Earlier today the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Connor McDavid would be suspended for three games after being ejected against the Vancouver Canucks.
The play in question that led to McDavid's suspension had sparked debate over the last 24 hours due to the circumstances that led to the cross-check.
McDavid hit Canucks forward Connor Garland who then seemed to try and hold McDavid down and prevent him from getting away,
This led McDavid to get frustrated and cross-check Garland as the two-star players got back to their feet.
In the aftermath of the hit, McDavid was subjected to a three-game suspension and fans were furious about the punishment believing that things should not have escalated to such heights if the referees had protected McDavid in the first place.
Now McDavid is reportedly joining fans and the media in their disgust over the decision made by the NHL and will be plotting against the league.
According to the 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast, a reliable source for all things Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid and his representation are heavily considering scaling back his public appearances.
The source indicates that McDavid is not happy with the lack of protection for superstar players and is potentially going to cut back on tour events and interviews with the NHL in protest.
With McDavid being suspended for three games it remains to be seen when he will address the media again next but when he does speak to the media it will be interesting to see if he addresses these claims.
G | A | PTS | ||
Shea Theodore | - | 4 | 4 | |
Charlie Coyle | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Matthew Knies | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Barrett Hayton | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Mitch Marner | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jared McCann | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jaccob Slavin | - | 3 | 3 | |
Bo Horvat | 2 | - | 2 | |
Nick Paul | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sidney Crosby | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kevin Hayes | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Clayton Keller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Philipp Kurashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Elias Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brad Marchand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 67 | |
Jets | 47 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 65 | |
Oilers | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
Golden Knights | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
Maple Leafs | 47 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 60 | |
Stars | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 59 | |
Wild | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 58 | |
Devils | 49 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 58 | |
Hurricanes | 46 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 57 | |
Avalanche | 47 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 57 | |
Conference | Cumulative |