I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, but there certainly does seem to be a tilt towards 'penalize' whenever a Flame is walking the line. At the same time, we see a good amount of those same penalties not called against the opposition. More often than not, the refs are happy to sit a Flame.
That embellishment penalty on Frolik screamed this to me last night. You only get to the conclusion of embellishment on that play if you're searching.
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