Malkin gets 2 embellishment penalties in one game

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Gifs anyone?

Official scorer just changed the call. One didn't seem like it was embelishing, but I'm not sure if I've ever seen 2 calls in one game on the same player before?

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[Blueline Bomber]

Looks like he's on the ref's list.

 

[mikethelegacy]

Both BS calls

 

[BurghThang]

1st call was not embellishment...it was unsportsmanlike conduct for getting in the face of the dude that tripped him.

The actual embellishment call was an absolute joke...Malkin doesn't dive

 

[Big McLargehuge]

The first one was crap and the second one was complete and utter horse****.

The refs were an embarrassment tonight all-around. They had no control over anything and called the most random things.

edit: They changed the call.

 

[Nairbo]

Malkin is a known diver who has certainly earned his reputation, but neither was a dive.

 

[Malkin112*]

they change it

08:24 PIT Evgeni Malkin Embellishment against Scottie Upshall
10:05 PIT Evgeni Malkin Embellishment

 

[illpucks]

Neutral fan here. Neither were dives. The last was an even up call.

Malkin makes people look stupid so they trip him. They tripped him so much they had to do a coincidental call.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

they change it

08:24 PIT Evgeni Malkin Embellishment against Scottie Upshall
10:05 PIT Evgeni Malkin Embellishment

Wow.

Just...wow. What a joke.

Neutral fan here.

No comment.

 

[Human]

won't comment on the first one, but the second one was absolutely atrocious...

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

The first one wasn't called embellishment, it was for going after the guy who tripped him, and the second one was complete and utter horse****.

The refs were an embarrassment tonight all-around. They had no control over anything and called the most random things.

http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014020485

changed it

 

[Dying Alive]

Was at the game & haven't seen the replay of the first one, but the second one was an absolute joke.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

*shrugs* We pretty much go into games now expecting things like this from the refs. They have been atrocious in Pens' games for a couple of months now. Media has commented on it, fans. So nothing to see here, merely the same old same old.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Malkin doesn't dive

Malkin is a known diver who has certainly earned his reputation, but neither was a dive.

Not sure who's right here

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Not sure who's right here

Like most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. He's certainly not a notorious diver, but I won't say he's impossible to get off his feet, either.

In this case I think the refs thought he was James Neal.

 

[Dynamo81]

Confirmed GOAT

 

[TorstenFrings]

The threshold they have for embellishment calls in their need to even it up nicely these days has gotten ridiculously low.
It's one thing, if they judge it a dive, but these double calls are getting stupid. If you do call a trip on that, no way is it embellishment to just, you know, trip.

 

[BurghThang]

The threshold they have for embellishment calls in their need to even it up nicely these days has gotten ridiculously low.
It's one thing, if they judge it a dive, but these double calls are getting stupid. If you do call a trip on that, no way is it embellishment to just, you know, trip.

excellent post...couldn't agree more...if it's a trip...how can it be embellishment?
It's either a foul or it isn't...if there is "embellishment"...why is there a foul called too?

 

[StrangeVision]

excellent post...couldn't agree more...if it's a trip...how can it be embellishment?
It's either a foul or it isn't...if there is "embellishment"...why is there a foul called too?

Player A gets his stick caught in player B's skates. Player B falls over.

Player A gets his stick caught in player B's skates. Player B throws his arm out and stick away as he falls over and then rolls on the ice after he falls over.

Both involve a trip, one involves someone going overboard trying to sell it, a.k.a. embellishment.






*Disclaimer: I am not making any judgment on the calls in tonight's game*

 

[Individual 1]

Second one was such a horrible call

 

[Classicnamesup]

Not sure who's right here

I have seen Malkin dive before for sure. He isn't an egregious one near the top of the list but he has his place on there.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

excellent post...couldn't agree more...if it's a trip...how can it be embellishment?
It's either a foul or it isn't...if there is "embellishment"...why is there a foul called too?

because the player who gets tripped draws attention to the foul by diving. You can logically have both on the same play. Didn't see the first, but the second was not a dive.

 

[BurghThang]

I have seen Malkin dive before for sure. He isn't an egregious one near the top of the list but he has his place on there.

I'll adjust my statement by admitting every player probably knows when he feels a stick in his skates he has a chance to get a call. That being said, in my 8 years of watching Malkin play I have seen him power through WAYYYY more potential fouls than most

 

[Human]

Player A gets his stick caught in player B's skates. Player B falls over.

Player A gets his stick caught in player B's skates. Player B throws his arm out and stick away as he falls over and then rolls on the ice after he falls over.

Both involve a trip, one involves someone going overboard trying to sell it, a.k.a. embellishment.

*Disclaimer: I am not making any judgment on the calls in tonight's game*

the only difference I got from this is that the first B player has better acting skills than the second B player.

 

[Classicnamesup]

I'll adjust my statement by admitting every player probably knows when he feels a stick in his skates he has a chance to get a call. That being said, in my 8 years of watching Malkin play I have seen him power through WAYYYY more potential fouls than most

Which is great but has nothing to do with diving. Every player powers through fouls and a lot of players (maybe the majority) dive and embellish.

Personally I don't think it is that bad, but most teams have 2-3 guys you can ID as a diver. Malkin isn't one I would point out but he has dove a few times