So a guy gets hooked, then he dives.
The hook still happened. You're not supposed to dive, but you're not supposed to hook either, so both players get penalties. Simple.
If calling a dive means the original penalty is cancelled, most refs will call far fewer dives. Because the initial penalty is usually the obvious one.
Player A gets his stick in Player B's skates. Clear tripping call. Player B goes down and slides into the boards. Was it a dive? Well we know it was a trip, so are we going to cancel a clear and objective tripping penalty for an iffy and subjective diving penalty? Probably not most of the time.
I'd just like to see the clear dives called more often, even if its just for co-incidental minors. I also have no problem with targeting repeat offenders. I'm looking at you, Ryan Kessler.
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