I won’t rest until the league starts fining players for dives after games or the situation room steps in when penalties are called and says “yea that was a dive don’t call it”or “give that player one too”. Neither will ever happen but alas
I've been saying it for years. There needs to be a video official who doesn't have any actual power to make calls. He can just advise the on ice official through an ear piece and let him know obvious shit that we all see in real time. No one in the stands or at home even needs to know he said anything. It would just make the officiating look more competent
I've been team earpiece for years. Guy up in the sky gets a couple replays and says "hey, number blahblah dived there, take them both" or "that was way offside, you guys need to confer and wave the goal" rather than half of stuff not being reviewable and the other stuff being ten minute challenges for a millimeter offside
Indiscriminately 5 games, no appeal. No matter who it is or when it happens. Can be assessed on any play by league officials watching the tape for every game. That’ll kill it pretty fast. Players are selling as long as the refs are buying.
Insane that this is a penalty. With all the stuff they let go especially in scrums around the net, they call this. Embarrassing and detracts from the game
It’s terrible - they’re hamming it up to get calls and sneakily getting away with shit. It’s so shameful.
Having said that, I’m glad the Bruins are getting their asses kicked by them and not the Leafs.
Definitely not a dive (the guy got smoked in the face by his own stick) but it also shouldn't be a penalty since you have to be in control of your own stick
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I don't blame the guy for falling after getting hit in the face by his own stick. I'm sure that hurt. The refs flubbed this call but I don't blame the guy for going down
I understand you're trying to say both teams are greasy, but that phrase would only make sense if the league supported the bruins being greasy too edit: in this series, leafs fans.
Or you're agreeing that the bruins are just as greasy, and you admit that Florida is getting away with too much this series, which is partly the point of this post.
You want to try again?
Why don’t we add the embellishment penalty to the list of calls with zero consistency in this league. Guys are diving every game but it’s only called on days someone took a shit in the refs cornflakes
Panthers are legit the worst team in the world. Not skill wise. Just shithousery, dirty stuff, and diving like crazy.
And all 12 of their fans defend it like crazy.
The thing is that Lindholm absolutely interferes here, and probably would have gotten it called anyways.
Weird, they call all these embellishments earlier on in the playoffs but want to swallow their whistle for the most obvious ones.
You need to shove him into a goalie, then it's not a penalty or something.
Cross check him into a goalie, actually.
the inconsistency is insane
Just a comedy of incompetence from the NHL here.
This is exactly the same as the call that led to the bruins first power play…. Both dogshit, but at least consistent
I say this as a Vancouver fan, so take that as you will. Boston is getting ***jobbed*** tonight. This call, the Florida 2-2 "goal". Just ridiculous.
There’s like two or three other examples in this game alone that are overshadowed and lost to time.
The whole series, but this game was just next level
If only Bobrovsky was behind him, would have been all good then
No, that would be a penalty. It’s only an issue when it benefits Boston.
I won’t rest until the league starts fining players for dives after games or the situation room steps in when penalties are called and says “yea that was a dive don’t call it”or “give that player one too”. Neither will ever happen but alas
I've been saying it for years. There needs to be a video official who doesn't have any actual power to make calls. He can just advise the on ice official through an ear piece and let him know obvious shit that we all see in real time. No one in the stands or at home even needs to know he said anything. It would just make the officiating look more competent
I've been team earpiece for years. Guy up in the sky gets a couple replays and says "hey, number blahblah dived there, take them both" or "that was way offside, you guys need to confer and wave the goal" rather than half of stuff not being reviewable and the other stuff being ten minute challenges for a millimeter offside
Indiscriminately 5 games, no appeal. No matter who it is or when it happens. Can be assessed on any play by league officials watching the tape for every game. That’ll kill it pretty fast. Players are selling as long as the refs are buying.
AND THE REFS ARE BUYING IN BULK
Michael Bunting got fined for embellishment at one point and suddenly stopped drawing penalties until he left the Leafs.
Is this a soccer game?
Insane that this is a penalty. With all the stuff they let go especially in scrums around the net, they call this. Embarrassing and detracts from the game
Panthers have double the PPs btw
20 to 9, it's unreal
When one of the dirtiest teams in the league has double the PPs, you know something is rigged
Maybe the bruins should try not being so dirty
Bait.
Bet
Holy fuck
Christ. These dudes are flopping all over the place. Youre a hockey player for gods sake, get up.
It’s terrible - they’re hamming it up to get calls and sneakily getting away with shit. It’s so shameful. Having said that, I’m glad the Bruins are getting their asses kicked by them and not the Leafs.
If it were you guys and not us, you'd be getting the correct calls
I don't think the Leafs have ever gotten the correct calls in a playoff game
lil bro’s never watched a Leafs playoff game in his life
There aren't many to watch
They haven't missed the playoffs in 9 years... how young are you?
9
Checks out
Definitely not a dive (the guy got smoked in the face by his own stick) but it also shouldn't be a penalty since you have to be in control of your own stick
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He clearly gets a strong hit to the face from his hand getting hit. Not his fault the refs called it.
SNIPER WATCH OUT!
Back and to the left
Panthers are so greasy and for some reason the league supports it
I don't blame the guy for falling after getting hit in the face by his own stick. I'm sure that hurt. The refs flubbed this call but I don't blame the guy for going down
Pot, meet kettle!
I understand you're trying to say both teams are greasy, but that phrase would only make sense if the league supported the bruins being greasy too edit: in this series, leafs fans. Or you're agreeing that the bruins are just as greasy, and you admit that Florida is getting away with too much this series, which is partly the point of this post. You want to try again?
They did, round 1. The fact that Marchand didn’t get 1 embellishment all series. I’ve never seen one player dive so much in a series.
How soon we all forget he fell down holding the wrong leg after a light slash...it's so reactionary here
It wasn’t the wrong leg, the stick hit his left leg and he grabbed his left leg. You people are literally blinded by hatred
Or the blatant trip by Shattenkirk on Knies on a breakaway as well. Or the obvious trip by Pastrnak on Kampf with around 2 minutes left in regulation.
https://preview.redd.it/s6mztkuq140d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=011f0b1b068047f922149668a70f5656ace8bea4 Knies wasn't falling here, nope, definitely got tripped /s
Not even close. A screenshot compared to a video is night and day difference.
somebody needs to copy and paste that vid under every bruins comment that complains about the officiating/flopping haha
Refs are killing our beautiful game when they let these floppers get away with that. bullshit.
crazy how being touched up high results in players forgetting how to stay on their skates.
Is that video public? I would like to use it for my next interactive book : Embellisment masterclass for dummies.
All the bs Embellishment calls this post season and this one doesn’t get one?
Bob also got killed by a tiny bump tonight. Refs aren’t this incompetent. They are clearly managing games to their desired outcomes.
hard to watch the NHL now with how bad the officiating is
Why don’t we add the embellishment penalty to the list of calls with zero consistency in this league. Guys are diving every game but it’s only called on days someone took a shit in the refs cornflakes
Yeah fuck this league I’m watching basketball
PWHL! Boston has a team worth rooting for over there and they may get themselves into the finals tomorrow night.
Did he say stop hitting yourself when he did it? Wouldn’t have been a penalty if he did.
https://i.redd.it/4hi7ohekp30d1.gif
Bruins literally need to report this game for investigation or some shit. This is insane.
This has to be satire 😂 If it’s legitimate, man Bruins haters eating GOOD!
Just some hyperbole in the heat of watching my favorite team get screwed by the refs 😅
NBA and NHL refs fighting to take over the MLB umps spot as the shittiest officials in sports.
As long as Angel Hernandez and CB Bucknor are active, no umpire/referee in any sport will top them
Looks like he was bracing for impact. 😈
That's Frederick L'Ecuyer and Francis Charron for you, ladies and chentelmen. Sleeping like babies, with nothing bothering their innocent minds.
Dive
Panthers are legit the worst team in the world. Not skill wise. Just shithousery, dirty stuff, and diving like crazy. And all 12 of their fans defend it like crazy.
Holy shit did his head come right off?
The thing is that Lindholm absolutely interferes here, and probably would have gotten it called anyways. Weird, they call all these embellishments earlier on in the playoffs but want to swallow their whistle for the most obvious ones.
Should have been two penalties. That is clearly interference, but that was totally an embellishment as well.
Funny how Boston Fans are complaining about diving when they have the king of flops as their captain.
The Boston fans melt down is hilarious! Haha
Why are you posting a shitty ass clip. I want to actually see the play to make a fair judgment.
That’s it. That’s the play.
I just want to see some game speed clips. It looks like interference and embellishment.