Mikko Rantanen Earns Unsportsmanlike Penalty for Hurting Ref's Feelings
Refereeing in the NHL is always a hotly contested issue.
It appears - however - officials' collective sensitivity has spiked this season, resulting in an increased number of misconduct penalties.
Colorado Avalanche F Mikko Rantanen was busted on Sunday for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty simply for telling the ref that he's "f---ing soft."
Here's the close-up on whatever Rantanen was saying to get himself said unsportsmanlike pic.twitter.com/wEze44h64e Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) March 6, 2023
That Rantanen was penalized for it is all the evidence one really needs to support #96's claim.
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