Just as Connor McDavid is set to return from his three-game suspension to the Edmonton Oilers line-up against Seattle Monday night, hockey’s most venerated commentator Don Cherry has weighed in to ...

What Conor Garland did to Connor McDavid to keep him ... is a much better player – that he has to also endure more abuse and fight through more skulduggery to be successful.

"And after that, he never had another fight." In Cherry’s view, Connor McDavid deserved protection from Garland's holding and grabbing and shouldn't have been suspended for retaliating.

Connor McDavid was issued a match penalty on this play for cross-checking Conor Garland. pic.twitter.com ... if you want to fight that pest, he doesn’t have to do that. He doesn’t have to ...

I understand if he smashed him in the face or got in a fight or did something. It’s a hold,” said Tocchet. Connor McDavid's take on cross-checking Conor Garland Edmonton Oilers captain Connor ...

Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland will probably draw the ire of Edmonton Oilers ... I mean, I understand if he smashed him in the face, or got in a fight or did something. It's a hold,” Tocchet ...

The NHL issued a three-game suspension to Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid this week for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland ... star players to fight through even ...

If the Canucks can’t come together and get engaged mentally and physically to battle the Oilers, then there is really no hope for them.

Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks players fight during the third period of ... Saturday after he cross-checked Canucks winger Conor Garland in the head late in Edmonton's 3-2 loss to Vancouver.