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CaliforniaSeal
Top Prospect
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 Posted - 02/13/2008 : 17:28:19
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In the history of hockey who do you think were the best superpests. Who did you like? Who did you despise?
Here are some I can think of:
Ken Linseman
Dale Hunter
Claude Lemeiux
Mike Eagles
Esa Tikkanen
Tyson Nash
Darcy Tucker
Sean Avery
Matthew Barnaby
Alex Burrows
Ian Laperriere
Tomas Sandstrom
Jordin Tootoo
Jarkko Ruutu
Dino Ciccarelli
Ulf Samuelsson
Bob Plager
Any others you can think of? I really detested :
Tomas Sandstrom
Ulf Samuelsson
Claude Lemeiux
No cup for Dino, what a shame
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Edited by - CaliforniaSeal on 02/13/2008 17:30:55
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CaliforniaSeal
Top Prospect
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2008 : 17:42:11
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Here are some I missed:
Bill Berg
Bill Lindsay
Pat Verbeek (sometimes)
Theo Fleury (sometimes)
No cup for Dino, what a shame |
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Beans15
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Canada
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Posted - 02/13/2008 : 17:42:25
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I still don't think anyone was as good of a pest as Esa Tikkanen. He was superb at getting under the other players skin. And when you look at his style of play, I find him different than other "superpests" in I don't recall him being a very dirty player. Maybe I am off my rocker a bit on that, but I recall him just being really really agressive, but not dirty.
He was my favotire pest, even after he left the Oilers. He was also pretty clutch on the score sheet. He has seasons over 30 goals and 70 points. In the end, 630 points in 877 games for a guy that was a pest and not a scorer was pretty decent.
The guys I dislike?? Ulf Samuelsson was a total hack. No respect for the game or the players. Tootoo I find very much like that as well. Barnaby was a tool as well. |
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CaliforniaSeal
Top Prospect
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2008 : 18:01:42
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Tikkanen was good at what he did. I remember a poll asked to NHL players circa late 80's as to who was the yappiest player. Tikkanen was second only to Gretz. I think Gretz yappiness was more whining.
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Patchy
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/13/2008 : 20:04:27
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Chris Neil?
Ville Nieminen? (sp)
~~Go Leafs Go~~ |
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Guest2719
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 05:13:06
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| what about Andre Boudrias ??? I know.... nobody thinks that the league existed out west back in the 70s |
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CaliforniaSeal
Top Prospect
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2008 : 10:33:47
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Originally posted by Guest2719
what about Andre Boudrias ??? I know.... nobody thinks that the league existed out west back in the 70s
I was trying to think of some of the pests from the 60's and 70's.
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willus3
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Canada
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 10:44:45
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Originally posted by Beans15
I still don't think anyone was as good of a pest as Esa Tikkanen. He was superb at getting under the other players skin. And when you look at his style of play, I find him different than other "superpests" in I don't recall him being a very dirty player. Maybe I am off my rocker a bit on that, but I recall him just being really really agressive, but not dirty.
Tikkanen was dirty Beans. His stick work was pretty brutal. Lots of wrist slashing and sticking in the ribs.
I really likes how he played too though. Minus the stick work.
"I broke a mirror in my house. I'm supposed to get 7 years of bad luck but my lawyer thinks he can get me 5."
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willus3
Moderator
Canada
1948 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2008 : 10:50:07
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I'll throw Bill Barber into this category. I never liked him at all. He was cheap. Cheap shots at guys and the absolute worst diver in the history of the game. It got so bad refs wouldn't call anything for him eventually and rightly so. He readily admits to it too.
"I broke a mirror in my house. I'm supposed to get 7 years of bad luck but my lawyer thinks he can get me 5."
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Guest9840
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 13:18:33
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| What about Darius Kasparaitis.. I know he ended up on a couple top 10 hated players lists... probably right after Tucker in his era as the "Sideshow" |
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HabsBiggestFan
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 13:56:35
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| You also might have of forgotten Chris Simon who is in my opinion a pretty dirty player for what he did to Ryan Hollweg last year and Jarkko Ruutu this year. |
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PainTrain
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 14:10:18
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Originally posted by HabsBiggestFan
You also might have of forgotten Chris Simon who is in my opinion a pretty dirty player for what he did to Ryan Hollweg last year and Jarkko Ruutu this year.
I think that means Jarkko Ruutu is doing a good job! |
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CaliforniaSeal
Top Prospect
Canada
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 17:04:17
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Being a dirty player does not mean you're a pest and vice-versa. Chris Simon is an enforcer, not a pest.
No cup for Dino, what a shame |
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Datsyuk 1
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 02/14/2008 : 22:24:29
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| I'd have to say Sean Avery is the biggest pest. Remember last year playoffs, Atlanta and New York Rangers. Avery pissed off there whole team and they swept them 4-0 |
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