Quote (SwamiVivekananda @ Apr 18 2023 03:51pm)

It was how they handled penalties throughout the game. They got that call right after the review we could all see it was a clean hit but then they miss the most blatant calls the rest of the game.

I understand when a refs view is blocked or they just misjudge something but when Seguin got a stick to the face right in front of the ref it was a no call. Dadonov got tripped in front of the linemen and no call. Mind you the Stars had scored 2 PP goals in 9 seconds of PP time.

It was like the refs just put the whistle away and were scared to just "call the game as is".

My point about McDavid was that he ALWAYS gets the call. Some random 3rd/4th line guy not a chance.

I can guarantee that if McDavid got concussed and helped off the ice by teammates you'd see it differently.

McDavid is the Tom Brady of the NHL he's "unhittable" in the sense that you are more likely to be penalized hitting him then any other player in the league.

So what I was saying was if he got a high shoulder and wacked his head off the ice in Edmonton and a penalty WASN'T called I'd be very surprised. Preferential treatment is for pussies. That's what McDavid gets.

Quote (Subzer0isGG @ 18 Apr 2023 14:58)

youre outta your goddamn mind if you think he gets preferential treatment. youve never seen an oilers game then.

Quote (Subzer0isGG @ 18 Apr 2023 16:58)

youre outta your goddamn mind if you think he gets preferential treatment. youve never seen an oilers game then.

Quote (SwamiVivekananda @ Apr 18 2023 04:08pm)

When McDavid gets blind side hit by a defensemen who could totally avoid the hit(the puck was already gone) and no penalty comes of it then maybe you’ll understand.

You should rewatch that Dumba hit and realize it was totally unnecessary

Dumba has done the same “clean hit” to a lot of players recently and trust that it’s the dirtiest clean hit you can make.

Quote (Secksii @ Apr 18 2023 03:18pm)

Mcdavid gets a lot of calls because he's insanely fast with the puck and a lot of players have to cheat a bit to contain him. It's not because of special treatment lol. He actually gets frustrated and cries about the reffing because he doesn't get enough calls when refs and he both know its a penalty. However if the refs called as is 100% of the time, the game will be stopped too often and oilers would most likely score on the PP hence the refs manage games etc.

It's ironic you bring up random 3rd and 4th liners because they're actually the ones drawing most penalty per 60 minutes.

At the start of the game he drew 2 penalties in about 30 seconds lol.

They call those hooks/grabs when a player gets beat and put out of position quite a bit.

But I would have to agree with Mcdavid being a special case. You can't let one player draw 5 penalties a game.

It's boring as hell when they play is constantly blown dead and when close to a third of the game is special teams it's gets pretty dumb.