Tyler Myers Comments Following Harsh Three-Game Suspension Today
Tyler Myers took a three-game suspension on Monday for a brutal cross-check, and now he's opened up on his side of the play.
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers played a brutal matchup over the weekend, and coming out of it, both Tyler Myers and Connor McDavid were assessed three game suspensions by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
Much has been made of both plays, and while the spotlight has been on McDavid for his play on Conor Garland, Myers' was less than ideal as well, as he hit Bouchard right in the mouth.
Now, the veteran blue liner has opened up on the suspension, making the excuse that Bouchard's hands redirected his stick into his own face, stating that he was not aiming for the face.
«I know how it looks. I never intended to hit him in the face. I've never cross-checked anyone in the face in my whole career. I was talking to [Bouchard] at the red-line afterward and he seemed to be okay.
«I don't want to hit a guy in the face. It was unfortunate that it ended up that way. Glad he's okay.»
While he's not stating the three-game suspension was the wrong call, Myers would go on to reiterate that it was certainly not his intention.
Ultimately though, both players were assessed three games, and whether or not fans agree, it was the right move to give both the same number of games, even if three games is a bit excessive.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Arthur Kaliyev | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Patrik Laine | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Joel Farabee | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alexis Lafrenière | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Eyssimont | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Adam Fox | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Emil Lilleberg | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Braden Schneider | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Vincent Trocheck | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Urho Vaakanainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rodrigo Abols | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 67 | |
Jets | 48 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 65 | |
Golden Knights | 47 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 62 | |
Maple Leafs | 48 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 62 | |
Oilers | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
Wild | 47 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 60 | |
Stars | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 59 | |
Hurricanes | 47 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 59 | |
Devils | 49 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 58 | |
Panthers | 47 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 57 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||