Hockey Prompt:

Initial thoughts on the whole embellishment element is that it isn't called enough for the rare times that it happens. I'm thankful that it isn't as much of a common behavior as it is in football given the overwhelming benefit you can get from a free kick/penalty as opposed to hockey where an extra powerplay doesn't have the same additional win probability. Not to mention the old school mentality in hockey is oddly positive for this, in viewing those who are light on their skates as being a 'soft' or bad player. There is however, a weird trend of booking both the embellishment when deemed necessary but also a coinciding minor of the violating hook or trip that led to the abolishment. In some scenarios I can see that there was a penalty committed and an embellishment committed in the same situation, but it already seems like refs are afraid to simply say that one player was entirely in the wrong when obvious (or at least obvious with play by play.