Zach Wheel

NHL DoPS head George Parros responding to Connor McDavid's call for an examination of the suspension process: “We sweat over these decisions and pour over these decisions every night, all season long. We have a process in place that’s consistent, and we have a team that works for me, and together with me, that evaluates all these plays. A very experienced team, a veteran team. Guys that have been there since the beginning of the department. Not to mention all the former players that have a large set of experiences playing NHL games, accolades. Some of the best guys that have played the game work for this department help make decisions. So, our process, I feel very confident in. We’ve got great guys who make these decisions, and I think the players should be confident in this team to do so.”

A player lower in the lineup who would fill a void on the Oilers roster is AJ Greer. He can impact the game in limited minutes. Has proven he excels in limited minutes playing physically and he can chip in offensively relative to his TOI.

I asked Connor McDavid on the challenges of playing USA tomorrow: "They look very strong. They have a very good back end, they’ve got a great goaltender, they’re strong up front. It’s Team USA. They’ve got great players everywhere and so do we. It’s going to be a great game"