Pronger & Ott NHL's dirtiest players

[RadioGaGa 162]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=277623

No real surprises in the "Top 5".

[K9 Unit 1]

i'm surprised cory perry's not in that....

[Dr. Dangles 0]

Scott Hartnell?

Sorry I just don't see how he is a dirty player.

[Chadd 916]

Scott Hartnell?

Sorry I just don't see how he is a dirty player.

Homer-ism of the year. Having seen a lot of Flyer games over the last couple years, I can assure you he is an expert at cheap shots and dirty play.

[Drewhunz 3]

I take it you haven't seen the Detroit-Anaheim thread then ;)

Yes, Hartnell is a cheapshot artist.

[Dean_ 0]

Scott Hartnell?

Sorry I just don't see how he is a dirty player.

I am also a Flyer fan as well and i like Hartnell and his style of play, but he is definatly a dirty player.

[camhockey16 5]

i dont know how dirty he is - but alot of players in the nhl seem to not like jason blake as well - maybe its something other than being dirty? i've always wondered

[vek 0]

I'd have put Hollweg near the top, but I guess marginal players don't really count.

[RadioGaGa 162]

I'd have put Hollweg near the top, but I guess marginal players don't really count.

I think they'd have to be IN the NHL to qualify wouldn't they?

[Krev 86]

Jordin Tootoo.

Steve Ott is more of a pest than anything else.

[chk hrd 164]

I've always said Pronger is an over rated goon. Coming from the NHL players you really can't argue with the results. Torres has to be in there somewhere, he's like Ott & Avery.

[chippa13 1844]

Scott Hartnell?

Sorry I just don't see how he is a dirty player.

I am also a Flyer fan as well and i like Hartnell and his style of play, but he is definatly a dirty player.

Translation: Guys who toss cheapshots are A-ok in my book.

i dont know how dirty he is - but alot of players in the nhl seem to not like jason blake as well - maybe its something other than being dirty? i've always wondered

Jason Blake is sneaky dirty. A lot of what he does aren't the over-the-top cheapshots or punches in the pile but he's up there on the cheap player scale.

[fieldofdreams 0]

I am also a Flyer fan as well and i like Hartnell and his style of play, but he is definatly a dirty player.

Translation: Guys who toss cheapshots are A-ok in my book.

That looks about right. All the rest was extra.

[Neal 41]

The difference between Pronger and the rest of that list is that if any of the other 5 played clean they'd have a hard time staying in the NHL. If Pronger played clean he'd be a top 2 defenseman on almost every team in the league.

I think he is unique in today's NHL as a star player who plays dirty/over the line. Back in the day this was more common. Mikita before his born-again (Byng style not Jesus style) and Clarke were two players who come to mind as guys who didn't mind straying from the rule book but were also elite players.

[dcdot377 0]

it did not mention it in the article but were any goalies on the list? i know that goalies have some excelent opportunities to throw some cheep shots under the radar. i have taken a few myself but have always wondered if a goalie gets a bad reputation like some players do