<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cherry' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Don Cherry</a> is known to have a very old-school mentality, never one to shy away from speaking his mind, and he did just that regarding a crucial Connor McDavid issue. With Connor McDavid having <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/major-roster-changes-announced-for-the-oilers-tonight-as-some-key-players-are-unavailable' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>returned to the Edmonton Oilers lineup Monday night</a> against Seattle <a href='https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-ready-to-play-after-suspension' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'> following his three-game suspension</a>, hockey legend <a href='https://x.com/CoachsCornerDC' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Don Cherry</a> has weighed in on the situation. Cherry blamed the out-of-control grabs and holds delivered by Vancouver's Conor Garland that he believed were the root causes of the retaliation response by <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/connor-mcdavid-8478402' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid</a>. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/CoachsCornerDC/status/1884251829246255534'> </a></blockquote></div> <h3>Don Cherry agrees with the suspension</h3> Cherry also weighed in on some of the NHL's rulings, stating that George Parros and Player Safety had <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/connor-mcdavid-and-tyler-myers-both-receive-multi-game-suspensions-after-ejections-on-saturday' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>made the right decision in suspending</a> both McDavid and Tyler Myers for their cross-checks to the head. Cherry also referred to the NHL's two-minute instigator penalty for fighting as ridiculous, and stated that players who intervene to defend superstar teammates don't always have to be penalized. <h3>Don Cherry takes shots at the Oilers for not protecting McDavid</h3> He stated that superstar players were better protected in the old days, indirectly taking shots at the current <a href='https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/connor-mcdavid-edmonton-oilers-don-cherry' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Oilers lineup for failing to properly protect their superstar.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1761617010096558416'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1358271762891350022'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1455375177559257088'> </a></blockquote></div> Recalling his own days as a coach in the 1970s, Cherry used the example of Brad Park, a top defenseman who had fought nonstop playing for the New York Rangers. When Park joined Cherry's Boston Bruins, he stopped fighting at Cherry's suggestion. When Park asked what he was to do when he got speared, Cherry told him not to fight back, upholding his belief that superstars were to play and not fight and that his teammates would stand up for him. This is clearly an issue that Cherry feels the current Oilers players don't preach well enough, as McDavid would never be in this situation if he had teammates to protect him.