The league really wants Oilers to win

This league is a joke. Nothing for hyman crosscheckng zadorov in the face, cutting him in the process, nothing for Mcdavids slash that started the whole thing. It shouldn't matter who it was. If soucy is out, both hyman and mcdavid should be as well.

McFavoured is clearly NHL's golden child.

Fair enough that you can't cross check somebody to the head intentionally. But in the immediate aftermath, Zach Hyman comes in and cross-checks Zadorov in the head. Does anyone know what time his hearing is at or had he already been suspended?

Cross-check from Oilers' Hyman on Canucks' Zadorov flies under radar (TSN)

Cole should serve the suspension for him to prevent anymore own goals

so boarding on petterson is ok, crotch shot on hoglander is ok, slewfoot on hughes is ok and cross check to zedorov is ok?

Juulsen will put Mcdiver out of his mystery.

PLAYERS SAFETY = A JOKE, so Bennet can sucker punch Marchand, Kane can slew foot Hughes,hoglander gets speared in the nuts, and this is the only suspension

Such a biased decision... look at the Boston/Florida series.... and the NHL mute on the high stick McDavid on Hughes.. that could have been brutal, very close to his eyes.

Not fining McDavid is my only problem.

McNuggets gets nothing for instigation?

Such a double standard as during the mcdavid cross check but the oilers crossed checked big Z in the face and cut him but yet nothing crazy

Gotta love the 20 second outro. Quality work TSN 😂

Who's more important to this league. McDavid or Soucy? It's all about money boys and girls.

Doesn’t affect the team, next man up, that are all buying in

that happens to any other player it doesnt even get a hearing...

nhl is bias for this suspension

There is a tradition of officials screwing Vancouver in the playoffs going all the way back to Pavel Bure getting suspended in the Stanley Cup finals against New York. In the previous game McDavid cross-checked Pettersson head first into the boards and blatantly slashed Hughes across the face cutting his cheek - neither infraction resulting in a penalty. That's a minimum of 6 minutes in power-play time Vancouver should have received in a game which they went on to lose in overtime.

juulsen will hit more and is better on the PK--oilers bye bye

Juulsen will step in and there will be no change, just like during the season. Juulsen actually throws bigger hits than soucy does.

I think there has to be consistency. Yes, that play was probably a suspension. But if that's going to be punished, then the spear to Hoglander, and the Hyman cross check shouldn't just be ignored.

Why doesn't McDavid get a fine or anything for what he did he started the whole thing double-handed slashed to the leg I mean give me a break man this is absolutely ridiculous.... Two connect players get fined or suspended and one guy started all gets nothing. That's just terrible and you know the bad Omen for that is that now I really do believe the Canucks are going to win this series just because that's just sad... This is playoff hockey man I mean what the hell look at all the other series that are going on.... The Edmonton oilers are complaining a lot instead of just playing hockey

While I don't mind a one game suspension for Carson Soucy, Hyman showed far more intent to target Zadorov's head in retaliation.

Unfortunately Oilers are not going to win the Stanley Cup because of Skinner

can the canucks survive the game 4 without soucy? i have my doubts but the canucks have proven from time and again that they are a resilient bunch, so, i'm hopeful with my fingers crossed

I’d laugh if Juulsen scores next game and Canucks win!

Every (legitimate) reason for Soucys suspension applies to Hyman as well. Crosschecks to the head are allowed after the game or they aren't.

Soucy gets a hearing with DPOS and McDavid gets nothing for highsticking Hughes in the face, Hyman gets nothing for boarding Pettersson, Kane gets nothing for holding Zadorov’s stick and then attempting to kick him?

Exactly what Department Oilers Player Safety intended

TLDR: It has no affect on the Canucks whatsoever. Wait until Oiler fans realize that Noah juulsen is twice as physical as Soucey

should just be ian cole

You wanna pay the oilers back, do by taking them out of the series in 5 to 6 games for good measure.

Its gonna suck but canucks team is so deep that it wont be that big a deal

It doesn’t change shit! Nucks in 5

In his presser Tocchet mentioned the league had a couple things to look at including a Hyman cross check. Has to be this one below. I’m told Zadorov needed stitches to close up a cut on his face.

Next man up

Nothing on the double slew foot with an extra kick to hughes from kane or a blatant high stick from Mcdavid that drew blood nothing on those, refs and league are a joke

Next man up. Canucks will be fine. NHL needs to stop the double standard. Bennett’s intent to punch Marchand was worst. Marchand is injured now and McBaby isn’t

Just so we're clear: - Zadorov 5k fine for cross check to McDavid. - Soucy 1 game suspension for cross check to McDavids face. - Hyman crosscheck to Zadorovs face no hearing no suspension - Ryan cup checking Hoglander no suspension fine or hearing - Kane slew foot on Hughes no fine suspension or hearing. Gotcha so it's only if Oilers players are taking the shots does it matter.

2:37. Nice hits.

No fines or suspensions on Oilers? NHL is a joke.

If the Oilers split up the top 2, it'll be bad for them. Miller shut down Draisaitl in the last matchup of the season without McDavid there, and it looked like Draisaitl wasn't able to complete a pass.

McDavid should leave the big slashes after the whistle to the role-players. He clearly lacks talent for that part of the game. He folded like a deck chair from a half hearted Zadorov cross check and then gets drilled in the face to boot for his troubles. Even a little face wash is going to hurt for the rest of the week, and all his opponents will know,it.

Why isnt Mcdavid suspended for his baseball bat swimg does the league really want anothrr brasher/mcsorley incident?

Worth it!

Mcdinkhead should get one game to

So according to the NHL a crosscheck to the back is a fine and one to the front is a one gamer. Got it.

Did Hyman deserve a suspension too? Canucks fans have thoughts ----------------- Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy will miss tonight's game with a suspension . But do the Edmonton Oilers also deserve to have someone miss Game 4? That's what a lot of Canucks fans are saying after Rick Tocchet brought attention to a cross-check Zach Hyman delivered to the face of Nikita Zadorov. “ [Zadorov] got cross-checked by Hyman after, ” Tocchet told reporters on Monday. “So I think there’s a couple incidents [the NHL is] looking at right now.” Hyman’s cross-check went undetected by most initially, but he did appear to make contact with Zadorov’s head. Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy reported that Zadorov needed stitches for a cut on his face. While Hyman’s high stick drew blood, there’s no question that Soucy’s cross-check was delivered with significantly more force. That’s probably why the NHL suspended one action but not the other. This series hasn’t disappointed on or off the ice to this point. Players are taking runs at each other on the ice, while fans are doing the same to each other on social media. Canucks fans and media were painted as whiners by an Oilers beat writer after Game 2. Another veteran Edmonton sports writer suggested Soucy should be suspended for the remainder of the playoffs following Game 3. Oh, the irony. Not to be outdone, “McCryBaby” was trending on social media Sunday night thanks to Canucks fans. And while many in Canucks Nation concede that Soucy may have deserved his one-game suspension, they also believe Hyman got away with a cross-check of his own.

Pathetic. If soucy gets a game MCBABY gets 1 too for nasty instigating slash. How about Quinn getting sliced open by MCBABY and Slewfooted by Kane. Oilers r done they r scared of Big Z and company.

Wish it was Cole getting suspended for the rest of the series😂

Won't affect vancouver they have a few players that will fit in. I'm sure deeper team than Edmonton . Besides Edmonton relies on their power play dont take penalties anyone can beat them only got 3 players shut them down easy win .

I think Juulsen is a capable replacement, at least for one game

Will actually help the canucks as the oiler will take stupid penalties for payback

WhT a bunch of bs ... poor golden boy the nhl just wants to protect there star if it was someone else or a canuck there would be just fines

Makes no difference

Love big Z

Hyman cross checked Zadorov in the face intentionally and caused damage. It’s worse man.

If they wanted to hurt him there would have been a stink face and other things to go with that it was more go to your dressing room shove and once he got him in the head he stopped and they let him walk away with no fuss. It sounded like he apologized to McDavid and then grabbed his guys and they left.

Because “god McDavid”first hit

Vancouver Canucks can still get it done.

It doesnt

Mcgayvid high sticks Hugh's and gets nothing. He got what he deserved.

Great now the Canucks bring in Juulsen who is much more physical than Soucy. What a mistake!

They need to get Mikhayev out, and put Podz in for him. Mikhayez is useless and deadweight.... especially for someone being paid 4.75 mil/season for another 2 yearas (thanks Jim Benning)... he needs to be traded (likely nobody will take him for that price) or get paid out next season

NHL need to protect baby Mcdavid and cry D29. cant wati next game crying top draft tanker team

So sick of favoritism on McBaby, he started it with the two handed slash, as well his sore loser attitude.

This phantom suspension will backfire for Edm. It's not going to curb anything. Expect game 4 to be even spicier.

Ron McLean and Ko hoe panel tonite

It was payback foe the gutless highstick that cut quinn hughes the game before. Cheap shot a franchise player like hughes your going to pay for it

Both mcdavid and human cross checked/high sticked nucks in the face and nothing for either of them. The league always ruins good hockey.

If you suspend soucy you better suspend Sam bennet

Go Farfan😁

What about Bennett punching Marchand while hitting him and injuring him? What about Trouba trying to flying elbow Necas? This league is a joke.

This is bull shit. If Zadorov deserves a fine. Then, McD should have been fined as well. Also, the cross check wasn't even high. McD's natural instinct to dive kicked in.. He had perfected that fall with so many practices.

The office of player safety is a joke. It’s almost as bad as the commentators working this series. Both are blatant Oilers homers. Just a bunch of ass kissers. I thought at least Kevin Bieksa would lean a little bit more towards the Canucks. So sick of listening to them kiss the Oilers ass. Can’t give a decent unbiased view of the game. Always something to say against the Canucks. Maybe they just can’t afford to buy a house in Vancouver.

Goons

McBest player in the world - give me a break ! Unaccountable

There is no excuse for a cross check like that, if it was up to me Soucy would be unemployed.

Only one game - That is a joke. Player safety is run by biased amateurs.

Maybe they should riot over it 😳

This series will probably go seven games. Regardless of who wins, I believe Oilers are the 7th best playoff team right now, and the Canuckleheads are 8th. The Oilers goaltending will be better for the rest of this series. It couldn't get any worse. They will also begin getting more bounces. Having said this, I can't help feel that the Oilers will lose this series. I hope I am wrong, but it is hard to shake off the feeling. What an unlucky franchise. On the flip side, the Canucks have been very lucky this season. On paper, they should be a bubble to a wildcard team at best. I believe they have severely overachieved this season and will return to their bumbling selves next season after Tocchet's shine as coach wanes into the night. Go Oilers go! Message to the NHL: Protect your star players. There absolutely has to be favoritism towards the talented players in this league, just like there is in the NBA. The fact that McDavid and Draisaitl have not won a cup in Edmonton yet is a travesty. The reffing in these playoffs needs to be better. Canucks fans will remember 2011 and how the NHL made sure that Vancouver did not beat Boston by allowing the lowly Bruins to clutch and grab their way to a Stanley Cup. Although I didn't have a horse in that finals matchup, I remember how hurt everyone who was a Canucks fan was at how they've been robbed of a championship. The NHL does not want a Canadian franchise to win the cup. The fix is always there. Just look at how the oh hum boring LA Kings won two cups in the past. That team was the antidote for people suffering from insomnia. Anyways, enough said.

SOUCY N ZADOROV SHOULD HAVE EACH GOT 2 GAMES AT LEAST