1.   He then swallowed the whistle for much of the remainder of the game and both sides took advantage in a game that featured cheap shots throughout the night.

2.   Misdeeds are tucked under the artificial turf, authority figures swallow their whistles, and accountability and responsibility are merely six-syllable words.

3.   Please, swallow the whistle.

4.   The Oilers had only one power-play attempt before referee Steve Walkom basically swallowed his whistle after the second period.

5.   What if the referees had swallowed their whistles.