Jeff Skinner fined for multiple dives

[Maple Leaf]

so DoPS watches oilers games and simply choose not to fine mcdavid, got it

he gets special treatment that is just business

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

This needs to be more common. It feels like diving has gone way up in the past 5 years.

Between his Oilers salary and his Sabres buyout, Skinner makes $5.44M this year.

For comparison, a $2K fine is the equivalent of a person who makes $50K being fined $18.

Short version: "He don't give a f***."

 

[Three On Zero]

Between his Oilers salary and his Sabres buyout, Skinner makes $5.44M this year.

For comparison, a $2K fine is the equivalent of a person who makes $50K being fined $18.

Short version: "He don't give a f***."

Doubt the monetary value is the meaningful part, players lose credibility on the 50/50 calls and he’s always going to be labeled by the refs going forward. It’ll be harder to draw calls once you’ve been given a history of embellishment.

You see it with McDavid, he doesn’t get the benefit of most calls likely due to his reputation of trying to sell calls. The league’s just not going to fine one of the best players for it.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Doubt the monetary value is the meaningful part, players lose credibility on the 50/50 calls and he’s always going to be labeled by the refs going forward. It’ll be harder to draw calls once you’ve been given a history of embellishment

Gonna guess the refs already know who's got a rep regardless of the league suspending them.

FWIW, I'm not arguing against fining divers. More arguing that the maximum fine is a joke and needs to be raised. (Or better yet, changed to percentage of the player's salary) NHLPA ain't gonna let that happen though.

 

[Bender Duster]

The issue is the utterly lack of consistency. Players should be receiving this fine weekly yet this is the first time this season?

If I'm the player I appeal because the standard does not exist. Regardless of the low fine amount.

The gif in your avatar is absolutely perfect for this thread!!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The issue is the utterly lack of consistency. Players should be receiving this fine weekly yet this is the first time this season?

If I'm the player I appeal because the standard does not exist. Regardless of the low fine amount.

Agreed. And in the past the people getting fined seemed kind of random whereas well known divers seem to avoid ever getting fined in spite of many more obvious examples.

 

[Avs2022]

Meanwhile rantanen dives like three times one on his self high stick in the last game he played.

Not true. We all know he skips legs day at the gym and has noodles for legs. That's why he's always falling.

 

[VistamarCroissants]

Skinner deserves a Greg Louganis trophy

 

[Cup or Bust]

I doubt he dived. He doesn't have great balance as a skater to begin with.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Do the refs send in the video? The opponent? Does the league watch the replay of every game in detail for such dives?

 

[Oilslick941611]

Yea man! I despise the Oilers, and often view them with my Flames colored glasses on. But this looks pretty inoccuous to me. There were probably worse embellishements that game, from both teams!

It honestly looks like he had his weight shifted to his back against the ranger then the ranger moved away and he fell. Can’t say that’s a dive, but consistency isn’t the nhls strong point.

There are definitely worse dives happening in almost every game that seemingly go unnoticed. Not that I care this happened to an oiler because diving should be called out no matter who does it.

And Oiler fans whine about Avs. Hypocritical jokes.

#96 on the avs should have had a warning and 2 fines in the last game alone

 

[God]

I doubt he dived. He doesn't have great balance as a skater to begin with.

it's crazy that i could believe this for almost any other nhl player except for jeff skinner because of his figure skating training

 

[Three On Zero]

Gonna guess the refs already know who's got a rep regardless of the league suspending them.

FWIW, I'm not arguing against fining divers. More arguing that the maximum fine is a joke and needs to be raised. (Or better yet, changed to percentage of the player's salary) NHLPA ain't gonna let that happen though.

They need to be a base % of the players salary.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I don't care about diving because the NHL doesn't.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

They need to be a base % of the players salary.

Agreed. Dumb that a kid on an ELC can get fined the same amount as Nathan MacKinnon for the same offense.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Still not as bad as Stützle

 

[HockeyVirus]

McDived and Divesaitl rubbing off on the lad

I think I saw that one.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Cant say I've ever seen anyone fined for embellishment before.

lots of times

 

[benfranklin]

Meanwhile rantanen dives like three times one on his self high stick in the last game he played.

It not a dive if you get hit with a stick in the face. Its a reaction. It happened to be his own stick that the opponent lifted.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Certain player from Sens next?

 

[OneSharpMarble]

Just give out the diving penalty more FFS, these stupid fines do literally nothing.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I wouldn't argue that Skinner falls down due to a soft gust of wind, but that play seemed fairly innocent, or at least no worse than what you'll see in an average game.

 

[Mattb124]

Happy the NHL is punishing diving, but that looked to me like Skinner though he was going to have defender right up against him, leaned into where he thought the defender would be, and fell over because he leaned into an unexpected void.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

I can find multiple dives on both side on that single game, but none more ridiculous than the goalie tumbling like the second coming of Luis Suarez

 

[Cup or Bust]

it's crazy that i could believe this for almost any other nhl player except for jeff skinner because of his figure skating training

He falls almost every shift and almost every time he makes contact with someone. I was being sarcastic because of how clumsy he is.