There were a lot of bad calls in Game 2 between the Blackhawks and Blues. One of those was the embellishment call on Robby Fabbri when he was cross-checked by Andrew Ladd. While fans pointed out how ridiculous the call was, one official reportedly claimed Fabbri was “folding like a card table” on the play.
Told referee on ice accused Fabbri of "Folding like a card table". One of oddest calls ever. Negated #stlblues PP https://t.co/7pb3mQXZtW
— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) April 16, 2016
And a reminder of the play in question:
https://twitter.com/mkmolnar/status/721161341420093440
Keep in mind, this is what one official said after the game:
Dan O'Rourke who officiated Game 2: "Come in, get the obvious stuff, and let the players play, let them decide." Fail.
— Frozen Notes (@FrozenNotes) April 16, 2016
What was obvious about that?
This is one of those cases where the NHL doesn’t make much sense. How can the play be both embellishing and a cross-checking penalty? How can you possibly think Fabbri not only embellished, but acted so much that he was folding like a card table?
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