Quote:Written Task: What do you think of embellishment calls and diving in the NHL? Do you think they're called too much? Not enough? Is it a necessary evil to make sure the referee actually sees that something happened? Even if it wasn't that bad? Do you think there are players with deserved reputations for diving? Maybe undeserved reputations? (150+ words)

Diving and embellishing is terrible for the sport and I am a pretty big proponent of stiff punishments when it comes to these kinds of things. Obviously if a player gets a stick in the face, the head will snap back, so I understand that kind of thing but the instances where it is clearly a player jumping or faking it in replays, those should be punished imo. I think the NHL has done a decent job of cleaning it up because I don't think I've seen as much of it as before. I am not sure what the rules are currently but I would definitely be fine having retro-active suspensions or fines where they punish players caught doing it. Whether or not you think the NHL is doing a good job, you have to admit that it isn't nearly as bad as soccer. Now that is some frustrating diving which sucks because I played the sport and it hurts when someone's cleats jab off your leg but when people watch the sport and see some of the over-acting, it makes the real injuries look fake and it gets questioned.

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