TSN: McDavid Gets Suspended for 2 Games for High Hit on Leddy

[Ritchie Valens]

I figured this deserved it's own thread.

Per Dreger this morning, he's speculat9ing McDavid will have a hearing (doesn't specify by phone or in-person) for his hit on Leddy last night.



Personally, I think he gets a game. I'm conditioned to seeing the Oilers get BS calls against them and non-calls, and seeing they play Anaheim next, the league makes him sit out the next one.

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[joestevens29]

While I agree with what Remenda said that if they would've called the play at the other end the hit wouldn't happen, I don't necessarily agree with that line of thinking. That's a whole different issue the league needs to look at.

I'd be surprised if McDavid got anything, but could be a warning. That and Leddy had zero injury and was ready to go on the PP until he was pulled off.

Which brings up a whole new question. Should it not be automatic that anytime there is a hit to the head penalty that the guy that was hit goes off?

 

[PKSpecialist]

If Anders Lee gets nothing for slashing Nurse in the face, and the wasn’t a hooking penalty called in the neutral zone on the Islanders while McDavid was carrying the puck about 10 seconds before this, then the NHL’s consistency of officiating/disciplinary action should say this deserves about 10 games.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I think he gets a maximum fine. No injury on the play, no ill intent but still a head shot. McDavid has no previous record. Call on the ice was 2 minutes. That screams fine this time

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Mckenzie is on 1260 right now, he thinks he gets two games.

 

[joestevens29]

I think he gets a maximum fine. No injury on the play, no ill intent but still a head shot. McDavid has no previous record. Call on the ice was 2 minutes. That screams fine this time

Didn't even seem like Trotz was all that mad either.

 

[Stud Muffin]

I don’t want to see him suspended but I also want to tank, so don’t really matter what happens imo

 

[McBigYak]

I really didn't think it was that bad, at all. Like is this the kind of stuff we are suspending guys for now? Ridiculous. There was zero malicious intent. He literally coasts into him with a shoulder that happened to catch a small portion of his head.

 

[North]

Mckenzie is on 1260 right now, he thinks he gets two games.

Malkin swings his stick at another guy’s head and gets one f***ing game and they think this is worth two? f*** off.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Mckenzie is on 1260 right now, he thinks he gets two games.

Two hey? I was thinking max fine. Yikes.

 

[snipes]

After all the bull**** that goes on against McDavid I have no issue with him laying guys out.

Fine and nothing more.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Mckenzie was using Cogliano as a comparison to McDavid, mainly citing no prior history. This is the hit which Cogliano got suspended for a pair.



Clearly more predatory in my opinion and a full two seconds after Kempe got rid of the puck. Leddy has his head down, fumbling with a bouncing puck and the hit is nearly instantaneous when he gets the puck off his stick and McDavid hits him.

Mckenzie is out to lunch with his two games theory.

Shannon now saying it'll be a phone hearing so somewhere in the area of a fine-one game.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Malkin swings his stick at another guy’s head and gets one ****ing game and they think this is worth two? **** off.

Two hey? I was thinking max fine. Yikes.

I used to think McKenzie rooted for all Canadian teams and was kind of a national ambassador. His Kelly Hrudey level bias really shone through with his assessment/comparison.

 

[Weitz]

Meh likely deserves a game or 2. They might just max fine him though. You never really know with the NHL wheel of justice.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

One game sat is $152 000 dollars lol. Jesus.

 

[onetweasy]

So every Eastern based reporter is angling for 2 games...........Cool.

 

[nafrelio]

My first ever game in the new stadium on Saturday... likely no McDavid... this sucks.

 

[BlackDogg]

Block the number lol. Let answering machine handle it.

 

[BlackDogg]

My first ever game in the new stadium on Saturday... likely no McDavid... this sucks.

That happened to me when the game before I was heading to Edmonton he broke his collarbone. Sucks

 

[FlameChampion]

He probably deserves a suspension, not sure if he meant to do it. Hes probably just frustrated that teams are allowed to grab, hold, do whatever they want to him and the league never does anything.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The NHL is going to choose NOW to make a statement and he'll get 2 games, because the NHL is nothing if not utterly tone deaf

 

[frag2]

So every Eastern based reporter is angling for 2 games...........Cool.

Gotta let Matthews catch up in the scoring race somehow right?

 

[North]

So every Eastern based reporter is angling for 2 games...........Cool.

Wonder what they’d be saying if he played for the Maple Leafs.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Wonder what they’d be saying if he played for the Maple Leafs.

"Incidental contact, Leddy shouldn't have been fumbling the puck as NHL players shouldn't be fumbling the puck like that; it's his fault he had his head down."

 

[Ritchie Valens]

While I agree with what Remenda said that if they would've called the play at the other end the hit wouldn't happen, I don't necessarily agree with that line of thinking. That's a whole different issue the league needs to look at.

I'd be surprised if McDavid got anything, but could be a warning. That and Leddy had zero injury and was ready to go on the PP until he was pulled off.

Which brings up a whole new question. Should it not be automatic that anytime there is a hit to the head penalty that the guy that was hit goes off?

For concussion protocol? I kind of thought it already was with the concussion spotters in attendance and any impactful hit to the head warranted 10 minutes in the quiet room.