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Originally Posted by Zulu29
Look, no one is asking for perfection. The ref made the call on the ice and determined it was a game misconduct. Maybe it was maybe it wasn’t (I wasn’t able to watch the game) but I highly doubt that call was made with the intent to manage the game.
I’m talking about the plays where there is a blatant penalty, replay shows the officials watching it and nothing is done because the offending team is down two goals in the third. The refs know if they make that call and the team now goes down three goals because of the ensuing power play, the game is pretty much over.
Call the infractions by the book and the players will adapt. I like corsi’s idea of a divers list. Another thing that pisses me off is when someone gets called for diving but the other guy still gets a tripping call. Just brutal and gives no incentive for players to stop diving.
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While I agree in principle, the simple fact is, it's not that easy. Consider the year after the Wild went out and deliberately broke Gaudreau's hand. The league modified the slashing rule, and told the officials to call everything. We didn't even get halfway through the pre-season before
everybody was complaining about it - players, officials, coaches and even fans. So they dialed it back. And within a couple years, that call is practically non-existent again.