Hockey Prompt

I think in the NHL, and really in any sport, there is a lack of consistency. Every zebra will call something completely different. These days you see players being faster and faster. They are quicker with their sticks and thus it becomes harder to see every single infraction. I do think that you see more embellishment penalties now a days than you might have 10-15 years ago. Players are not flopping because they are soft or can't take a little stick to the face. They are doing it because they are getting rewarded for it and there is no way to challenge those penalties. There are only 4 people on the ice who are able to make penalty calls. They simply cannot see everything. Did a stick come up near your face in a corner scrum? Maybe you can get away with it by cupping your chin. Some penalties are easier to get a phantom call on. I think the bigger issue is the calls that aren't made rather than the ones that are. (174)