Ethan Badowski

Okay, we are joined by Avery Lewis McDougall. He is the host of Avery's Sports Show and the Third Intermission Podcast. He also writes for the Hockey News covering the Edmonton Earlers. And I am going to get started with what happened last week between Conor McDavid and also with Tyler Myers because they both got suspended for three games.

Let's show the video of Conor McDavid's cross-check to the face for... of Conor Garland. This happened during the Oilers-Canucks game. As you can see, Conor Garland was hassling him a little bit. I mean, there was like three penalties for Conor Garland there. Holding, holding, holding, and then, oh! There's a cross check to the face by Conor McDavid, who was then tossed out of the game.

Let's show the video of Conor McDavid's cross-check to the face for... of Conor Garland. This happened during the Oilers-Canucks game. As you can see, Conor Garland was hassling him a little bit. I mean, there was like three penalties for Conor Garland there. Holding, holding, holding, and then, oh! There's a cross check to the face by Conor McDavid, who was then tossed out of the game.

And on the other side of the ice, well, not on the other side of the ice, for the other team, for the Canucks, Tyler Myers, Near the corner, ended up cross-checking Evan Bouchard in the face, much similar to Conor McDavid's cross-check. And yeah, both guys got suspended for three games. They will be back relatively soon. Now, the Edmonton Oilers... And this is just embarrassing.

And on the other side of the ice, well, not on the other side of the ice, for the other team, for the Canucks, Tyler Myers, Near the corner, ended up cross-checking Evan Bouchard in the face, much similar to Conor McDavid's cross-check. And yeah, both guys got suspended for three games. They will be back relatively soon. Now, the Edmonton Oilers... And this is just embarrassing.

In fact, Ethan thinks this is pretty much a big-time L, as he told me.

In fact, Ethan thinks this is pretty much a big-time L, as he told me.

Yeah, let's put the press release on the screen for Avery, and I'll read it out loud for audio. The Oilers organization is disappointed, and we share in our fans' frustration over the three-game suspension of our captain, Connor McDavid. We support him through this process and the organization, and our fans look forward to having him back in the lineup versus Seattle next week.

Yeah, let's put the press release on the screen for Avery, and I'll read it out loud for audio. The Oilers organization is disappointed, and we share in our fans' frustration over the three-game suspension of our captain, Connor McDavid. We support him through this process and the organization, and our fans look forward to having him back in the lineup versus Seattle next week.

That's embarrassing. It's a little bit. That's embarrassing. Avery, you cover the Edmonton Oilers. I don't think you're going to have any bias in this situation. That was clearly a suspendable offense, even though he's most definitely not a 30 player. He was defending himself, but, you know, you got to do a better job than that. And the Edmonton Oilers press release.

That's embarrassing. It's a little bit. That's embarrassing. Avery, you cover the Edmonton Oilers. I don't think you're going to have any bias in this situation. That was clearly a suspendable offense, even though he's most definitely not a 30 player. He was defending himself, but, you know, you got to do a better job than that. And the Edmonton Oilers press release.

What do you think about what happened in that situation?

What do you think about what happened in that situation?

Yeah, that just seemed like, as far as Conor McDavid is concerned, that seems like some Sidney Crosby shit, though.

Yeah, that just seemed like, as far as Conor McDavid is concerned, that seems like some Sidney Crosby shit, though.

Dave, I don't think they're going to call penalties that late in the game.

Dave, I don't think they're going to call penalties that late in the game.

Dude, quite frankly, and we've seen this, I don't think they're calling a penalty the entire period in the playoffs, let alone in that last-minute situation.

Dude, quite frankly, and we've seen this, I don't think they're calling a penalty the entire period in the playoffs, let alone in that last-minute situation.

Avery, I think you're right. The officiating, at least this season, has been pretty lackluster. And in that situation, it was pretty lackluster as well. Obviously, you've got to give game misconduct to both McDavid and Tyler Myers, but I think you're pretty much calling for Russ McCauley's firing at this point.