Cheating Allegations Emerge Around Kris Letang
Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins is taking a beating online following his team's game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday.
Letang's Sneaky Move Leads to Game-Winning-Goal
With just over five minutes gone in the third period,and the score tied at 3, Letang managed to draw a penalty after taking a stick to the face from Kirill Kaprizov. The only problem is, Letang essentially skated right into it.
Responding to one of the videos of the incident, Michaël Russo, who covers the Wild for The Athletic, said it wasn't even his first time doing it in the game, and he's done it many times throughout his career.
"Letang did same thing on Joel 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 [Evander] Kane. No motivation for them to stop when refs keep giving them the benefit of doubt."
Letang Called out for Cheating by Insider
For better or worse, probably worse, diving and embellishing have become somewhat of an art form in the NHL. Those players who do it can do it well. The only way that ends is when there are consequences for actions.
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DÉCEMBRE 21 | 183 ANSWERS Cheating Allegations Emerge Around Kris Letang What do you think of Letang's move? | ||
| He's definitely embellishing | 88 | 48.1 % |
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| I'm not sure | 18 | 9.8 % |
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