Now that Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games, criticism is growing quickly regarding the poor judgment by Gary Bettman regarding this situation. Connor McDavid has <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'>been suspended for three games</a>, and the guys of Spittin' Chiclets are left stunned over Gary Bettman's poor lack of judgment for the timing of all of this. The Edmonton Oilers superstar, whom many would argue is one of the best players in the league, will sit out following a dramatic incident. The NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday announced that McDavid was being suspended for his high cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland on Saturday night. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1880852451341013217'> </a></blockquote></div> This is McDavid's second suspension in his career. He was previously suspended for two games in February 2019 for an illegal hit to the head of defenseman Nick Leddy, then with the New York Islanders. He was also fined $5,000 in March 2021 for another infraction. The recent incident happened in the dying seconds of Saturday's game with the Oilers hard on the bench trying to tie the score. McDavid and Garland were jockeying for position near the slot when things got physical, culminating in McDavid delivering a high cross-check on Garland. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-faces-automatic-hearing-after-dangerous-and-dirty-incident-per-elliotte-friedman' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The play touched off a full-blown scrum between the teams</a>. <h3>Gary Bettman's suspension timing means McDavid will miss the rematch</h3> McDavid can return as early as next Monday when Edmonton hosts the Seattle Kraken, which means he is going to miss the rematch when the Oilers play the Canucks again on Thursday, leaving the <a href='https://x.com/spittinchiclets' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Spittin Chiclets</a> boys speechless. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1881770985197904157'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/connor-mcdavid-8478402' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>McDavid</a> has scored 20 goals and dished out 45 assists for 65 points in 43 games this season, which is good for second on the team in scoring. The Oilers, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-01-21/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>who are 29-14-3 and tied with the Vegas Golden Knights atop the Pacific Division</a>, have a busy week. They also host Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday before Thursday's rematch.