The game last with Anaheim last night is a good example of how things spiral out of control when the officials don't enforce the rules. Kessler gets away with slashing on every bloody shift. No call until someone finally slashes him back (Frolik). Kessler sees someone he thinks he can get the better of and goes after him and they each get two minutes. Calgary ends up with the extra call. The NHL is atrocious in this regard. Constantly missing the initial infraction and penalizing the retaliation. Call the infractions and there won't be retaliations. Bad officiating leads to self-policing and garbage like Marchand's spear and Crosby's recent incidents.
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