from Eric Stephens of the OC Register,

As they held onto a 2-1 lead in the third period against the Predators, Forsberg drew toward the Ducks’ Chris Wagner near the Anaheim net and turned his back toward the center following a whistle.

Wagner gave Forsberg a quick chop to the back and the Predators star, who irritated the Ducks throughout last spring’s Western Conference finals, went down to the ice. Whether the force knocked him down or not, it drew a cross-checking penalty and got Nashville a power play.

After sitting while pleading his case to the referee, Wagner watched the Predators tie the game on Calle Jarnkrok’s power-play goal and they eventually got a 3-2 win in the shootout. Afterward, the calls that Forsberg embellished to draw that whistle were fast and furious.

Not mincing words, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said Forsberg dove.

“The referee in my mind got – I don’t know what the word I can use to describe – but was conned,” Carlyle said. “From my standpoint in watching it, he backed specifically in and he’s smiling as he goes down.

“To me, that’s not a call for that situation in a (2-1) game. Obviously they saw it different. We’ll voice the opinion to the necessary people.”

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