After the smoke cleared from the latest Battle of Alberta earlier this week, many Edmonton fans remained upset that Calgary's Mark Giordano would not be facing and/or suspension for a potentially dangerous hit on Oilers' superstar Connor McDavid. McDavid himself was incensed after the hit (see the video below) and could be seen yelling at the referees from the bench following the incident. Asked about it Friday, Flames GM Brad Treliving said everyone needs to calm down.
"Any talk that there's a malicious intent on the Gio hit is complete garbage," the Flames general manager told reporters.
Giordano collided with McDavid in the neutral zone during the second period of the game and it appeared he caught McDavid on the knee with his hip. McDavid, of course, recently went through months of rehab for serious knee injury that happened in a game against Calgary last season.
Oilers coach Dave Tippett said after the game that he didn't think there was any malicious intent on Giordano's part, but McDavid's teammate, Leon Draisaitl, said he thought it was "clearly a knee" and emphasized that McDavid isn't the type of player who falls easily.
Either way, the two teams continue the Battle of Alberta with a game Saturday night.
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