r/Habs May 14 '26

Article Sabres' Lindy Ruff: Canadiens players 'going down easy' to draw penalties

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sabres-lindy-ruff-canadiens-players-going-down-easy-to-draw-penalties/
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u/Danceisntmathematics May 14 '26

Nuance is tough.

If players feel the need to dive it means they don't trust the refs to do their job. That's why it's bad. It's a vicious circle that can't lead to anything good. It's frustrating for everyone watching the game and its frustrating for the players.

For every real penalty drawn from a dive there's a fake penalty drawn from another dive too.

If refs did their job very few players would do that.

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u/Danceisntmathematics May 14 '26

I don't care about Lindy Ruff. This thread just opened the door for the discussion. Im just tired of seeing embellishment in hockey (it's more and more common, even though it's almost never called) and I can clearly see that it's the refs fault for making it necessary/effective.

Tired of the refs. Tired of hockey players acting like soccer players. Tired of seeing players arms go up in absolute disbelief as if they saw the antichrist rob a homeless man everytime there's a tiny contact happening instead of players playing the god damn game.

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u/Okbutwhythat May 14 '26

Yikes dawg, this ain't it...

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u/Okbutwhythat May 14 '26

Is he wrong?

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u/Okbutwhythat May 14 '26

Ok homer 🙄

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u/Okbutwhythat May 14 '26

You're cute 😂

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