McDavid Gets 3-games

[soothsayer]

This and the Chiefs game on Saturday really has me wondering about pro sports

I keep hearing about the Chiefs and Mahomes. I don't watch football. It can't be worse than the NHL's management of the league, can it?

 

[FlameChampion]

This and the Chiefs game on Saturday really has me wondering about pro sports

Things have become so much of a business and then you have all of the gambling stuff that is so over the top that it’s hard to not be skeptical even if it’s not rigged. The seeds are planted.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I hope mcdavid skips 4 nations. f*** the NHL. People will be mad, but it’s about sending a message. Want mcdavid to play? Call the f***ing game even remotely properly. Enough is enough, he’s been in the league for 10 years and plays through it all. The refs don’t even try to do their jobs, it looks like a negative bias at this point.

If mcdavid opts out I stand by him 100%

 

[nORRis8]

Aahhhh
I don’t like what Garland was doing but, it was a cross check to the face.
In the big scheme of things, with the amount of hockey McD is going to play this year, maybe this break is a blessing in disguise

He should skip that pointless Four nations Horsecrap.

 

[LevelingSolo]

I keep hearing about the Chiefs and Mahomes. I don't watch football. It can't be worse than the NHL's management of the league, can it?

Both are bad but the NFL blatantly helps the chiefs win to the point where I’m wondering if it’s all scripted

Things have become so much of a business and then you have all of the gambling stuff that is so over the top that it’s hard to not be skeptical even if it’s not rigged. The seeds are planted.

Yep especially in the NFL, in McDavids case it’s more League favouritism. I guarantee if Mcd played for the Leafs or Golden Knights he would get one game max

 

[BlackDogg]

 

[CanadasTeam99]

I jhust want these cuck refs to have to answer one question

"Why did you not call a penalty there?" They both seen it happening for so long

I want to know what the answer out of their mouth would be

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Both are bad but the NFL blatantly helps the chiefs win to the point where I’m wondering if it’s all scripted


Yep especially in the NFL, in McDavids case it’s more League favouritism. I guarantee if Mcd played for the Leafs or Golden Knights he would get one game max

If mcdavid played in Vegas, or LA, or Florida, it would be a different league right now. He’d either draw 10 penalties a game or teams would have to stop cheating and he’d light them up more than he already has. His 150+ point season might have been pushing Mario and Wayne’s seasons.

We’d hate his guts in that scenario but man he’d torch the league even more and it would be something to behold.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

He should skip that pointless Four nations Horsecrap.

Sure
Piss the league off more, perhaps even lose an endorsement or two

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I jhust want these cuck refs to have to answer one question

"Why did you not call a penalty there?" They both seen it happening for so long

I want to know what the answer out of their mouth would be

Same reason they looked at Drai getting slewfooted against Minny and did nothing, nothing at all. It’s a negative bias, no other explanation for me.

 

[LTIR]

Fans should boycott watching the next 3 games.. watch illegal streams if you really want to catch the action.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

McDavid has been suspended before where Matthews has not, that plays a part in the suspension duration

3 games is about right, if it happened earlier in the game and the major saw him miss more time it probably would've been 2

Exactly this.

Fans should boycott watching the next 3 games.. watch illegal streams if you really want to catch the action.

Unfortunately I'll be at the Caps game.
Bad timing for me. Maybe he'll appeal & get to play this game & get it reduced to 2 games but I doubt it.

 

[NeverForget06]

I say we send the Nuge after garland next game lol

 

[LTIR]

Exactly this.


Unfortunately I'll be at the Caps game.
Bad timing for me. Maybe he'll appeal & get to play this game & get it reduced to 2 games but I doubt it.

Have fun at the game.. was just wondering if it hurts the league financially if TV viewership is low for a couple games.

I say we send the Nuge after garland next game lol

Play Derek Ryan for game... have him chop down Hughes for a 3 game suspension..

 

[McDoused]

Kempe fined 5k for his unprovoked slewfoot. McDavid was fined 200k for his provoked crosscheck.

Are you telling me what McDavid did was 40x worse than Kempe?

The league needs to change how they do things.

 

[Sra1974]

This and the Chiefs game on Saturday really has me wondering about pro sports

At least there they are protecting the most valuable players even if they are going overboard. (Also the refs didn’t give up 8 sacs - just sayin).

 

[VeteranPresence]

I keep hearing about the Chiefs and Mahomes. I don't watch football. It can't be worse than the NHL's management of the league, can it?

It goes way the other way actually, because for all its faults the NFL knows fans to watch its best players on the biggest stage and not irrelevant tools like Garland.

And here Gary is wondering why his league can’t draw the same ratings and therefore TV deal… duh dumb f***, get a hint.

 

[KCC]

Don’t like that he did what he did but I can’t blame him either. He’s taken more garbage than anyone night in and night out for almost a decade. He finally snapped. But this could have all been avoided if the refs did their frickin job.

 

[unicornBLOOD]

he won't, but I am with you. The league will never admit fault or blame, no matter what. I wish this would of been a bigger story league wide, but, probably just going to go down as crybaby McDavid, crybaby Oiler fans. McDavid is a pro, I wish he was more vocal, I wish he was more selfish. This league has no idea how to promote its stars. Guys like McDavid shine in spite of this league, not because of it.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

In all seriousness, I wouldn't be opposed to calling up a goon from Bakersfield for the sole purpose of pulling a Dennis Wideman the next time this happens. Take the suspension and send a strong message back the other way.

 

[NedPlimpton]

3 games is whatever, but if this whole thing isn't going to lead to any internal discussion about how atrocious the officiating is in the league (and it surely won't) then what's the point of any of it.

No lessons were learned. good day sir.

 

[bellagiobob]

And what suspension and loss of pay do the refs get? I couldn't find that article anywhere.

You spelled promotion and bonus incorrectly.

 

[Giggleplex]

Bob spittin' the facts

 

[OiledUp]

Knowing McDavid he'll scorch the league when he comes back.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The NHL was always going to balance the two, so I'm not surprised in the least they got the same.

Don't have a clue how you get to 3 games each, when everything recent is 1 or 2 games.


The one player to get a silver lining out of all this though is Jeff Skinner, who's about to get a 3 game audition in the top 6. A hat trick from him on Thursday would be a nice way to balance the world.