Connor McDavid may have found a loophole in the NHL's latest crackdown

Connor McDavid may have found a clever way around the NHL's jersey tuck crackdown, and it involves a small piece of equipment most fans forget exists.

During Tuesday's season opener against the Vancouver Canucks, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Kevin Bieksa pointed out that McDavid and several teammates appear to be using the fight strap to change how their jerseys sit.

The league is now enforcing a rule that stops players from starting a shift with the jersey tucked in.

The first infraction gets a warning, the next is a two-minute minor, and anything further after that means a misconduct.

Flyers forward Trevor Zegras was the first to feel it, picking up a warning and then a minor during a preseason game against the Bruins.

For anyone who hasn't thought about it in a while, the fight strap is a fabric loop sewn into the lower back of the jersey that ties down to the pants.

The league requires it so a jersey can't be yanked over a player's head during a fight.

The footage Sportsnet showed has the strap pulled down and attached, which lets the back of the jersey sit differently around the pants.

In theory, that gives McDavid the look he prefers without technically starting a shift with the jersey tucked.

Nothing here is official yet.

Friedman and Bieksa were describing what it looks like, not announcing a violation, and the league hasn't said whether the setup is acceptable.

Officials will make that call as regular season shifts pile up, and Zegras already showed they're willing to use the whistle.

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