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Josh Manson hit on Connor McDavid – protecting the stars one less fight at a time



Josh Manson doesn’t take advantage of Connor McDavid, so no one should take exception to him.

7 Comments

  1. Wow you sounded like you meant he should really give him a hand shake. They dont even shake hands at the end of the game… Give your head a shake

  2. I'm a huge Oiler fan and of course Connor… it was just a good "rub out"… wasn't even a hit, really
    But Vinnie being Vinnie, good guy, he had to do something. Good team player.
    Vincent Desharnais on the Cup…. has a ring to it. It'll be there in about 3 months… I have full confidence.

  3. There definitely needs to be a different level of protection for the superstars in the league, otherwise you'd have fourth liners going after them constantly. Even if it's a clean hit, if the opposition are targeting your superstar with clean hits, there needs to be a deterrent. Could be a fight, or doing the same thing to their superstar.

    Having said that, I don't think this crosses that line. It's a hit, and not even a hard one at that.

  4. Of course it’s a good play by Manson… it doesn’t have to be a dirty play for the Oilers to “respond”, if they so choose to.

    The purpose wouldn’t be revenge, because there’s nothing to avenge. The purpose is to try and give 97 a little more room out there, to do what he does best.

    Like it or not, hockey is a full contact sport and intimidation plays a role.

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