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Originally Posted by ricardodw
In today's woke society what could have Tkachuk said that would be so bad as to merit a penalty and it wouldn't be cause for cancellation and the apology circuit.
I think that a ref should never call an unsportsmanlike penalty unless the player attempts to embarrass / intimidate the ref in a manner that the crowd would notice.
Something called off the bench would have to cross the line into the refs safe space or was ignoring a direct warning that the next chirp out of you and I am calling a penalty.
I hope that Tkachuk learned from this episode.
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I’m given to understand an accusation of outright bias or corruption, even if in jest, can get you such a penalty. Or, if you keep up the ordinary stuff for too long, including after a warning.
It’s not necessarily consistent or logical, but the lines get put in place over time. Like how you can say a lot to a baseball ump but arguing balls and strikes = ejection.