Top 10 Most Hated Active NHL Players
Recently the Pittsburgh Penguins twitter account, through the use of the hashtag #askneal, opened up for questions directed at forward James Neal. As if they knew it was coming and planned accordingly, Flyer fans nationwide launched a full scale twitter assault on the controversial forward. It didn’t take long for the hashtag to trend leading to fans of all sorts tweeting their hilarious questions for Neal. Here’s some examples:
@93Phils87Flyers: #askneal If a tree falls in the forest, is it because you cross-checked it in
the head?
@kodywiddak: #AskNeal are you the type of guy that plays NHL 14 and skates around after
the whistles and hits everyone?
@jakeMa85: Hey James, I’m thinking when this is all over you and Matt Cooke should get an
apartment together… #AskNeal
@FlyersNation: James, do you get the biggest thrill out of kneeing someone in the head or
cross checking them in the head? #AskNeal
These are just a couple examples of some really great questions. However, the conversation surrounding the hashtag got me thinking; who are today’s cheapest players? Clearly, the consensus is that James Neal is amongst the NHL’s cheapest, but who else falls into this category? Long story short, I decided to compose a Top 10 Most Hated Active NHL Players list. Starting with 10 and progressing to the number 1 cheapest active NHLer.
10. Patrick Kaleta (Buffalo)
Kaleta has made a name for himself throughout the league as the guy who will run you head first into the boards from behind. He’s had a couple suspensions even though he doesn’t get much playing time. He’s not that great of a player but he’s highly skilled when it comes to cheap shots. He’s opens the list up, coming in at Number 10; Congrats you filthy animal.
9. Tuomo Ruuto (New Jersey)
If Tuomo’s brother, Jarkko, was still in the league they would be tied for 9th on my list. Ruuto is an NHL suitcase, bouncing from one team to another, never staying for longer than a season or two. Tuomo barely possesses the skill level to make a shitty NHL roster. What he brings is a mind game and an extensive knowledge in cheap shit. He’s been known to run guys from behind and get a knee out there when he’s given the chance. Another guy who doesn’t get very much playing time; he’s Number 9 on my list. Pop a bottle and celebrate, asshole.
8. Steve Ott (Saint Louis)
Ott is the first guy on the list who gets a decent amount of ice time. His on ice antics and non-stop shit talking have cost him a long term contract. He’s bounced from Buffalo to Dallas to Saint Louis in just the past few years. He’s a 3rd liner that you wouldn’t want to turn your back on. He’s kneed a few guys and is known to jump a guy who won’t fight him. He ranks as Number 8 on my list; Screw you Steve Ott.
7. Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)
The captain of the Capitals has very few friends that aren’t on his team. From the moment he entered the NHL Ovi has been controversial. He’s one of the most physical forwards in the league to date but his style of play has gotten him suspended or ejected more than a couple times. He’s kneed a few guys, run a few guys down from behind, and his slash would kill an elephant. Obviously he gets a tremendous amount of playing time and has made a reputation throughout the league as a guy who will fuck you up any way he can. He’s comes in at Number 7; Fuck you Ovi.
6. Maxim Lapierre (Saint Louis)
It’s tough to be an NHL player with the name Maxim. It’s way too French for any reasonable hockey fans liking. Lapierre has made a name for himself as being a total pussy. He won’t ever be the guy laying the huge clean hit to a guy. He will always be the guy hitting someone from behind then turtling up on the ice when someone tries to beat his ass. He doesn’t fight back when tough guys come after him for his antics. For this reason, he is my Number 6; Congrats scumbag.
5. Alex Burrows (Vancouver)
There’s only really one act that propelled Burrows on to this list: he tried to bite Patrice Bergeron’s finger off. Pushing and shoving happens after nearly every single whistle during every hockey game. In the playoffs it happens even more. What kind of asshole thinks it’s okay to corrupt take the post whistle antics by nearly biting a guy’s finger off? Burrows wouldn’t fight a peewee player let alone an NHLer, but there he was knowing at Bergeron’s finger like it was a fuckin binky. This single act of degradation to the sport of hockey lands him as Number 5 on my list; Take your pussy shit somewhere else Burrows.
4. Brad Marchand (Boston)
Saying Marchand likes to run his mouth is like saying the Titanic ran into a patch of ice. This guy runs his mouth like it’s a fucking perpetual motion device. No one, and I mean NO ONE other than his teammates can stand Brad Marchand. He must be blowin’ someone high up in the Boston franchise to keep his ass there because god forbid he ever got traded. There isn’t a locker room in the league that would welcome this trash talking dirt bag. On top of his shit talking, Marchand is known as an opportunist in the worst way. If he sees a chance to go knee to knee with Crosby or Ovi you better believe this bastard will take it. He recently was suspended 5 games for almost killing someone on the ice. Marchand lands at Number 4 on my list; Fuck you Brad and fuck your Bruins.
3. James Neal (Pittsburgh)
The man who is responsible for the existence of this list is James Neal. This past December, Neal skated by Brad Marchand, who was getting up off the ice, and deliberately stuck his knee out to make direct contact with Marchand’s head. This is his most recent dirty act but there are many others in his repertoire. Neal’s best NHL skill is his crosscheck to the head. He has a legacy of being a cheap bastard that will do just about anything to fuck someone up. Neal you come in at Number 3; Go fuck yourself.
2. Matt Cooke (Minnesota)
I know you’ve all been wondering where Matt Cooke would rank. Well here he is at Number 2. Matt Cooke has the mouth of Brad Marchand, the integrity of a child molester, and the maturity of Snooki. He has pissed off every NHL player on his team and off his team over the past decade. No one likes Matt Cooke; not even his own teammates. He is always good for taking a stupid ass penalty at the worst possible time. He is personally responsible for many Penguin losses because of his knack for taking dumb ass penalties. If you haven’t seen his fight with Evander Kane look it up. It’s amazing. Cooke you are a son of a bitch and as such come in at Number 2; Congrats, the whole hockey world despises you.
1. Todd Bertuzzi (Detroit)
The man, the myth, and the legend: Todd “I will fucking kill you” Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi may come as a surprise as my Number 1 but let us not forget the Bertuzzi that once was. On February 16, 2004 Bertuzzi broke Steve Moore’s neck in THREE places and ended his career at the age of 26. In case you have forgotten, Steve Moore wanted nothing to do with Bertuzzi and attempted to skate away from him. Bertuzzi chased him down, threw a haymaker at the back of his head, then proceeded to drive him head first into the ice from behind. Steve Moore would never play another NHL game. Todd had criminal charges filed against him, multiple law suits, a massive suspension from the NHL, and was banned from playing in international leagues during the lockout. He nearly killed a fellow player and has been allowed to continue his career after doing so. Todd, you are the Number 1 most hated NHL player in the league today; Congratulations, you should be in prison.
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