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Re: McDavid suspended 2 games [message #731651 is a reply to message #731642 ]	Sat, 23 February 2019 18:21

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Adam wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 14:44

mightyreasoner wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 14:39

Adam wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 10:50

Oscargasm wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 08:02

Jakey wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 08:27

Think of player safety in this way....

Radio Gudas is a repeat offender, purposefully cracks a guy over the head with his stick & gets 2 games.

McDavid, 1st time offender, wasn’t on purpose & gets 2 games for it.

My sentiment is that going forward, no matter who you are, you will get a minimum 2 game suspension if you hit an opposing player in the head with a check!

If the NHL doesn’t do this then the above facts show how totally inconsistent & incompetent player safety really is. I guess we will see.

While he didn’t ‘target’ the head like Player Safety claims McDavid did to a player that was bent over after getting rid of the puck, Ryan Reaves obliterated Tom Wilson with a disgusting late hit and was not suspended. Was it because it was on Tom Wilson? Was it because Reaves didn’t directly hit Wilson’s head?

Gudas gets a 2 gamer, as a repeat offender, for cracking buddy over the head. Kucherov didn’t miss a beat.

Crosby decapitates Methot’s finger, Methot misses significant time, no suspension.

Player safety IS inconsistent and incompetent.

Player Safety is run by a goon. This is the result. He no doubt always felt it unfair that stars get treated with velvet gloves - but people don't pay to see George Parros play hockey. Just totally misguided decision here.

I mean the fans pay to see the stars, but the league is obligated to look after all its players. Those players have an ability to file a lawsuit against the NHL just as much as any other player.

Look, it's not like McDavid is Tom Wilson and is going to go getting suspended all the time. It was a bad hit, the league punished the bad hit, I doubt we will see it happen again in his career.

That said, yes, the NHL is wildly inconsistent and it is frustrating. Gudas should be getting the Tom Wilson treatment at this point, and Crosby should have gotten suspended for his slash. It isn't the wrong decision this time by the NHL, but it is frustrating to see the inconsistency.

And I don't for a second buy into this conspiracy business. The idea that they suspended him because of full buildings just doesn't hold up. When I was living in Miami, I had bought tickets to specifically see Ovechkin when he was in town, and he went and got suspended the game before he played Florida. It was disappointing as a fan, but I still went to the game, and I hear over and over again how bad attendance is there. So I don't believe that plays into things at all.

Maybe I'd have my Oilers-tinted glasses on a little more if it mattered at all. It sucks for McDavid, because he wants to play, but beyond that... it just really won't impact the Oilers season in any meaningful way. It might, at this point, even benefit them.

I think with no track record and a hit that had absolutely no malice to it - where the biggest issue was the awkward position that Leddy put himself in, that should be AT WORST a fine. It was a hit, it was a penalty, but not every penalty is worthy of supplemental discipline.

I also do really think that under Parros, there has been a lot more suspensions to smaller, skilled players for relatively minor infractions which didn't result in much (or any) real damage to the other player. I think he's gone easy on many of the fourth line guys, while trying to be "balanced" by suspending stars.

The NHL has a hideous track record for showcasing their star players, and this is just one more example of that. Just a brutal decision in my opinion.

I really think McDavid should call this BS and go to arbitration, keep playing until a hearing. Make the NHL go before an arbitrator and actually PROVE they have a logical methodology in making these decisions. The NHL and Parros would look like fools trying to explain what they do, and how they do it. Call the BS. Enough is enough.

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McDavid suspended 2 games	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 22 February 2019 15:29
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Re: McDavid suspended 2 games	By: Oscargasm on Sat, 23 February 2019 08:02
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Re: McDavid suspended 2 games	By: mightyreasoner on Sat, 23 February 2019 14:39
Re: McDavid suspended 2 games	By: Adam on Sat, 23 February 2019 15:44
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