1) Yup
2) Agree. Pasta was embarrassing. I posted this to demonstrate every team has embellishers / divers
3) If you're looking at me to defend Edwards you're barking up the wrong tree, lol.
Barzal's overreacts, generally speaking, when he thinks blatant obstruction is repeatedly uncalled. That's what seems to motivate him to embellish. (Of course, it becomes a vicious cycle, because refs become even less likely to call blatant hooks, slashes to the hands, and holds against him). It's something he needs to stop, but it's pretty easy to understand his state of mind.
Only thing I can think of is that Pastrnak had his iced latte repeat on him. Heartburn is a *****.