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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Lucic, Tkachuk and Bennett are all right around 1 PIM per game. All 3 are physical, all 3 are antagonistic, and all 3 get called for penalties at about the same rate. Yet some of you talk like Bennett gets a penalty every shift he's out there.
Does he take some dumbass penalties? Yes. Does he also get the occasional call that would get called on no one else? IMO, yes.
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It's probably the style of penalty. Lucic is usually for roughing someone up, which people like. Tkachuk is usually for something that is coincidental with the other team, so no harm done, plus he historically is a net penalties drawn.
Bennett was typically getting holding or hooking calls in the offensive zone, so either lazy or not too smart on the forecheck. Or, like you say, a rep call.
I'm not saying that's the case 100% of the time, but that's the rationale for the differing reactions.