GDT: WCSF GM 4 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | Tue, May 14 | 6:30PM PST | SPAC | Thunderdome!

[ChilliBilly]

There's like 4 ways you could spell his name and you went with the absolute worst one.

Thought Jewelson was highly innovative and amusing myself.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Honestly I'm just glad this team is on the other side of the spectrum for once. It's refreshing being the team that is doing the punishing. You love to see it.

 

[Vector]

Thought Jewelson was highly innovative and amusing myself.

That is an acceptable spelling! That's not what they did!

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Simpson cried for a good 45 seconds about Silovs holding an Oiler stick in the crease so they couldn't get to the rebound.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

So if that crosscheck happens to, say, Janmark instead of McDavid, then it wouldn't matter?

Why is player safety only an issue with star players? Isn't the NHLPA supposed to advocate for all players in the league? Is McDavid even injured or is this just a knee-jerk reaction?

This is what annoys me. It's only because McDavid whines and cries so much as a star player they care. Meanwhile, let's just ignore Oiler fans defending Kane's bullshit.

Alright Oiler fans. We'll agree Soucy should sit a game... when you acknowledge so should Kane. Or how about we call it even when McBaby slaps Hughes in the face and that doesn't get called? No? Then sit your asses down and deal with it.

 

[valkynax]

Relevant for the non-calls from game 2.

I still recall that, when I was questioning the NHL's credibility in their "wink wink nudge nudge you just gotta TRUST us" approach to holding refs...accou...accountable...

LMAO Sorry I really can't even say this shit with a straight face anymore...

Anyways...when I brought that up, it appears as though I was crazy to think that, when you give a bunch of zebras the ability to control the game and alter its outcome with ZERO transparency and ZERO responsibility, things can and will spiral out of control, based on how much the refs hate the team, how much they are paid off by other team, how spineless the refs are, and how long it takes for the refs to find their balls in their mothers' purses.

Now, to be fair, I know reffing is a hard job. Things happens at light speed, miss calls happen, bad calls happen, we're all human beings, mistakes are inevitable. I get it. But at the same time, when the league is unconditionally shielding the zebras from 100% of scrutiny, they are, to the outsiders' eyes, operating with ZERO repercussion when they screw up. I'm not saying what Sweeney suggesting is totally correct - have the refs in front of the media is, as much as I revel in the thought, not gonna end well. But there HAS to be something the public can see other than wink wink nudge nudge.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Honestly I'm just glad this team is on the other side of the spectrum for once. It's refreshing being the team that is doing the punishing. You love to see it.

What's hilarious to me is just how much everyone else hates the Oilers. Even Bruin and Leaf fans want us to win. Which is just... weird.

 

[God]

If Soucy gets suspended for more than 1 game, that's honestly dogshit. And no fine for McDavid two-handing after the whistle is also dogshit.

Mostly, everything is dogshit. Especially now that I have to see Juulsen struggle to play at evens. Ugh.

 

[Flik]

What's hilarious to me is just how much everyone else hates the Oilers. Even Bruin and Leaf fans want us to win. Which is just... weird.

I think the entire infinite first overall picks for that sad sack team just rubs fans across the league the wrong way, and I totally get it.

It's pretty pathetic tbh.

 

[valkynax]

What's hilarious to me is just how much everyone else hates the Oilers. Even Bruin and Leaf fans want us to win. Which is just... weird.

A fragile alliance of the enemy of my enemy, I'll take it all day, everyday.

I think in all seriousness, if McDavid had not whined so much, and instead just focus on punishing other teams after transgressions by scoring or a stellar shift of on-ice performance, he'll have much more support from places other than that miserable f***ing city of Edmonton where there's literally nothing besides hockey.

 

[bossram]

If Soucy gets suspended for more than 1 game, that's honestly dogshit. And no fine for McDavid two-handing after the whistle is also dogshit.

Mostly, everything is dogshit. Especially now that I have to see Juulsen struggle to play at evens. Ugh.

It should be no suspension at all. I could see a fine.

Comparable actions (or worse) were all 1 game or less. This is the playoffs. Should translate to less punishment. But of course, McBabys*** got touched, so now is the only time DOPS will ever actually throw the rulebook at anyone.

Aside, main board mods are as soft as McWhiner. Kicking Canucks fans out of the thread for pointing out how delusional the suspension is.

 

[Jovofan]

I hate the NHL and their chickenshit discipline. Hope they remember to wipe the drool off their face after watching McDrai highlights before they make the suspension announcement. And F the media while we're at it, every friggin' year we're painted as the badguys yet nobody says shit about liberties taken against us. Next time hopefully somebody spears one of their guys in the balls or cuts their face open with a highstick.

 

[ManVanFan]

At least Simpson has to shut up most of the time!

Edwards is done, time for Simpson to go to.

 

[ProviesGhost]

That is an acceptable spelling! That's not what they did!

Jewlson is a butcher of a butcher, but that's the point of lazy spelling.

 

[EpochLink]

Tocchet has this team dialled in, eliminate the distractions.

 

[ManVanFan]

This is f***en awesome

 

[TruGr1t]

Honestly I'm just glad this team is on the other side of the spectrum for once. It's refreshing being the team that is doing the punishing. You love to see it.

Probably blasphemous, but I feel like I know how Boston felt against the 2011 Canucks in this series. They have no response to some of our big guys.

 

[God]

It should be no suspension at all. I could see a fine.

Comparable actions (or worse) were all 1 game or less. This is the playoffs. Should translate to less punishment. But of course, McBabys*** got touched, so now is the only time DOPS will ever actually throw the rulebook at anyone.

Aside, main board mods are as soft as McWhiner. Kicking Canucks fans out of the thread for pointing out how delusional the suspension is.

The fact that he's getting a phone hearing doesn't bode well, and really worries me. And it's absolute nonsense. Next home game chant should be "f*** you parros".

The worst part is seeing the national media get up in arms about McDavid getting cross-checked like he's some sort of f***ing god. This god complex stuff is infuriating. Stop babying this entitled child.

 

[Flik]

This is f***en awesome

LOL is that Evander's ex-wife?

 

[Vector]

 

[TruGr1t]

Hah, I like how Oilers Twitter is pushing for pay back. Sure go after Zadorov, he’s game. Feel like he’s been waiting for someone to actually go with him all playoffs.

 

[Nick Lang]

Crosscheck to the face of the best player in the league. After the game was over while also being crosschecked in the back by Zadorov. I don't see how he doesn't get at least one game.

 

[DFAC]

Does a phone hearing automatically mean at least 1 game suspension or can it still be a fine?

 

[calnuck]

Should be a fine at most but I’m expecting the worst

 

[Vector]

Does a phone hearing automatically mean at least 1 game suspension or can it still be a fine?

Can still be a fine. Anywhere from nothing to 5 games.