Kris Letang accused of cheating to give his team an advantage
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Sam Hutch
December 20, 2023 (9:57 PM)
The National Hockey League has had a long standing issue when it comes to officiating, wether it be blatant favouritism, not calling what's in front of them or giving veterans the benefit of the doubt when they embellish a call.
Now, Michael Russo of The Athletic has taken aim at Pittsburgh Penguins cornerstone Kris Letang for his penchant for embellishing things to get calls; take a look.
Letang did same thing on Eriksson Ek penalty last night. He's done this for years and refs keep falling for it. In the #mnwild's last 2 losses, 3-3 ties were snapped after dives from Letang and Kane. No motivation for them to stop when refs keep giving them the benefit of doubt
What Russo is replying to is this play.
Letang has a history of either high-sticking himself over diving to draw penalties. If the league doesn't do anything about it, this will continue as it always has but it should be something the NHL focuses on for sure.
If the NHL doesn't seem to care about it though, what Letang does is fair game.
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