An altercation at the end of the Vancouver Canucks' win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 has led to supplemental discipline for two Canucks defencemen.
In reality and in context, it wasn't nearly as bad as the more histrionic reactions might make it seem. For instance, the altercation was escalated by a two-handed slash by McDavid on Soucy. Zadorov came to his teammate's defence by shoving McDavid in the back and it was that unexpected movement that led to Soucy's crosscheck landing on McDavid's face rather than in the chest as it was clearly intended.
All that is to say, a suspension for Soucy seems overboard. Without Zadorov's impact from behind, the altercation between Soucy and McDavid would likely have been a typical scrum, with pushing and shoving in both directions. It's only because McDavid was pushed off-balance that Soucy's stick contact McDavid in the face.
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