No one can accuse the NHL of protecting their stars.
The @EdmontonOilers Connor McDavid currently sits 197th in penalties drawn/per 60 at 0.89 (min. 10 GP)
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) January 20, 2025
The NFL gets it.
The NHL doesn't it.
The NFL protects their stars (the QB's)
The NHL wants their stars to play through the "crap".
All the while benifitting from record Revenues driven by…
you guessed it…
Their stars! https://t.co/xwHkjCNTMp
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) January 21, 2025
Bob Stauffer didn't hold back on 880 CHED.
Quote Credit: @OilerAlert pic.twitter.com/iqSo3DZ6jO
— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) January 21, 2025
I thought McDavid would get two games. Three isn’t crazy because the cross check was pretty dumb but I don’t mind him defending himself at all.
That said, none of this happens if the refs do their job. They lost control of the game and now two guys get suspended. 🤷♂️
— Baggedmilk (@jsbmbaggedmilk) January 20, 2025
Two things can be correct:
1. It's an absolute embarrassment NHL refs would allow McDavid to be tackled/bear-hugged in the last minute of a 1-goal game (Garland didn't get a holding penalty).
2. Hitting an opponent in the head with your stick should be suspended every time.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) January 21, 2025
I understand three-games if they factored in his first suspension, making him a repeat offender.
However, Carson Soucy got a one-game suspension in last year's playoffs for cross-checking McDavid in the face 🤔 https://t.co/BF7hdLY7zj
— Woz (@itsWozzz) January 21, 2025
Edmonton fans/media trying to say the Myers/McDavid cross-checks deserved different suspensions is laughable.
You can't cross-check a guy in the face. You don't get a discount because someone was holding you beforehand.
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) January 20, 2025
My only take on the McDavid/Myers suspension is that they should both be allowed to play in the Oilers-Canucks rematch on Thursday. Chaos > law & order
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 20, 2025
Three games for McDavid, three games for Myers, sure, whatever
Now let's protect the NHL's players with at least half the care the NFL gives, say, Mahomes. https://t.co/4bGwRSDWwQ
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) January 20, 2025
McDavid and Myers should get matching tattoos
— Wyatt Arndt (@TheStanchion) January 20, 2025
The NHL got it right by giving Myers & McDavid the same amount of games.
— Randip Janda (@RandipJanda) January 20, 2025
Checks in on Edmonton/Vancouver relations after the McDavid and Myers suspensions came down: pic.twitter.com/O4sHyNonPt
— Avry's Sports Show (@Avry) January 21, 2025