooked/held. It’s a league wide issue that the NHL allows it and not isolated to McDavid.

Right, exactly. It happens to everybody across the league. McDavid isn't treated any differently. The crux of the issue for Oilers fans is exactly that he isn't treated any differently.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Not sure if it's appropriate... but why not...

DOPS to McDavid

Dig the F..... in, right F.......... now!

2 games....

 

[Oilslick941611]

Then what is your intention with saying this:


That's not a call for better officiating overall, that's a call for them to call everything done to McDavid, differently than they otherwise do.

Officials let a lot of stuff like that go, for and against everybody. McDavid isn't treated any differently in that regard. You appear to be arguing that he should be because he's a star.

It means what it says. I can't explain it any more clearly, unless you want me to name names? is that what you want? THe skill players in the NHL get absolutely interfered with on a nightly basis with no calls against the lesser skilled plugs doing the interferring, that goes for McDavid, MacKinnon, Matthews, Marner, Kaprizov etc.. All in the name of false parity.


But you'll probably just see "mcdavid" and call me a homer.

 

[Bgav]

The stick never hit his throat, it was under the shoulders and perfectly legal.

so this happens to mcdavid, you wouldn’t think it’s a penalty? More of spear than a high stick

 

[Oilslick941611]

so this happens to mcdavid, you wouldn’t think it’s a penalty? More of spear than a high stick

not a spear either, theres no thrusting or slashing. Again, perfectly legal. Dude stood too close mcdavid when he lifted his stick. Under the shoulder =not highsticking.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Right, exactly. It happens to everybody across the league. McDavid isn't treated any differently. The crux of the issue for Oilers fans is exactly that he isn't treated any differently.

Not to the same extent or frequency, not even close (for everybody). There's maybe a small handful of players in the league that would be close. Draisaitl doesn't get the near the same treatment and he's 2nd in scoring and leading the Rocket race so far.

 

[Bgav]

not a spear either, theres no thrusting or slashing. Again, perfectly legal. Dude stood too close mcdavid when he lifted his stick. Under the shoulder =not highsticking.

That’s not legal. You can’t put your stick in
Someone’s throat area. But you’re insanely biased. If that happened to mcdavid you wouldn’t have to same opinion. Lmao

 

[Niklas Lidholm]

Yes, they are two different things. Being double teamed doesn’t equate to having more infractions against you.

Ok. So the top players of the league (or any league in any sport I suppose), who should be the hardest to stop, are infracted with less in relation to the attention they get from other teams in comparision to any other player? Could be so, but sounds slightly illogical to me.

 

[Three On Zero]

Right, exactly. It happens to everybody across the league. McDavid isn't treated any differently. The crux of the issue for Oilers fans is exactly that he isn't treated any differently.

Skilled players, lesser skilled players. They all deal with the same shit where someone will commit some borderline infraction against them.

 

[CanadienShark]

Um. That's not good.

 

[Oilslick941611]

That’s not legal. You can’t put your stick in
Someone’s throat area. But you’re insanely biased. If that happened to mcdavid you wouldn’t have to same opinion. Lmao

i think its the canucks players fault for being so close to mcdavid really. If he wasn't there the stick doesn't touch his sternum ( which is under the shoulder) so i dont know, maybe the cancuk should have been skating backwards better.

 

[stampedingviking]

not a spear either, theres no thrusting or slashing. Again, perfectly legal. Dude stood too close mcdavid when he lifted his stick. Under the shoulder =not highsticking.

Wow! There's nothing like oil-tinted glasses.

 

[MCR74]

McDavid is already getting generous treatment; the refs should start sending him to the box every time he dives, and give him a misconduct for the ensuing tantrum. McDiver would have been sitting out last night due to suspension if the league wasn't treating that gutless coward differently.

If the refs ever called his every dive, McDavid's point totals would take a hit.

 

[qc14]

If McDavid and Myers fight each other will both have satisfied the code, or do each need to fight a new, different player on the other team?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Skilled players, lesser skilled players. They all deal with the same shit where someone will commit some borderline infraction against them.

So a player that has the puck more than any other player should draw more penalties and not be like 180th in penalties drawn?

 

[Devilmademedoit]

Curious to know if the Oilers will call up some ECHL goons to 'explain" to the canSucks what happens when you want to play silly games on the ice

 

[Tobias Kahun]

What a shocker that the Myers thread was closed so everyone could focus on trashing McDavid.

 

[Devilmademedoit]

Maybe this incident changes the mentality of Edmonton organization..
Instead of getting tougher at deadline they need to get cheaper..
Pick up a guy like Garland who can just sit on Makar for 20 seconds and then draw a penalty.
A relative of a ref would be ideal.

The fact he did not get atleast one penalty for holding or roughing shows how f***ed the refs are.

 

[oilers4life5]

So they lock the Myers thread but open this one up? I knew the mods were biased but at least try to hide it a bit guys. Wow.

 

[Devilmademedoit]

What a shocker that the Myers thread was closed so everyone could focus on trashing McDavid.

Pretty much the SOP here. REFS must be in charge here