After Wednesday's nationally televised game between the Los Angeles Kings and Florida Panthers, the cast of NHL on TNT discussed Edmonton Oilers Captain Connor McDavid and the three-game suspension he was handed on January 20,
Sorry Edmonton Oilers fans, but Connor McDavid got the suspension he deserved.
McDavid was speaking to the media for the first time since he struck Garland in the head in the dying seconds of Saturday’s 3-2 loss.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid spoke out after a controversial no-call on an elbow to Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson during the Oilers' 5-3 win on Wednesday night.
Marcus Johansson gets hurt by Connor McDavid. Lee told Joel Eriksson Ek that Johansson hit himself in his face with his own stick and that McDavid did nothing. McDavid did not get a penalty and later scored on a 2-on-1 against Middleton. The Wild defenseman said it was "horses—” how it gets not called then McDavid scores in the third.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid faced criticism after an incident with Marcus Johansson during Wednesday’s game with the Minnesota Wild. Late in the second period, with 40.
The Edmonton Oilers will play the next three games without superstar captain Connor McDavid after the NHL suspended him for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland on Saturday.
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid believes the NHL might have been a bit excessive in issuing him a three-game suspension for cross-checking
Connor McDavid admitted that he’s not proud of cross-checking an opponent on the face. But, the Edmonton Oilers captain and three-time Hart Trophy winner said that NHL officials need to be more consistent in the way that they call games.
Dylan Guenther, who scored both of Utah’s goals on Dec. 20, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Mikhail Sergachev, who had three assists in those two games, is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. It’s unclear whether he’ll be ready to play Thursday.
The Oilers’ fanbase has since been getting pretty upset with the insider, who appears to have admiration for the Canucks right winger’s actions during the tense moment of the game. Sure, fans enjoy a good fight, but no one wants to see anyone get hurt. Which could have happened when McDavid used his stick to cross-check Garland near his face.