Haters gonna hate

/Go Flyers

I feel old. Denis Savard isn't on this list.

+1 subby

Jeez...even after all these years. All the Flyers hate.
Giroux? Jagr? Van Riemsdyk? Briere? Bryzgalov? Timmonen?
/your hate skills are set to 11 subby

Thought I'd find you here, keylock71...

+1 Marchand became my favorite Bruin during the playoffs last season.

I have moved from Maine to Philadelphia to Ann Arbor. Being a Bruins fan in Philly was tough, but I have no right to complain. Most Flyers fans I knew thought the Bruins were as dirty a team as the Flyers, and they are probably right. Living in the Red Wings market now, I can't find anyone who appreciates a physical, borderline dirty playing team.
This whole list is made up of players who I'd love to have on my team, but when the B's play them I want to see them get pummeled by Lucic or Chara.

Claude Lemieux could outdouche them all.

GacysBasement: Jeez...even after all these years. All the Flyers hate.
Giroux? Jagr? Van Riemsdyk? Briere? Bryzgalov? Timmonen?
/your hate skills are set to 11 subby

It's so easy to hate 2/3 of them. And Bryz is getting some hate from philly fans for his 3 GAA.

Calamormine: Also: PK Subban? Sure, I hate watching my team play him because he's a beast, but he's hardly a goon. He hits hard because he's the size of Mount Rushmore, if Mount Rushmore were made out of angry Ontarian muscle, and he can put a puck above, below, or directly through the chest of an opposing goalie.

Are you watching the same PK Subban the rest of us are? He's a pest. (and he's not that huge...)

I met Subban on a flight once. Real nice guy, and yeah, he isn't that huge at all.

I expected Carcillo and Marchand to be higher. But props for remembering Jarko "stomp on you" Ruutu.

keylock71: bottsicus: Thought I'd find you here, keylock71...

Miss a hockey thread? No sir. Also, it was a great excuse to post that pic of Marchand. I love that little douche bag.

Good couple of games for the B's... Seguin just gets more impressive as his confidence builds. Good to see Looch, Horton, and Krejci starting to wake up, too.

Love to see the Bruins dominate on this home stand their in...

No doubt. If there was only some way they could play the Leafs and Isles for the rest of the season...

I love watching Seguin play. It seems like all his goals are highlight reel stuff. He just has such good instincts. I have a 10 game package this year, so I'm watching live hockey on a regular basis for the first time in a long time, and it's awesome.

Subban at #1 though? That seems like a strange choice. Is it because he's as good as he is, in addition to his antics, which are pretty tame compared to a lot of the others?

Calamormine: bottsicus: Calamormine: Also: PK Subban? Sure, I hate watching my team play him because he's a beast, but he's hardly a goon. He hits hard because he's the size of Mount Rushmore, if Mount Rushmore were made out of angry Ontarian muscle, and he can put a puck above, below, or directly through the chest of an opposing goalie.

Are you watching the same PK Subban the rest of us are? He's a pest. (and he's not that huge...)

Well to be fair, I usually see him when he's playing my team (Rangers), but I do watch him play and I've never seen anything that would put him on this list. Every hockey player has the capacity for getting chippy, but he's always struck me as someone who just really competes hard. And he's a hell of a player.

Then again, I suspect you're a Bruins fan... in which case, your arguments are invalid. All talented division rivals are pests.

Guilty ; )

Hell, I hate the Canadiens (B's fan) but I don't understand the league-wide disdain for Subban at all.

Sure, he chirps. Sure, he's taken a hilarious dive here and there. Sure, he can be a showboat...but the dude has legit skill, and in every interview I've seen of him he seems genuinely nice and respectful of other players.

Compared to the rest of the list, he's a choir boy.

3. Steve Ott

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/Go Stars!

Killer Cars: Hell, I hate the Canadiens (B's fan) but I don't understand the league-wide disdain for Subban at all.

Sure, he chirps. Sure, he's taken a hilarious dive here and there. Sure, he can be a showboat...but the dude has legit skill, and in every interview I've seen of him he seems genuinely nice and respectful of other players.

Compared to the rest of the list, he's a choir boy.

People hate him because he doesn't play for their team. Same reason Sidney Crosby gets a lot of flak. "Oh he's a diver, he's a whiner". Whatever, you'd trade half your team to get him and anyone who says otherwise is lying out their ass.

Calamormine: merkey88: GacysBasement: Jeez...even after all these years. All the Flyers hate.
Giroux? Jagr? Van Riemsdyk? Briere? Bryzgalov? Timmonen?
/your hate skills are set to 11 subby

It's so easy to hate 2/3 of them. And Bryz is getting some hate from philly fans for his 3 GAA.

I think part of the hate is his weird comments in press conferences.

Why you heff to be mad?

keylock71: I suspect I'll be going to more Providence Bruins' games this season, though... Totally worth it. We had a blast in Chicago (great fans, I have to say) AND the Bruins pulled off the win.

I go to AHL games all the time. They're an absolute blast. Marlies are a hoot to watch.

GavinTheAlmighty: Killer Cars: Hell, I hate the Canadiens (B's fan) but I don't understand the league-wide disdain for Subban at all.

Sure, he chirps. Sure, he's taken a hilarious dive here and there. Sure, he can be a showboat...but the dude has legit skill, and in every interview I've seen of him he seems genuinely nice and respectful of other players.

Compared to the rest of the list, he's a choir boy.

People hate him because he doesn't play for their team. Same reason Sidney Crosby gets a lot of flak. "Oh he's a diver, he's a whiner". Whatever, you'd trade half your team to get him and anyone who says otherwise is lying out their ass.

The thing that bugs me most about Subban is that he has tremendous talent. The diving, chirping, antagonizing antics are not needed in his game. Most of the shiat-stirrers are mediocre players using a different skill set to stay in the line-up. If he shut his yap, concentrated on his position's role, and played the game without all the additional bullshiat I think he could become a serious Norris candidate.

That said, I still want to see Shawn Thornton, Adam McQuaid, or Milan Lucic pound him in the face at least once this season.

GavinTheAlmighty: People hate him because he doesn't play for their team. Same reason Sidney Crosby gets a lot of flak. "Oh he's a diver, he's a whiner". Whatever, you'd trade half your team to get him and anyone who says otherwise is lying out their ass.

Well, with Subban I think it's something extra; the guy plays and conducts himself with a certain level of confidence you see in moreso in other other sports. He carries himself more like the hot-shot WR who talks sh*t to the opposing defense like "you can't cover me", makes the first-down signal and glares at the nearest defender after the catch, etc. Since I watch football all the time that kind of behavior doesn't bother me at all, but some old-school hockey fans probably can't stand it.

Like I mentioned earlier, he's very complimentary of opponents through the media and is willing to poke fun at himself. The other guys on that list (namely Avery) have taken public cheap shots disparaging opposing players. Subban doesn't.

chixdiggit: Claude Lemieux could outdouche them all.

The list is in tribute to Esa Tikkanen, King of the Douchebags.

Good list. PK Subban is a cocky douche but he's the best player on that list and should not be number 1.

Maxime Lapierre should be there, so should Kessler.

Kinda funny that 3 of the list are former Flyers.

jennyz: 3. Steve Ott

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/Go Stars!

THIS

NuttierThanEver: Patrick Roy is the biggest bastard to ever play the game
I didn't know Jeremy Roenick was a farker.


U Mad?

Calamormine: jennyz: Calamormine: merkey88: GacysBasement: Jeez...even after all these years. All the Flyers hate.
Giroux? Jagr? Van Riemsdyk? Briere? Bryzgalov? Timmonen?
/your hate skills are set to 11 subby

It's so easy to hate 2/3 of them. And Bryz is getting some hate from philly fans for his 3 GAA.

I think part of the hate is his weird comments in press conferences.

Why you heff to be mad?

I'm not mad, I like Bryzzy. I just think he's going slightly insane, based on his post-game interviews.

Heh, I was referencing this: Link (new window)

soopey: The thing that bugs me most about Subban is that he has tremendous talent. The diving, chirping, antagonizing antics are not needed in his game. Most of the shiat-stirrers are mediocre players using a different skill set to stay in the line-up. If he shut his yap, concentrated on his position's role, and played the game without all the additional bullshiat I think he could become a serious Norris candidate.

He's basically the Ocho Cinco of the NHL.

costermonger: No Chris Neil?

He hasn't been relevant in years. He's only in the NHL these days because no on else in Ottawa wants to stand in front of the net. Back when he'd drop the gloves you'd have a case but these days he mostly just chirps then heads for the bench.

mikaloyd

What do you have against Philadelphia? Were you raped by a clown while visiting? Just curious.