Well McDavid finally cracked...

[@EckHockey]

This was not McDavid’s first suspension, I was just… testing you all… that’s it. Ha.

[@anshg1104]

one thing not a lot of people talk about is how it looks like McDavid gave Garland a few bumps on the head over peroid McDavid and Garland were getting up after McDavid was ontop of Garland. This only adds to Garland's frustration to grab McDavid like that. That crosscheck to the head was just completely uncalled for. McCryBaby can cry me a river.

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

My guess he gets 3 so we’ll Myers because they both got match penalties a when a player gets a match penalty they are suspended automatically.

[@Vinny0615]

@@anshg1104 that argument makes no sense though if you soom in garland latches onto mc David’s arm and pulled him down then repeatedly refused to let go

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

@@Vinny0615 still McDavid is suspended and Garland isn’t. That’s fair especially considering that he crossed checked him in the face. The fact that you’re upset at garland by pulling him down is an excuse that he’s to be blamed more is biased. First you comment that Myers crossed checked was worse then McDavid but McDavid did the same thing. Honestly stop protecting your star player. Myers and McDavid will be suspended and they deserve to be suspended.

[@Vinny0615]

@ I’m not mad garlands not suspended I’m saying if they called a penalty this all would have been avoided and that he had it coming Bouchard getting cross checked in the face was uncalled for

[@mmehrassa]

I'm a Canucks fan so I acknowledge I'm gonna come in with some bias 1. Both Myers and McDavid should get suspensions, there's no excuse for either one of them imo 2. Garland should have been called for holding about three separate occasions there 2. Petterson was being held right before the Oilers rush at the end and nothing was called 3. The officiating in this game for both teams was atrocious, this ultimately is on the ref for losing control of the situation, high sticks, holds etc weren't called and it leads to stuff like this

[@zzii0327]

One of the better take down I have seen. btw, it is shame to have both refs total 3000 games to allow all these bs happening in a very entertaining game

[@T.D-n1t]

You missed the clear high stick by McDonald's on Hronek and the other 3 missed penalties lmao

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

Honestly that’s not biased. That’s actually makes sense because both Myers and McDavid both got match penalties so they get a game misconduct and they are automatically suspended. Garland should have been penalized but I don’t think it’s necessary for him to be suspended.

[@sillythygoose]

For some reason the officiating for any EDM VS VAN game has been especially bad these last 2 years. They just don't call anything and let these games get out of hand. I remember McDavid crashing out against the Canucks last year as well.

[@sn1p3r847]

On point 3, I believe that's why they let Garland's hold slide.

[@evanstancil2478]

Two things can be true: It's egregious that players can just pin someone to the ice for 15 seconds to run out the clock And McDavid should be suspended for a crosscheck to the face. It's not fence sitting to say that, just that it's a nuanced series of events

[@rigafraction1653]

Or really, 2 mins each and that's that

[@notstonks20]

@@rigafraction1653 nah, you should always be suspended for crosschecking someone in the head.

[@johnnow4944]

mcdavid was not trying to get up

[@MrBlazeSniping]

@@johnnow4944yeah, McDavid wasn’t trying to stand up when his team’s down by 1 goal with 15 seconds left on the clock in the enemy’s zone. Makes complete sense

[@hemanownsyou]

@@MrBlazeSniping Yeah, it does. He was trying to sell it hoping to get a call. He wasn't trying hard at all to get back up. If he was, then he is nothing but a weakling.

[@glgl7676]

The biggest joke of the night: "everyone else gets a minor penalty". Like wtf is that call. Two minutes for being on the ice. 😂

[@evanstancil2478]

This call brought to you by Wes McCauley officiating

[@darpompie4354]

its called lazy reffing... But what do you expect from a ref that watched the best player in the world get mauled for 15 seconds and did nothing about it.

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@darpompie4354 What would have changed if he called it? Play doesn't stop until Vancouver gets possession on delayed penalties.

[@EclipsedEquinox]

@@jonmendelson1104 and they already had the extra player on the ice with the empty net..

[@glgl7676]

@@darpompie4354 mauled is a bit egregious. At most it was a delayed penalty for holding or interference. Plays like that have been happening in close games since the beginning of time.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

Similar thing happened in tonight's Rangers-Habs game. Miller held Dach for an insane amount of time, no call. I don't know if refs are afraid that one of the players is "faking" being held; but if it's the case....just review the play after the whistle! Like seriously when you hold on to a guy this long; I expect HR to barge in, not the referees 😂

[@Bryan_25221]

I hate this possession thing man a penalty is a penalty. I didn't watch tonight's Rangers - Habs game but perhaps the refs didn't call Miller on Dach because the Rangers didn't have the puck at the time. It's a bad standard though and erm yeah

[@jamessergon]

i was going to comment exactly that. Refs were atrocious in the Habs game as well. Not calling an obvious penalty, then calling a crosscheck in front of the net that had happened like 25 times at that point, then not calling the exact same crosscheck as the Rangers were in PP then scored to take the lead 5 second after that, but then not calling anything after Slaf getting sucker punched, then Quick holding Slaf's stick as he's trying to hit the puck around him, then a by the book interference on a Hab's entrance in off. zone, then Dach being hold on the ice for like 6-7 seconds at least in front on the ref. Habs should also have been penalized on a couple plays as well (i remember one check was dangerous and although the player turned his back at the last second the Habs player (i dont remember who it was) made no effort to slow down -- could have injured the Rangers player). All easy calls - about no gray area. JUST FREAKING CALL THEM no matter which team. Sometime they decide they wont call x type of penalty that they will start calling at some point in the match, and then they stop calling anything because it's the 3rd period and a close game. This is so much inconsistent. People would respect the sport, the refs, and the game results way more.

[@thana01ich19]

Everyone saw that this is working including the players. Of course they will use that to they advantage as long as there is no rule change.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

@@thana01ich19 the rules are clear. But the refs (i should say the NHL) prefer managing games over enforcing the rules

[@michaelgurnick8422]

Taking a penalty in the dying seconds of a game to preserve the lead is an advantage the winning team has. Period. Garland got tangled up with McDavid and then simply played the high IQ move and ensured that neither he, nor McDavid got back into the play. If a penalty is called, who cares - 3 seconds left in the game. Players play to win - not a fan of either team, but it seems as though Garland had the correct winning strategy.

[@adi.s_1916]

agreed, an unconventional tactic but a very effective one too

[@dana102083]

ITS A PENALTY THAT WASNT CALLED, PERIOD. Its embarassing to see people​ take penalties as play..no such as fair play CALL EVERYTHING. @adi.s_1916

[@codypendency9482]

Well it should’ve been called and the oilers would’ve had a 6 on 4 for the final 15 lol

[@jagathwal7710]

​ @codypendency9482 The Canucks still need to get possesion of the puck for the penalty to be called. They can't blow it down while the Oilers have the puck

[@VanCanAW]

​@@jagathwal7710 was just about to say this its a delayed call at best, in the time for the 6th man to get on clock would have likely expired. Wouldn't have mattered anyway

[@LinuxAndThings]

Low-key, if the League didnt want this to happen they'd actually consistently make calls 💀

[@MrSharkFIN]

It's not his first career suspension. He got 2 games in 2019 for an illegal check to the head.

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

He’s probably getting 3 games so we’ll Myers.

[@horsefle]

@@Stzu-s2bt55I’d say just because the two play again in Thursday mcdavid gets one, myers gets maybe two because his check on bouch was completely unwarranted, but who knows because mcdavid hasn’t been suspended in so long

[@AEMoreira81]

He and Myers both have one previous suspension each (Myers' was in 2012).

[@bassnhockey]

Those 2 points in the standings Garland is illegally denying Edmonton of by just bear hugging McDavid for 20 seconds could cost them at the end of the year. If I’m McDavid I’m reacting the same way. Refs need to open their eyes and make a correct call for once. The fact that Garland got away with that in the middle of the ice for 15-20 seconds should be enough to fire the entire ref staff…..and I’m not an Edmonton fan. I’m just sick of these egotistical waste of oxygen refs in hockey…

[@jonmendelson1104]

What would really change if they called the penalty, though? Edmonton had already pulled the goalie for an extra attacker and they're not stopping play until Vancouver touches up.

[@bassnhockey]

@ fair point, I’d say change the rule to make what garland did in the last 30 seconds of the game a 10 game suspension and I doubt it happens again. Heaven forbid the best player in the world gets injured because an opposing player can’t keep up with him and just decides to RKO him for the last 30 seconds of a game to preserve a lead….

[@notstonks20]

do you understand the concept of a delayed penalty?

[@bassnhockey]

@@notstonks20 i do, I’m making the argument that a rule change needs to be made that doesn’t allow an opposing team to potentially injure a top player during what should be a delayed penalty at the end of a game. I play the game professionally, the fact that McDavid can just be negated here in this manor in a one goal game with 20 seconds left is bad for the game.

[@QuesoBueso]

⁠@@bassnhockeyWas not anything egregious. Honestly, from the refs view, looks like two guys battling it out. There’s no possible way you play professionally if you think a drastic rule change like that is warranted. It’s soft.

[@JH-jw7pu]

McDavid high-sticked Hronek in this same game earlier, and got away with a lot. When Garland & McDavid were wrestling, Oilers had possession and if a penalty was called on Garland, it would have been a delayed penalty, which in turn would not have stopped play and then cross check would still had happened (for anyone saying it would’ve been prevented if the refs intervened). The reason McDavid did what he did is because he knows he can get away with a lot more than what a typical player can. I mean he literally high-sticked Hughes last season and drew blood, just to get nothing. This time, McDavid was on thin ice because of his other incidents recently (elbow and slew foot), and the cross check to Garland happened to be blatantly clear, right in front of the refs. They couldn’t ignore it any longer.

[@omfg322]

People also forget Mcdavid speared hronek in the throat with his stick with no call

[@dalriada]

Yeah, because you just made that up.

[@adi.s_1916]

@@dalriada LOL, no he didn't.... it happened just before the end of the 2nd period bozo

[@allisonholt3533]

@@dalriada looks like someone cant afford to watch a full game

[@sn1p3r847]

and the blatant stick in the skates tripping Soucy.

[@dalriada]

@ must have happened off camera and only in the minds of delulu nuck fans.

[@BlueFlash25]

Ngl if I was in his place, I would probably react in the similar fashion.

[@drjbraun]

Another great recap and comm,....thanks

[@joshualuttrell7269]

People assume they can do whatever to mcdavid because he won't risk a suspension, this should change that. Good for him

[@Raytapia407]

Glad your page is still up and running I do content on the rangers but you have good analogy on the clips I hate that the nhl was trying to take you down keep it up tho fr good video as always

[@glgl7676]

Realistically, McDavid should get some games as a repeat offender. Reality, he gets a fine. Myers is a nobody, minimum 3 games.

[@SC-gs8dc]

2 for McDavid, 3 for Myers. I personally think post-play actions should be punished more than during play actions; that said I could see the NHL going 2 for both.

[@NoCluYT]

@@SC-gs8dc if the NHL likes entertainment. They'll make it 1 each so they'll be back in time for this week's rematch.

[@hunterawesome5105]

This was my first NHL game and it was awesome

[@MiniSkirtMusic]

That’s sick

[@mmehrassa]

no fr that's an incredible first game

[@WildBCFly]

Why does noone realize even if Garland gets called Edmonton still has the puck so the play would play out the exact same way except garland gets an extra 2 for holding or interference

[@dana102083]

They coukd easily get the call so they habe a full set of players. Obviously they were a) in the way and b) better off with mcdavid actuallycplaying hockey which garland didnt do. Sick of non hockey shit. Go play wrestling.

[@WildBCFly]

@@dana102083 Ah the famous wrestling move "Make the other guy lay on top of you"

[@GuyDudeman]

@@WildBCFly it's official, Garland's a power bottom

[@dalisllama]

@@WildBCFly you’re being willfully ignorant. Garland is closing his legs around McDavid like a $5 hooker to obviously stop the #1 player in the league from having any chance.

[@CoopHawke]

​@@WildBCFlygo look at the photos of the other angles. Garland literally locked Mcdavid's arm up. Also Van fans have to be the most casual fans if they don't understand that you can give the other team the puck on a delayed penalty to get the powerplay. It was also with will over 20 seconds left

[@carlosalvador98]

Correction, it'd be McDavid's SECOND suspension, it's not his first

[@laggers54]

Mcdavid = Eck Garland = nhl copyright

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

Referees= all of the above.

[@cuff02]

Interesting idea for a rule change: If you take a penalty for a “professional foul” (ie. What Garland did to McDavid, a play that’s entirely designed to take a player out and waste time with no intention of playing the puck) with under 2 minutes of time remaining, the full 2 minute penalty is served?

[@lizardjesus3060]

GO LEAFS GO

[@terrancemcintyre8062]

lumber needed to get thrown....that was feckin rediculous......refs need suspension

[@AbsentWorker]

this is what happens when the refs lose control of the game. just horrible and confusing calls throughout lead to this moment

[@dantran9962]

I love how you hate McDavid and the Oilers so much you continue to get things wrong about them. This isn’t McDavid first suspension.

[@juvialockser9912]

Gonna talk about Toronto flipping the script on Montreal?

[@carsNcards]

Any penalty that happens at

[@NoCluYT]

I hope it's only a one-game suspension. We need to see this carry on in the Thursday rematch in Edmonton.

[@mrvaultguy1118]

Meyers also got a match penalty... which makes sense based on how the ref reacted and pointed to meyers

[@ghettorecords3427]

My first ever game last night in the 9th row I was on the oilers net side for all of the goals in the 1st and I was wearing my Hughes jersey I bought this summer.

[@caleob9725]

Imagine praising Sid from breakfast television 😂

[@EckHockey]

It was sarcasm lol

[@caleob9725]

@ well thank goodness for that 😂

[@dcsportsfan8820]

Bro is kinda slow 💀 couldn't even detect obvious sarcasm lmao

[@caleob9725]

@@dcsportsfan8820 I’m right here kid 😂

[@dcsportsfan8820]

@@caleob9725 cool

[@SylviusTheMad]

The refs were appalling all game, not calling obvious infractions on both sides. They're the ones the league needs to discipline.

[@spartan9725]

Gonna preface this by saying myers should for sure be suspended, but I think he was aiming for upper chest shoulder region and because bouchard puts his arms up, it causes it to hit him in the face. Makes no sense for myers to go straight face, but forgetting his own size and having bad aim/not thinking things through is very on brand for him

[@WildBCFly]

How can you say Garland hits McDavid when he's braking away from him and McDavid extends towards him and falls on top of him lmao

[@AzurePursuer]

Yea, just ignore the 15seconds of holding and grappling that took place before as Garland cheated his ass off to keep their win. Nothing to say about that; keep on glazing him champ.

[@WildBCFly]

@@AzurePursuer Im talking about the initial contact when Eck says "McDavid gets hit by Garland" at about 0:15 in the vid

[@misterkevlax3852]

@@WildBCFly You think mcdavid with the puck, will intentionally make a contact with the canucks player ? Why ? Anyway, Garland have said that was his plan all along to drag mcdavid and stopping him, so...

[@AzurePursuer]

@@WildBCFly In that regard there is the fact that he didnt extend, he was skating and couldnt avoid, you can see his movement is to make the collision less impactful. Garland responded to that kindness by being an absolute PoS

[@WildBCFly]

@@AzurePursuer Watch on 0.25 speed. Garland is completely stationary when they contact. McDavid extends his forward momentum into Garland with his left shoulder/arm. Please explain how garland is hitting mcdavid when he isnt even moving towards him.

[@adamdelasalle6781]

He was suspended before for an elbow against the Islanders a few years ago

[@doubledouble4g379]

Clutching and holding wasn't the main cause of the Dead Puck Era, but it didn't help. Suspending McDavid would nip this in the bud and show that NO ONE is allowed to do it anymore.

[@wildfan82428]

Did you see nedeljikovic goalie goal and assist?

[@jonmendelson1104]

Yes, he pinned his comment about it in his video "update on my fight against the NHL" (though there wasn't a mention of the assist in that comment). "Lol of course a goalie goal as I upload. We'll talk about it later. Or not. I mean the goalie scored idk what else to say lmao."

[@KillerSniper55]

The fact we are talking about Mcdavid only getting a couple games is wild. He lined up on the side of a players head. If this was anyone else we would be calling for more than 5 games. Sure there should have been a penalty but it does not make it okay to try and seriously injure someone. Myers should also be suspended but he was going for chest and Bouchard deflected it in to his own face. Still bad that it happened and should be a couple games but it’s not worse that making a conscious decision to cross check the side of someone’s head.

[@SC-gs8dc]

Matthews got 2 games for the same thing. The crosscheck to McDavid's face last year got 1 playoff game (which is essentially 2-3 regular season games). So 2 is reasonable. Regarding Myers, there was no deflection. Look closely, Bouchard's hands come up behind Myers' stick, not under it. Myers made a conscious decision after the play to crosscheck someone in the face. So his should be 2 as well with maybe an extra game because it was after the play.

[@tateanderson213]

So for all the people that “don’t like that guys can just hold players in the dying seconds of a game with 0 consequence” what is your solution? This is not a snarky comment, I just don’t see many proposed solutions/rule changes that would fix this problem. Should there be time added? Penalty shot? What would be an effective way to stop this from happening if that’s what the league wants to do?

[@DarkenSeyreth]

I'm an Oilers fan and I will agree that McDavid needs at least one game for this. Meyers also needs at least one game for his hot on Bouchard. However I feel like all of this could have been avoided if the officials just did their jobs and called the clear holds on McDavid right in the middle of the ice, it doesn't matter if there's 19 min or 19 secs left a hold is a hold. Star players (as well as many normal players) get abused way too much in this league and players/teams are going to start taking it into their own hands, as they should, if officials aren't going to do anything about it..

[@datriaxsondor590]

McDavid should get a game, Myers should get 3, and the refs should get 10 for letting it get this out of control.

[@liam4010]

I’m completely okay with this. The way the modern NHL is superstars need to stand up for themselves, and I agree with Pronger that it probably will result in teams not doing this going forward. Additionally this behaviour from a superstar is nothing new. Crosby is known for dirty slashes (see when he literally cut off methots finger in the playoffs) Ovi throws the body around like a maniac. Malkin is literally a psycho and has tried to do some insanely dangerous things, and I’d be remissed if I didn’t mention the countless down right dangerous and dirty hits by Kucherov. This is the way of the modern NHL. Either stand up for yourself as a super star or get fucked with.

[@CoopHawke]

Yeah it makes me retrospectively hate Crosby less. Seeing what Mcdavid goes through every game adds up. All I saw when Crosby did stuff was on the actual play not the 30 things he put up with before it

[@nenafan1]

@@CoopHawke Crosby gets too much hate from ‘fans.’ The vast majority of fellow players respect his game like no other.

[@CoopHawke]

@nenafan1 just like how I haven't seen a single former player not take Mcdavid's side on this or atleast they say they understand

[@nenafan1]

@@CoopHawke Understand, I’m sure. No one is going to agree with a head check.

[@CoopHawke]

@@nenafan1 just from one thread: Rupp: "Does anyone else not have a problem what Mcdavid did here or lowkey loved it..." Pronger: "I actually love it. Needs to do this more often maybe not to the level of a suspension like this but it will give him some extra space..." Colaiacovo: "...more star players should stick up for themselves"

[@Stirthepotwithscott]

Crosby has been dealing with this crap his entire career...boo hoo McDavid 😂

[@NoCluYT]

damned if you do, damned if you don't...

[@morgansanderson9923]

Thoughts on the rags habs game

[@MichaelOConnor-u2u]

It was a great game, you can really see the intensity ramp up cuz of how tight that Eastern wild card race is. I hope it stays that tight all year.

[@deanmalkewich2366]

Best part of all this…. They play each other again Thursday.

[@binoched9302]

Should be NO games - If the REFEREES did their job and called that OBVIOUS penalty, none of this would have happened. 3 refs didn't see what we all saw? They (The Refs) are the problem, not McDavid.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

Myers was totally unprovoked. Myers had just boarded Bouchard and then slashed him before cross-checking him in the mouth. That said, both are suspensions. The refs were terrible and should be suspended too.

[@PainfulJoy]

McDavid (and Myers) should get a suspension for that, BUT, this game should also be a black mark on those refs. They should both move down a slot in priority for reffing playoff games. If they just called shit properly, it wouldn't have escalated to the extent that it did.

[@knockoutslap]

I hate players like McDavid that will whack the lumber but won't fight.

[@losrguitarplayr1]

Don't agree with the McDavid crosscheck but HOW is a player in their defensive zone LITERALLY holding down a forward WITHOUT the puck NOT an interference penalty???

[@Jrrobins99]

if you watch the clip in slow motion when mcdavid "fell" on garland it was actually garland grabbing his arm and pulling him down with him then he held his arm beneath him and his leg between his skates and im sure you know the rest.

[@losrguitarplayr1]

@@Jrrobins99 Looks like you're a Canucks fan. I want to preface this by saying this has nothing to do with the Canucks or Oilers, Garland or McDavid specifically, but I don't understand how, not necessarily a defenseman, but a player in their defensive zone can just lay on or hold an offensive player down without a holding or interference penalty. I'm all for the pushing and shoving while trying to get up but to just lay on top of someone's leg or arm when the puck isn't around should be some kind of penalty. It makes no sense. I'm a Caps fan for at least 20 years and even my team does it, especially Wilson but this is happening more and more around the league and it's getting annoying. But I guess it makes sense when the officiating has been a steady joke recently. Too many missed calls all around. Per the official NHL rule book "Rule 54 - Holding 54.1 Holding - Any action by a player that restrains or impedes the progress of an opposing player whether or not he is in possession of the puck." I was gonna put the interference rule here too but that has to many extra points but "holding" still applies.

[@purplepladapus480]

They both were holding onto each other, followed by McDavid punching garland in the back of the head which lead garland to tackle McDavid to the ice afterwards.

[@K8thn76]

No problem with it. Garland reaped what he sowed. Suspension worthy but the old FAFO applies here.

[@boxvango9021]

I'm a Canucks fan and I've never liked the Oilers. I'm also well aware that Garland is a rat to play against. Garland did have his lumps coming, but you make it an automatic when there's a head shot involved. McDavid should have aimed lower, but Garland is really short! I think was doing a hell of a good job neutralizing the best player in the world. Myers? For a change he's not getting called for being too tall. But I think that infraction was more egregious.

[@Ifish24-7]

McDavid does give out a lot of stick work. Him not having a suspension before shocks me.

[@coledevlin3984]

He got a suspension in 2019 after checking to the head, go figure.

[@nenafan1]

McJeeeeez is a punk? Nooo.

[@nathanens8806]

How is it that everyone is saying that Garland is holding McDavid down, when all I’m seeing is Garland being laid on top of by McDavid. Terrible take. The play should definitely have been called while they were still on the ice and both Connors given penalties.

[@Alex-js5lg]

If you slow it down and zoom in, you can see that Garland actually hooks his arm around McDavid's when they make contact. He pulls McDavid down on top of him and doesn't let go of his arm, which is why McDavid punched him in the head when he finally got loose. I thought the same thing as you until someone else pointed it out.

[@MrBlazeSniping]

He’s obviously grabbing his arm. Even after McDavid stands up, Garland even more obviously grabs him

[@nathanens8806]

I agree that Garland wasn’t fully in the right on the play, however I still don’t see how that excuses McDavid from making almost no effort to get up and just laying there. Anyway, it should’ve been blown down as that happened, no questions asked, and no one would’ve made the idiot decision to cross check someone in the face, Myers and McDavid both.

[@ImmortalHydra86]

Look, whatever people think We can all agree the reffing Was terrible Multiple missed calls all game not just at the end.

[@kpupsaythingsdothingsdogoo8844]

call the grit and the edge and this doesnt happen. allow it and here is where we are.

[@Callmethe-fishy]

Wait, did Eck say he plays hockey? And if so what position

[@Tridgit]

normally i'd be on team97 for this, but after his egregious hits on Hughes during the playoffs last year that went uncalled, he can get fucked.

[@bonnerapplegate4824]

Hey if the Oilers gave the Canucks the puck they would have had a Powerpuff with 12 seconds left but instead held on and so did garland, it's not sportsmanship but it is competitive! Also fully agree with 2 game suspensions maybe 3 for Myers

[@nomadicnovels]

it kind of looks like mcdavid pushed garland and laid on top of him first… and i don’t know, if ur garland and u can get away with holding mcdavid down i don’t see why u wouldn’t 💀 but also i’m not mad about mcdavid responding but also… maybe not a cross check to the face 💀

[@stanparuss9948]

Макдэвид играет грязно далеко не в первый раз. И ему это постоянно сходит с рук. Судьи смотрят на его нарушения сквозь пальцы, ведь он икона канадского хоккея.

[@dalisllama]

You know why he is an icon? Because he’s the current best. There is no need to be dirty at that level. People just don’t like that he stands up for himself.

[@SuperHeadwound]

Myers had a reason and nobody seems to see it, Bouchard slashes him in the back after he gets hit.

[@praytopesci2794]

McDavid has the puck and gets hit by Garland, and that is framed as a no-no??? The way I saw it, Garland moves to check the guy with the puck (McDavid) then McDavid leans into Garland (the guy who doesn't have the puck) to create open ice. THEN Garland puts the grab on McDavid. Sure Garland's hold was a penalty but that was after McDavid's interference penalty.

[@Optimuscrime11]

Whether you like Garlands play in the final seconds or not you have to admit it’s an effective strategy. Of course McDavid is going to be angry but you simply cannot crosscheck someone in the head. Attempting to justify that like many Oilers fans have been is ridiculous. There’s a reason one is a minor penalty and one is a match penalty. They are two very different things and one does not justify the other. As for Myers, I have no idea what the fuck he was thinking. Chaos giraffe strikes again i guess?

[@seamusoleary3712]

Also, in this game, and not mentioned by you, McCryBaby speared Hronek in the throat, and that wasn't called.

[@johnnow4944]

garland and myers mvp of the night

[@King-03530]

These are my 2 favourite teams in the NHL as a fan of both these teams garlands strategy at the end of the game was solid the winning team is able to do that and with a player as good as mcdavid i understand it. I also understand his frustration with it though (cross checking him the face isn’t the answer) he had a the right idea in a response but not well executed. i doubt he will even get a suspension while the myers cross check i don’t think was as bad as mcdavids i really don’t it didn’t look that bad (if you watched bouchard he held his mouth for 2 seconds then as soon as he got to the bench he was miraculously fine) Canucks needed the win and obviously were willing to do whatever it took. Can’t wait for the game on thursday gonna be a wild one

[@troysander5731]

not his first career suspension........ do ur research bro

[@TheDalyman]

I prefer the refs to put their whistles away so that the players can do the policing. Will make for a much more exciting game. Let mcdavid answer the bell if hes going to pull a coward move like that.

[@0nTopic22]

McChoke is going to get mad about defenders playing him rough, love to see it hope Dallas puts it on him like Vancouver

[@dennisschultz9180]

As a Hawk fan I have seen Van fans cry and wine for over 20 years.Give me a break. The guy was holding him for over 20 seconds. I have no dog in this hunt, but I know when a call should be made. If that is the kind of hockey you want, go watch the minors.

[@0nTopic22]

@@dennisschultz9180you have a problem with pests in hockey you obviously don’t watch the sport this shits been in the game forever get off your high horse and get back in the basement hawks fan

[@0nTopic22]

@@dennisschultz9180you got a problem with Goons in hockey, brother do you even watch the sport

[@0nTopic22]

@ lil bro if you don’t like Goons or physical sport don’t watch hockey.

[@therealandonlyadam]

Oilers fans are so delusional 😂.

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

The same can be for Canucks fans.

[@OvertimeYou]

Didn't Canucks fans say they were winning the Cup this year when they aren't even making the playoffs?

[@godemperor015]

I am not an Oilers fan, but at least they actually have fans. The Canucks can't even fill up a building when the team isn't doing well.

[@Unreal-b8s]

Catch you in the playoffs... oh, wait, your team's not making it.😂

[@Jjayp]

Feel like this is a situation where the league should be talking to the officials. To avoid this kind of fiasco happening again. They were tied up for a good 10-15 seconds. Call the play right there. Give coincidentals. And any others if there are any. And simply play it 6v5 in this scenario both taking garland and mcdavid out. Mcdavid doesn’t have to have a hearing. Myers doesn’t cross check Bouchard. And now you have another reason for people to tune into the next oilers game against ovechkin. Otherwise teams may just adopt a strategy of just holding down one man for the last 10 seconds. And there ya go. Hockey has turned into a wrestling match. Mcdavid has taken this type of treatment his whole career. He’s bound to crack. Same thing for Crosby. Same thing for MacKinnon who funnily enough got into it with garland when he was in Arizona.

[@UtatKolehmainen]

Garland definetly should've gotten 2min but Oilers had the possession of the puck.

[@darpompie4354]

yeah... was definitely looking forward to McDavid vs OvI. Might be the last time they play against each other. oh well... that's the way it goes sometimes. Hopefully some kids didn't pay big bucks to see it happen for their first and only time. That would suck.

[@danielmurdock3086]

If the Refs did there job...no issue

[@sonicismybrawler]

This is just how the NHL operates and why they can be the second biggest joke next to the MLB for officiating in their games. I hope no one thinks this is new, this has just the way it's always been. I grew up watching this kind of BS happen to Crosby and when he talked about it he got called a crybaby, but now he dishes it out and people want to call him dirty. But it's not JUST Sid. It's been so disheartening watching upcoming superstar talent come into the game expecting the rules to actually be enforced ever just to go through multiple seasons of bullshit before they finally throw their hands up into the air and just start doing it themselves. I don't wanna condone a crosscheck to the face but at this stage I am also fed up and done with watching the league shit on their own superstars. Unless the league is gonna do something about it, then I don't really mind the way superstars react. And I will say it again for good measure. It's not just Crosby, McDavid, ect. It's basically any player that is capable of scoring 70 or more points in a season. I wanna fucking watch the good players PLAY without this fucking nonsense of someone blatantly holding a player down in a play and NOTHING being done about it and as Eck said, even if something does get called it's like 10 seconds of PP time at best. Start giving players like, partial punishment for that. If you go after their wallet here that might be a motivator because it's rarely the ones making big money that do this kind of shit regularly. But maybe if you don't wanna do that make it so that player has to start their next game with the similar rules to what you get when you fight. Make em sit at the start of the game for 5 minutes (or more if there's no whistle) and make that team play with a short bench. If 5 minutes isn't enough, do 10, if that's not enough, do 10 and fine em. Make teams and coaches actively work this out of the game.

[@timmie2k3]

Not a repeat offender? Frankly, McDavid is one of the worst for the stick work into the head of other players, he just never gets called for it. He's *absolutely* a repeat offender.

[@timmie2k3]

Like earlier in this game itself he speared Hronek in the throat area. For a guy with such good hands he sure has terrible control of his stick.

[@drake898989]

about you saying matthews is good at responding.. he's also been suspended for cross checking someone in the head

[@jimmypei6342]

Garland the judo master.

[@petaleafs]

Pavel Bure elbow enough said

[@Iselas181]

Oilers need to go get a goon, if the refs won't protect the stars then let some 6,5" dude do it. People pay to watch players play hockey, a non hockey play should not be tolerated, and it hurts the game, fans don't want to watch this bs. Also not a fan of either team.

[@aewon2085]

You may not like it, but to me if its a penalty to keep the best player on the other team down when they already have an empty net so it’s already a 6v5, 5v4 simplifies it and keeps their best player down. It’s a good penalty to take in my opinion

[@carlosalvador98]

Mind you, yes it's both their faults. If ever, you call both of them for minor penalties to start for how that went down but it's the refs...they allow A LOT.. but McD is the one who initiates contact with Garland shoving him to the ice ..yes we know the rest

[@Stzu-s2bt55]

The officials were responsible for this incident. For McDavids cross check and the other scrums.

[@misterkevlax3852]

How, intiate ? He have the puck, turn a little bit, Garland make him loose the puck, the contact was WAY more from Garland then the other way arround, which player will initiate a contact when he have the puck ? Garland have said after the game that action was INTENTIONAL to hold him on the ground, so that was his plan all along.

[@CoopHawke]

Please just watch the clip. Garland grabbed his arm, pulled him down and then locked his arm up. Idk how people can watch a clip and still make stuff up lol

[@scrawnyrapierguy]

@@misterkevlax3852 It wasn't his plan UNTIL he was on the ground. He poke checked McDavid, tried to get around him and was impeded (Interference penalty not called)by McDavid who pushed him to the ice and sat on him. Garland THEN grabbed McDavid (Holding penalty) and McDavid punched Garland (Roughing penalty) and then Garland continued to hold McDavid (Same holding penalty). McDavid and Garland finally got up, and Garland pulled McDavid back down (I'd call an Unsportsmanlike instead of a holding to differentiate the two holds). They both got up and a few seconds later, McDavid crosschecks Garland from a blind side (Misconduct and suspension).

[@clinteastwood14896]

McDavid is a dirty player, always has been. This is why I hope he never wins the Cup. Let last year's Cup finals game 7 haunt him forever.

[@TechTokOffical]

Simple. Player takes an intentional interference penalty in the last 30 seconds of the game they should be penalized with a penalty sho. That or they should call the penalty, make it a major and make the PP time the new regulation

[@kiskokisko]

kinda hard not to hit garland in the face with a cross check.... the guys like 4 fee tall.... but in all seriousness, McD should be getting a game or 2 and i agree with eck, Myers cross was just him being a pile of garbage. I could argue that McD was out of frustration and retaliation but Myers was absolutely uncalled for. Regardless, cross check a guy in the face, sit out a couple.

[@my3ung]

Eck, I love the videos. However, McDavid gets away with A LOT. I was at this game, and he should have been called for highsticking at the end of the 2nd. It was a clear highstick in front of the ref and nada. He got away with one last year in the playoffs against Hughes. And that Minnesota chicken wing! I'm not saying Garland is innocent here, but if the poster child of the league is going to get preferential treatment, teams will have no choice but to play him a little dirty. he still has a lot of maturing to do if he wants to call himself a SCC

[@SKRAPBEATS]

late night chirps go coconuts go!!! good win

[@hemanownsyou]

Stop acting like McCrybaby was trying so hard to get up. He wasn't. He was trying to sell it hard. Also, stop defending McCrybaby's cross-check. It was a dirty play because he is proving to be a dirty player. Remember a few games earlier he ELBOWED a Minnesota play and gave him a concussion. Funny how when teams play McCrybaby hard, it is somehow "understandable" when he does something dirty. Get out of here with that garbage!

[@metalshorrorhouse-kd1ih]

Lets be real here. The NHL doesnt protect its Star Players so Its no wonder youre starting to see more of this from them. Im fine with what he did, if the Refs arent going to call anything then thats on them for letting this get to a boiling point with players. Clown league.

[@benjaminokonski9186]

We're sure THIS is where he snapped? Not when he knocked Mojo out with that elbow, which, BY THE WAY, gave Mojo a concussion?! I have nothing left nice to say about McJesus. The league acts like he can do no wrong.

[@mrfreezer4242]

I just dont get this holding someone to the ice nonsense. Keep seeing it here and there and it has no place in the game. It should be an automatic call similar to a goalies mask coming loose. In particularly egregious situations like this where its potentially game changing honestly i wouldnt mind an extra 2 for unsportsmanlike tacked on. Only issue i can see is if two players really are tangled up it could have some "goalie interference" type uncertainty leak in.

[@marcgunn3292]

Idk if you read all the comments. You seem like the type who would. Anyways, in all of the Oilers Post game recaps on their youtube channel, I have been, via comments, trying to get Tony Brar (the anchor for the oilers) to take a bigger and bigger gap between saying, "For Oilers TV", and "I'm Tony Brar". It might be placebo but the gap is starting to get longer. Please support me in this mission. Or don't, lol.

[@coyote4237]

I've watched the play a dozen or so times. Garland most certainly does not hit McD. It's the other way around. McD drops his shoulder/elbow and hits Garland. In fact Garland is transitioning and skating backwards. Not saying that's a penalty, or excusing Garland's reaction/holding, but McD initiated the contact.

[@SC-gs8dc]

Disagree, it was mutually initiated. McDavid looked to be trying to go around Garland (although he's experienced enough to expect the defender to move into his path) and Garland rightly did put his body in the way (doing his part to initiate the hit) while reaching and succeeding in knocking the puck away. Relative body positions is why McDavid ended up on top. Garland then wisely used the rules to his advantage by holding McDavid. Even if he got called for it, it would have been a delayed penalty and was late enough to be meaningless. Veteran play.

[@Ryguy-qs3jg]

Here before big bad bettman takes your money

[@Marth66666]

Wasn't the channel pretty nuch terminated?

[@Moobeus]

Maybe you should watch the explanation videos instead of reading the titles? The NHL is claiming the ad revenue for the videos that include nhl footage, but they are not striking the videos. So eck can still make videos like this but the only entity who profits from the ad revenue from them is the NHL. So basically eck is making these videos purely for fun and for us he makes no money from them.

[@EckHockey]

@@Moobeusto be transparent this one has not been claimed (yet!)

[@Moobeus]

@EckHockey either way it’s not like you could have known it wouldn’t be so in essence you are making them on the assumption you won’t get any which is all I was trying to explain to this guy, as opposed to your channel being “terminated” whatever that means lol. Glad it hasn’t been claimed yet tho!!!

[@dalisllama]

@@Moobeus Maybe he could post fewer “click-bait” titles?

[@dantran9962]

@@EckHockeyjust go back to your Star Wars videos. That channel survived so far.

[@Bestill-nu6yf]

In my opinion, its Garland, who should get suspended.

[@macrolfing1787]

Mcdavid threw a cheap elbow a week ago against MN. He's a dirty player, needs to be held accountable.

[@MrBlazeSniping]

😂😂😂

[@bns9915]

Bro...I usually agree with you,,,but holy $hit cuz...McD was literally laying on him and holding HIM down first clearing the slot if you didn't notice. The fact that the same thing was done to his punk ass and he reacted like a little girl...well that's definitely worth 2. Personally I think he ought to get 8. Set a REAL president. Show the league that we really do care about safety and here is the proof.

[@EckHockey]

He wasn’t. Why would McD take himself out of the play with 30 seconds left

[@dalisllama]

“Reacted like a little girl” 😂😂😂😂 and if he didn’t react, you’d all call him soft. You guys love to make up reasons to hate.

[@dalisllama]

Also, it’s “precedent”

[@TaMightyM00se]

Are you on crack? Garland was holding on to McDavids arm from basically initial contact and while on the ice Garland even tried using his legs to hold one of McDavids legs. It's all on video infront of you and you still get it wrong.

[@hockeyguy533]

5000 fine