Oilers' Connor McDavid fights back against Gary Bettman for suspension and issues a threat

Last night, the NHL Department of Player Safety dropped the bomb with some hard-hitting news: multi-game suspensions for both superstars Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers.

Though many were expecting suspensions, the time was very surprising to many fans and analyzers alike. Many people felt that the decisions by Gary Bettman and the NHL Department of Player Safety were uncalled for in their decision-making.

The reaction of the fans and media has been utter disgust regarding McDavid's suspension, stating that if the referees had called an appropriate penalty, then the result would never have happened in the first place.

Since the news of the suspension came out, a story came through from the '2 Mutts Hockey Podcast', which has ties to the Edmonton Oilers organization, that McDavid is becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of protection for star players.

Via a post on X, McDavid and his camp were reportedly considering any number of options to get his point across to the league, scaling back the amount he participates with the league in promotional events and media interviews as a form of protest.

That is a huge deal for McDavid and the Oilers, let alone the league since that involves one of the league's biggest superstars.

What will be interesting moving forward over the next day or two is whether McDavid or the Oilers come out with any kind of statement about this report and what may come from that as perhaps reflective of his relationship with the NHL.