James has a lot of mixed to negative feelings about tricks in hockey, owing to the fact that Ogun often relied on such tricks to win games and rake in piles of money. Old habits are hard to kick though, and Howlett knows that the refs in the SHL aren't being bribed under the table so anything that goes too far will actually be handled. All of this to say, James definitely deserves more time in the penalty box than he's landed. He definitely doesn't always wait for the ref to look away before sneaking in a dirty hit, and the glares he shoots as he does it freezes the blood of onlookers. If it weren't for Rose giving him a talking to every time he gets in a fight, he would remind everyone why refs don't step in until someone's on the ground. He's the best there is at what he does, but what he does best isn't very nice.