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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
His 'grab the stick and tuck into my body and then spin around to make it look like a hook' is a classic. Refs continue to fall for it.
I think the worst part is how many in the media were all over the league last summer for missed calls. They didn't mention the calls/dives he should've been called for, of course.
I've always said I hate the game management/even up calls in the NHL. If one team commits 15 penalties and the other commits 2, so be it. Call it that way. Just because McDavid can skate fast then spins around or dives on some minimal contact doesn't mean it's a penalty.
But it ain't changing. He knows embellishment works. He'll do it for his entire career. He's not stopping.
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My theory is the refs just can’t always make the correct judgment call at that speed, and he/the Oilers have leaned into it. It looks fast on TV. At ice level I can’t imagine having to make that call in a split second.