Getzlaf dive of the year. (Gif and YT in OP)

[93LEAFS]

Terrible dive.

 

[Kamiccolo]

From that angle it looked more like he just made a horrible attempt at a body check and threw himself into the floor, to be honest.

Agreed, bad angle, there will be another one soon.

 

[frankthetank91]

For a big tough guy, Getz is a pretty big whiner and diver.

 

[Del Preston]

That's embarrassing.

 

[SugarSherm]

For a big tough guy, Getz is a pretty big whiner and diver.

Whiner I can agree with but Getzlaf is not known for diving.

 

[illpucks]

From that angle it looks like a balance issue. All his weight on one leg with forward momentum makes it an awkward fall. Not a dive (from that gif).

 

[ArGarBarGar]

From that angle it looks like a balance issue. All his weight on one leg with forward momentum makes it an awkward fall. Not a dive (from that gif).

Yeah not sure what people expect him to do on that.

 

[frankthetank91]

Whiner I can agree with but Getzlaf is not known for diving.

Ya really meant to just say whiner. Everytime I see him he looks like he's crying to the refs.

 

[ohcomeonref]

For a big tough guy, Getz is a pretty big whiner and diver.

Post one single other dive.

Edit: also this wasn't really a dive, he went down awkwardly and popped up. He didn't swim around on the ice trying to draw anything, wasn't going for a call at all.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Getzlaf has contact with Phaneuf loses his balance and falls not a dive

 

[Davebo*]

Yeah not sure what people expect him to do on that.

He was already off balance when the leaf player interferes with him...

 

[embee]

He was on one skate and his balance was too far forward... That will happen every time.

 

[Get North]

It isn't a dive. He was off balance with one leg in the air and fell, if he wanted to dive there would have been better opportunities to do so in the game IMO.

 

[Hank Plank]

Need another angle but yea looks like Getz just stumbled.

 

[Quack Shot]

Getzlaf can be called a whiner, but he's definitely not a diver. It was a balance issue as you can see from the angle above.

 

[illpucks]

The exaggerated fall is from him overcompensating to try to keep balance.

Same kind of fall as this. Looks exaggerated but it is not intentional.

 

[LuGBuG]

He dove for sure, but the reffing this game has been horrendous probably felt like he had too the way it's been. Never seen him do it before.

 

[Gliff]

For a big tough guy, Getz is a pretty big whiner and diver.

Please show me a dive from Getzlaf. Please.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

not even a dive, toronto fans have to whine even when they win

 

[Zirakzigil]

Terrible. Neal's was worse though.

 

[Terry Yake]

not even close to being as bad as neal's

 

[dtones520]

From that angle it looks like a balance issue. All his weight on one leg with forward momentum makes it an awkward fall. Not a dive (from that gif).

As much as I dislike Getzlaf, I completely agree. It looked more like he had all of his weight on the front of his skate, couple that with moving at a high speed and most everyone is going to fall pretty awkwardly. But it could also just be the angle.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Don't know about this one

 

[HanSolo]

For a big tough guy, Getz is a pretty big whiner and diver.

Any rep he has as a diver is absolutely fabricated. He'll fight through anything usually.

 

[Derrty]

He dove for sure, but the reffing this game has been horrendous probably felt like he had too the way it's been. Never seen him do it before.

Haha what? People see what they want to see, I guess.