I hope that every diver gets called out on it. I fricken' can't stand watching divers - even last season when a few of the Flames did a couple of obvious dives, I felt embarrassed. It just removes so much integrity away from the game.
I love watching soccer, but soccer really needs to start coming down. For me, all integrity is lost now. I remember watching soccer when the stars would break tackles and go through a few defenders - very few try this any longer, as taking a dive puts them in a better position. It has - in my opinion - started making that sport ugly.
Hockey has always been to me an 'honorable' sport where guys play with grit, and last a very long season of hard hitting checks and physical play. I always looked at hockey players as some of the toughest and most durable athletes out there. To see this happening to hockey now by more and more teams - not just the Canucks, but MANY teams around the NHL now - it is such a travesty. Clamp down on this BS NHL!
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