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Originally Posted by saillias
Personally wouldn't mind if all these clowns calling it a dive and saying he injured himself by falling etc. were banned. Not that I have a say. but I sure wouldn't mind.
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I'm already on record as saying Alberts wasn't trying to sell anything. However, I am reminded of an incident in the championship game of the Macs Tournament a few years ago. A Russian kid got slammed into the boards - mostly from behind - and his reaction was an overly dramatic 360 degree spin and fall. It was ridiculous, embarrassing, and he rightly got a minor for diving.
But his arm was also broken by the hit. When the ref realized that, he tossed the other kid with a boarding major. But it was as perfect an example as I am likely to ever see of how diving and acting has become so ingrained for some that they over dramatize even legitimate injuries. The Vancouver Canucks as an organization are at that level. I don't think Alberts acted anything there, but it is often hard to look at a Canuck player falling awkwardly and not wonder.