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

[Goose of Reason]

Yeah, just him awkwardly falling. Similar to Kesler, when he cut Calvert (I think? Maybe it was Atkinson) with his skate.

 

[ducks8]

From the angle of the gif, looks more like a balance issue. But I have only seen that angle

 

[Paradoc]

Yeah, that doesn't look like a dive to me.

 

[dutch00]

Embarrassing flop.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

If you're trying to maintain or regain your balance, typically you don't shoot your right leg out from under you and launch yourself forward.

It was a dive.

I wonder if it'll take the league as long to respond to the diving epidemic as it did clutching and grabbing.

 

[Classicnamesup]

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

Fighting has nothing to do with it. That dive was absolutely shameful.

I love Getzlaf (when he isn't playing my team), great Canadian kid but this is embarassing. C'mon Ryan

 

[tANNERRRR54]

******* embarrassing.

 

[illpucks]

Embarrassing flop.

It wasn't a dive. Look at how his left arm....he uses it to try to maintain balance. Because of the contact, his left side slowed down, his right skate was ahead of his body. If he didn't correct his fall enough he could have seriously injured his right leg.

 

[kovatroll*]

Getzlaf has always been a diver, just like Perry's always pulled the cheap antics he does. He's too talented of a player to being doing this, hopefully Brucie B gives him a good yelling.

 

[ProjectPanthers]

Yah it looks bad and it may have been a dive, but it also could have been a bad loss of balance.

If you've played hockey you know how easy it is to look like a complete dumbass when you lose your balance

 

[tarheelhockey]

If you're trying to maintain or regain your balance, typically you don't shoot your right leg out from under you and launch yourself forward.

He's on skates, it's not like he can just plant his foot.

If you're leaning forward on one foot while on skates, guess where that foot decides to go?

 

[HanSolo]

Getzlaf has always been a diver, just like Perry's always pulled those cheap shots.

That is absolutely false.

 

[Marshal Rochambeau]

He might just be fat and fell over.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

He's on skates, it's not like he can just plant his foot.

If you're leaning forward on one foot while on skates, guess where that foot decides to go?

I realize he's on skates.

Getzlaf is a lot better skater than I am, and even losing my balance I would've gone down more gracefully than that and gotten up quicker had I wanted to.

He was falling down and decided to launch himself. It's pretty obvious. Though I'm enjoying the extents to which people will go to explain away a pretty clear dive.

 

[illpucks]

That is absolutely false.

His profile says "Go Ducks". I think he was being sarcastic about how quick people are to label players around here.

 

[HanSolo]

Fighting has nothing to do with it. That dive was absolutely shameful.

I love Getzlaf (when he isn't playing my team), great Canadian kid but this is embarassing. C'mon Ryan

I don't mean fighting with fists man. Like you can drape him with four defenders and he'll usually try to bull his way through than flop to the ice. He's usually vocally anti diving. This isn't his MO

 

[dutch00]

the Eugene Melnyk forensic analysis of how this isnt a dive. When you're leaning a bit forward and off balance, you don't lean forward more to regain your balance.

 

[Eisen]

From this angle it looks like embellishment at most, doesn't look like diving to me.

 

[Blues88]

Almost looks like the trailing leaf who is cutting to the middle inadvertently clips getzlaf's left leg while it's in the air. Would explain the toe pick with the right foot.


I don't ever see Getzlaf fall down even when checked so I'm not inclined to believe he'd randomly dive.

 

[aemoreira1981]

I went to a hockey game and a soccer match broke out!

OMG, Terrible. Got the penalty, waiting on gif.

That's hilarious, but... (Neal's dive)

this is even more hilarious. I see that Mike Ribeiro has been giving Neal lessons

 

[kducks]

Getzlaf has always been a diver, just like Perry's always pulled the cheap antics he does. He's too talented of a player to being doing this, hopefully Brucie B gives him a good yelling.

I would like to see all this diving, cause that wasn't a dive tonight. You keep trying to make these grand statements like you actually watch the Ducks on a regular basis.

 

[Jeti]

I don't see how that's a dive. An awkward play, yes, but there was no call to sell. Looks like he was hit with a shoulder to the chest? Bad thread.

 

[DoubleDouble*]

How can you not call that a dive? He kicks his legs over his head ffs.

 

[Lyons71]

He doesn't dive. He just tried to stay on his feet and couldn't. Instead of just going down to a knee he did the figure skating junk he did there. The jump at the end was only to try to not hit his knees on the ground? idk.

He doesn't dive though. Just a lame looking play.

 

[Italian President]

OMG, Terrible. Got the penalty, waiting on gif.

Actually yeah on a second look this isn't even a dive.