Bill Barber would've been proud. For those not old enough, Bill was talented forward, but a gold medal dive artist on the Flyers in the 70's & 80's. Luostarinen should be ashamed of himself, as should the ref. He commenced the dive before Chaffee's stick even made contact. Should have been called for the eventual hold/interference (not a trip) + an unsportsmanlike penalty for the obvious dive. That call is how $hit officiating can influence games.
Clear dive. And it will continue to happen as long as the officials refuse to do their jobs and call it. They love to protect those that make a habit of embellishment.
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100% diving. It's the Panther way.
Dive or just blew a tire. No penalty unless you’re talking about an embellishment call here.
That's a dive. Not sure how he missed that staring right at it
"And it's a perfect 10 from the Russian judge on that dive."
Bill Barber would've been proud. For those not old enough, Bill was talented forward, but a gold medal dive artist on the Flyers in the 70's & 80's. Luostarinen should be ashamed of himself, as should the ref. He commenced the dive before Chaffee's stick even made contact. Should have been called for the eventual hold/interference (not a trip) + an unsportsmanlike penalty for the obvious dive. That call is how $hit officiating can influence games.
Looks like he just fell. Not a dive nor penalty.
Clear dive. And it will continue to happen as long as the officials refuse to do their jobs and call it. They love to protect those that make a habit of embellishment.
Not 100% sure it's a dive….but certainly not a trip. There was absolutely no stick contact….and just very light arm contact. Bad call…esp in playoffs.
He fell on his own
He just fell. Not a penalty or a dive
Might have been a dive but it kind of looks like he just blew a tire. Definitely not a penalty.
Well it's 100% NOT a trip…weather he dove or just fell…I mean, it's hockey and it's the playoffs so
Not a dive or a trip. Lost an edge and a bad call by the ref.
9.5 for the dive