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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
The amount of egregious abuse he takes far, far outweighs this.
And for the record, you complain a LOT more than he does.  |
Haha. Complaints about the complaining are just as bad - agreed.
And I do know the abuse far outweighs his protests, but Gaudreau is obviously on 'the list', like Gallagher was.
Here's what our friend Kerry Fraser had to say:
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Regardless of whether a directive has been sent or not, based on what I have observed and previously commented on, Brendan Gallagher has earned a rightful place on the Referee's "Ten Most Wanted" list.
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A refs' list of known offenders is nothing new and Gallagher is not the only Habs player to be drawing special attention from the ref's this season. No one likes to be embarrassed-Diving/embellishment is near the top every ref's list!
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For these reasons Andrew, we never received a specific list of known offenders. What the PA failed to recognize but Hockey Ops did, was three of the oldest forms of communication—telegraph, telephone and tell a Ref!
Each member of the officiating staff had his own list of players that duped him or attempted to and wouldn't hold back on sharing the information around the pre-game lunch table or in the dressing room prior to a game. The adage, "Fool me once—good for you: Fool me twice—shame on me" was adopted by the core group and a "known offenders list" was mentally compiled and shared freely amongst the referees. There was never a rash of diving penalties called but more of a conscious awareness not to be fooled into calling a penalty as a result of embellishment. It could also work against a known offender who would seldom receive the benefit of the doubt if fouled.
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http://www.tsn.ca/c-mon-ref-has-the-...agher-1.139254
FWIW, it took Gallagher pretty much an entire season of drama free reactions to start getting calls that were deserved. I do understand that Connor, the Prince who was promised, gets every call and then some. And has, at the same time, got some diving calls along the way... but it is what it is, and I think until Gaudreau drops those type of antics from his game, we will continue to see lots more of the same.