sensei_hanson
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Who is the most lethal/potentially dangerous cheap-shot artist lining up for a playoff team this postseason? I mention this only because we saw one score a big goal yesterday (Domi), one nearly decapitate an unsuspecting Oiler (Hatcher), one completely destroy an old Ottawa nemesis (Neil) - and we haven't even seen Marchment step on the ice yet. Good start to the playoffs or dangerous precident?
My top six, in no particular order:
Derian Hatcher, Dallas - probably best remembered for his lethal hit on now-teammate Jason Arnott in the 2000 Stanley Cup finals, which failed to garner a penalty but brought to attention the notorious head-hunting Hatch is now known for.
Bryan Marchment, Colorado - most telling stat? March has been involved in hits which tore the MCLs of Joe Nieuwendyk, Greg Adams and Mike Modano. The knee-on-knee hits he so often goes for makes him one of the most reviled players in the league.
Claude Lemieux, Dallas - Two words. Kris Draper. Smashes Draper into the boards, mangles his face, sends him for 76 stitches and proceeds to laugh about it while still on the ice. Getting older, but as was evident late in the game last night, still very dangerous when players don't have their heads up.
Darcy Tucker, Toronto - Put himself in the centre of all media attention last season when his low (very low) hipcheck on Mike Peca tore the Islander captain's ACL and incited a near riot on Long Island. Also jumped into the Ottawa Senators bench earlier this year to instigate his own ass-kicking at the hands of Chris Neil and 20 of his Ottawa mates. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Tie Domi, Toronto - Think Scott Niedermayer, 2001 playoffs. "He said he was going to take a suspension on me," Niedermayer told the media. Sure enough, Domi came through with a wicked elbow with 20 seconds left in a 3-1 Leafs victory, earning him a 10-game suspension, and forcing Niedermayer out with a concussion.
Vaclav Varada, Ottawa - Same guy who ridiculed Wayne Gretzky in the Great One's final season, for "standing around in the neutral zone". Went knee-on-knee with Jose Theodore during the 2001 campaign. Sucker-punched Tampa Bay Goalie John Grahame and proceeded to fight him in a Feburary game earlier this year.
Other notables include: Tyson Nash, St. Louis. Steve Konowalchuk, Washington. Chris Chelios, Detroit. PJ Stock, Boston.
My top six, in no particular order:
Derian Hatcher, Dallas - probably best remembered for his lethal hit on now-teammate Jason Arnott in the 2000 Stanley Cup finals, which failed to garner a penalty but brought to attention the notorious head-hunting Hatch is now known for.
Bryan Marchment, Colorado - most telling stat? March has been involved in hits which tore the MCLs of Joe Nieuwendyk, Greg Adams and Mike Modano. The knee-on-knee hits he so often goes for makes him one of the most reviled players in the league.
Claude Lemieux, Dallas - Two words. Kris Draper. Smashes Draper into the boards, mangles his face, sends him for 76 stitches and proceeds to laugh about it while still on the ice. Getting older, but as was evident late in the game last night, still very dangerous when players don't have their heads up.
Darcy Tucker, Toronto - Put himself in the centre of all media attention last season when his low (very low) hipcheck on Mike Peca tore the Islander captain's ACL and incited a near riot on Long Island. Also jumped into the Ottawa Senators bench earlier this year to instigate his own ass-kicking at the hands of Chris Neil and 20 of his Ottawa mates. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Tie Domi, Toronto - Think Scott Niedermayer, 2001 playoffs. "He said he was going to take a suspension on me," Niedermayer told the media. Sure enough, Domi came through with a wicked elbow with 20 seconds left in a 3-1 Leafs victory, earning him a 10-game suspension, and forcing Niedermayer out with a concussion.
Vaclav Varada, Ottawa - Same guy who ridiculed Wayne Gretzky in the Great One's final season, for "standing around in the neutral zone". Went knee-on-knee with Jose Theodore during the 2001 campaign. Sucker-punched Tampa Bay Goalie John Grahame and proceeded to fight him in a Feburary game earlier this year.
Other notables include: Tyson Nash, St. Louis. Steve Konowalchuk, Washington. Chris Chelios, Detroit. PJ Stock, Boston.