The Vancouver Canucks and the hockey media are heading into tonight's game against the Oilers expecting the fans and team to go after Connor Garland, but they're missing the real point on Oilers fans' concerns.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in the second game between the Pacific Division rivals in less than a week.

McDavid was speaking to the media for the first time since he struck Garland in the head in the dying seconds of Saturday’s 3-2 loss.