Pens peeved at Holmstrom's 'dives'

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Penguins claim that Holmstrom's a man of divers' talents
Published 5/31/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
As far as Pittsburgh Penguins defencemen Hal Gill and Brooks Orpik are concerned, Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom is an out-and-out diver, as they told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Joe Starkey: May 30, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review : "We were laughing about it," Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik said. "It's embarrassing." Twice in a span of four minutes in the second period, defenseman Hal Gill was slapped with cross-checking minors when Holmstrom went down in a heap in front of the net. The second penalty led to a Detroit goal. Gill was flabbergasted. Asked Friday whether ...

Penguin Roundup - May 31st
Published 5/31/2008 by Justin Maffei at Faceoff Factor
... Taffe, and Kris Beech. Holmstrom Diving? Hal Gill was called twice for cross-checking Tomas Holmstrom in Game 3, but the Penguins think that Holmstrom may have gone down rather easily. They acknowledge his ability in front of the goalie, but think he is diving. “It’s amazing. When he gets his ground in there and gets to where he wants to be, then you can’t move him. But if you don’t let him get to where he wants to be, he gets frustrated, and he starts diving” Brooks Orpik said of Tomas Holmstrom . Roberts’ Last Stand Though Gary Roberts did not announce his retirement, he ...

Game 4
Published 5/31/2008 by NoMich at SportsFilter
Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins. Pens accuse Holmstrom of diving. Read Story.

Red Wings-Penguins Game 4 Preview
Published 5/31/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Sean Zandberg) at Waiting For Stanley- A Vancouver Canucks-NHL news site
... The other issue is Holmstrom's diving, which is big headlines in the Pittsburgh Tribune. Hal Gill received 2 cross checking minors in Game 3 because he was trying to remove Holmstrom from his spot in front of the net. Holmstrom easily fell to the ice on both calls. ...