Esa Lindell had one of the worst flops on ice that you will see and was punished accordingly.
Lindell flopped three times in a row after being crosschecked by Robert Bortuzzo in the second period of Game 2 of the Dallas Stars’ second-round playoff series with the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.
Robert Bortuzzo with three cross-checks. Esa Lindell with three embellishments. Both players penalized pic.twitter.com/TcvhIFZ0ZI
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 30, 2019
The referees saw right through Lindell’s tricks and penalized the defenseman for embellishment. Bortuzzo was also called for crosschecking, so both players ended up penalized.
That is probably the most incredible flop we’ve seen since this legendary one by Jerome Simpson.
The memes were strong in response.
Esa Lindell has fallen. And he can’t get up. pic.twitter.com/cd8zrN2A6Q
— Big Heat (@DanyAllstar15) April 30, 2019
Action shot of @DallasStars defenseman Esa Lindell in Game 3 pic.twitter.com/c38p3tBdNh
— the Zombo Apocalypse (@ZomboApocalypse) April 30, 2019
In honor of his dominating play tonight, here’s Esa Lindell in his offseason training program.#GoStars #stlblues pic.twitter.com/NC3zteu08l
— Thomas Welch (@twelcher15) April 30, 2019
