Dean Evason calls out Cale Makar and the AVS for constant diving

[MardyBum]

Angry loser moron is an angry loser moron. Story at 10PM.

 

[TheNumber4]

Well you had a good run for about a decade.

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Wait sec, you guys are top 3 this year.
I knew I can't trust Avs fans to give me the TRUTH.

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Lol. The Divealanche system is so ingrained into Avs land that even the fanbase are making up stats to hide it. It really is an elite operation they got over there. Avs fans should be proud that their franchise has found a way to get free PPs though.

 

[Oleksiak]

Start calling only the dive and make it an automatic game misconduct, with suspensions for repeat offenders. At the same time, start holding officials accountable and fire any refs who are unwilling or unable to conduct themselves like professionals.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Does anyone have a clip of this specific incident? I watched most of the game, and don't remember the play(s) in question. While many players dive, I personally don't recall an instance with Makar taking a dive in any game I've seen.

Both were egregious and deserved to be called out, though really it was on the refs for falling for it. Look at the Boldy penalty with two minutes left in the game for the main example, the other one was just a neutral zone tap along the boards where Makar totally biffed it.

I don’t like blaming refs at all, but this came with the statement that he doesn’t understand what is a penalty anymore in this league and watching the Wild lately, apparently I don’t either after all these years of hockey. At this point just stop complaining about it though, he’s already gotten two official apologies from the league, but of course the games following each of those apologies has featured some of the most blatant examples of retaliation by refs I have seen. So what good are you doing with that Dean? Just giving them more fuel to the fire. Klim Kostin getting the benefit of the doubt twice while falling over near Boldy in the first 10 minutes of the last game says it all.

 

[RedRocking]

Not everyone can be as classy as Ovechkin.

I just wanted to write that sentence once - somewhere Don Cherry’s head is exploding.

 

[Shane Diesel]

When things don't go your way accuse your opponent of cheating.

 

[Muffin]

Lol. The Divealanche system is so ingrained into Avs land that even the fanbase are making up stats to hide it. It really is an elite operation they got over there. Avs fans should be proud that their franchise has found a way to get free PPs though.

I mean we should listen to you since you're probably an expert on diving watching this every night

 

[TheNumber4]

It’s not diving, it’s our speed game that’s it. (other fast teams exist too and they don’t dive)

It can’t be diving, remember that one time Makar denied a PP? (Yeh that one time to create a fake reputation so he can then use that reputation to dive while looking innocent)

It can’t be diving, we don’t even get many PPs. ( they get a lot of PPs)

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Start calling only the dive and make it an automatic game misconduct, with suspensions for repeat offenders. At the same time, start holding officials accountable and fire any refs who are unwilling or unable to conduct themselves like professionals.

I'd love for there to be a post game review. In last night's Preds Jets game, a Predator player grabbed his mouth like he'd been high sticked but the stick never even touched his face. It's hard to catch at game speed but in a replay it's obvious.

Fine that player and make it public.

 

[Oleksiak]

I'd love for there to be a post game review. In last night's Preds Jets game, a Predator player grabbed his mouth like he'd been high sticked but the stick never even touched his face. It's hard to catch at game speed but in a replay it's obvious.

Fine that player and make it public.

Suspend the player and the ref who made the call. and fine the coach. Fining the player isn't going to fix this.

 

[snag]

Well deserved powerplays courtesy of hard work.

As much as you want to move the goalpost there....you just can't

That said, I don't have an opinion on any of this. Just found your comment, the evidence discrediting it and your retort there amusing.

 

[snag]

I'd love for there to be a post game review. In last night's Preds Jets game, a Predator player grabbed his mouth like he'd been high sticked but the stick never even touched his face. It's hard to catch at game speed but in a replay it's obvious.

Fine that player and make it public.

There also really should be a Department of Referee Competence. Call it DORC for short.

The only reason Tim Peel is where he is because of a hot mic. But there are so many other instances of refs being right there looking at something egregious and never called that leave EVERYONE going "what the f***?" We all know there are several more Tim Peels out there. And we also know there are some that are just plain bad refs.

 

[Coffey]

I mean we should listen to you since you're probably an expert on diving watching this every night

That second clip happened to me one time in ball hockey about 15 years ago. I was exhausted and legit flipped over a dudes hip. He got an interference call and I taught Connor all he knows.

 

[Jacob]

Players embellish because the refs won’t see or call it if they don’t. It’s that simple.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

There also really should be a Department of Referee Competence. Call it DORC for short.

The only reason Tim Peel is where he is because of a hot mic. But there are so many other instances of refs being right there looking at something aggregious that leave EVERYONE going "what the f***?" We all know there are several more Tim Peels out there. And we also know there are some that are just plain bad refs.

At this point I have to assume that game management is an unnofficial mandate by the league for refs. Which now that gambling is involved starts to drift into match fixing territory.

 

[Oleksiak]

At this point I have to assume that game management is an unnofficial mandate by the league for refs. Which now that gambling is involved starts to drift into match fixing territory.

There's no other explanation for Kelly Sutherland to still be employed despite his obvious history of match fixing.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Finally someone with the cahonas to say the obvious. The Divealanche have been doing this for years. It’s coached and ingrained into their system. Rapid head snaps with any light contact to the head, exaggerated falls with any light contact near the boards, extreme grunting and rapid waving of the wrists with any light contact to the gloves. The Avs are ELITE at fooling the incompetent Refs in this League.

Don’t get me wrong though, I don’t blame them for it. If they found a way to get free PowerPlays from the Leagues incompetent officiating they should do it. And they have, they won a Stanley Cup doing just that. All hail the DIVEALANCHE.

The Aves fans will never admit it. But playing fairly the only series they actually won was against Nashville.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

At this point I have to assume that game management is an unnofficial mandate by the league for refs. Which now that gambling is involved starts to drift into match fixing territory.

I mean Tim Peel more or less blew the lid off it and the league gave it the old "Blackhawks sex abuse scandal" treatment.

 

[davpower]

Finally someone with the cahonas to say the obvious. The Divealanche have been doing this for years. It’s coached and ingrained into their system. Rapid head snaps with any light contact to the head, exaggerated falls with any light contact near the boards, extreme grunting and rapid waving of the wrists with any light contact to the gloves. The Avs are ELITE at fooling the incompetent Refs in this League.

Don’t get me wrong though, I don’t blame them for it. If they found a way to get free PowerPlays from the Leagues incompetent officiating they should do it. And they have, they won a Stanley Cup doing just that. All hail the DIVEALANCHE.

I bet you think Lekhonen and Cogliano are true leader for diving head first into the board so that their team can have power play time?

 

[Mighty Makar]

The Aves fans will never admit it. But playing fairly the only series they actually won was against Nashville.

Great name change!

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

There are a few on the Avs who have stood out for this in recent years, but not Makar. Either it was a one-off, or the mantra is sinking in.

 

[MCR74]

So when is Evason gonna call out the Oilers?

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

At this point I have to assume that game management is an unnofficial mandate by the league for refs. Which now that gambling is involved starts to drift into match fixing territory.

I do not believe in conspiracies, but if the Wild end up drafting #1 overall this year I might start. Literally everything that could go wrong this season has for this team with just the absolutely most frustrating times for penalty calls. Veteran Goligoski getting tagged for an unsportsmanlike game 1 for saying “make a damn call” to an official, Jared Spurgeon eating two phantom stick infractions already, a guy who averages 6 PIMs a year. Boldy 3 penalties in 6 shifts one with an empty net, the other to deny an own breakaway, all 3 not penalties.

Reffing theoretically evens out, I normally don’t care, but these rookie officials are pure chaos, I couldn’t be a coach for the Wild without losing my shit too.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

The one whining. The Avs are near the bottom of the league for powerplay opportunities so if they're diving as much as the boomer says so it ain't doing them any favours.

Top 3 in the league in PP opportunities.....someone didn't do their research before poppin one off

 

[TheNumber4]

The League should respond by giving Evason the Jack Adam’s. Dude is trying the best he can to save the leagues credibility. And credibility should be extremely important to a professional sports League.