Low Key Dirty Players

[stampedingviking]

daniel sedin

 

[MMANumminen]

Not low-key at all...

Oops my bad didn't think while posting

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Crosby, Sidney

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Example? He's physical and doesn't fight, but I wouldn't say dirty, unless you consider crosschecks and the occasional slash "dirty".

It certainly was not occasional last night when he pretended to be tough continuously starting scrums against the Bergeron, Marchnd, Pastrnak line. A true fake tough guy.

Another classic choice is Subban. Slewfoots as often as Marchand but continuously gets away with it. Loves to throw cheap shots and hide when an opponent comes calling his number. Did it last night again so it wasn't just a Montreal Subban thing.

 

[These Are The Days]

Mike Smith but I'm not sure it's low key. There's a big difference between not taking shit as a goalie and then losing your shit as a goalie

 

[HansonBro]

Patrick Sharp

 

[izzy]

david perron

 

[FlyTimmo]

Letang

 

[Syrinx]

I'm a Pens fan.

Crosby. Must say I prefer him now he’s dirty

No argument but he's not as bad as Malkin.

Malkin.

Malkin can lose his mind and do stupid, dirty things.

They both put up with more than most so I understand the retaliation and don't personally mind it. Gordie Howe was a hero for stuff like this. I'm not sure why Crosby is a villain for striking back every now and then.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Doesn’t get much attention because the Wings aren’t good anymore, but Howard slashes a lot of guys in the back of the leg in his crease. Has a tempet for sure.

Zetterberg also used to hide tons of stickholding and “subtle interference” in his prime.

Tyler Johnson for Tampa, and Killorn if you count him as under the radar

 

[Bouboumaster]

Is Andrew Shaw a low key dirty player?

 

[Mattb124]

Vlasic fits the bill.

 

[BonMorrison]

I love him but Filip Forsberg can be a little shit if you get under his skin.

 

[Beautvillier]

i don't know if trocheck counts because he's dirty as shit. but he gets my vote.

 

[wintersej]

Don't think Kesler, Tkachuk, Kadri, Marchand, Subban or Crosby belong in this thread. They get credit.

Malkin and Barkov are great examples.

 

[THall4]

Do Maroon, Kesler, M. Tkachuk, Kadri count? And Marchand?

Or you want an silent assassin? Nurse and Larsson can be pretty nasty.

Playing nasty differs from being dirty imo. Maroon, Nurse and Larsson aren't dirty.

 

[SenzZen]

Another vote for Letang.

But if i got away with crosschecking the way he does, I wouldn't stop, either.

 

[Mikeshane]

I agree with Malkin, Zetterberg and Chara but no one can beat Thornton he's numero uno in this category.

It's no surprise that it's mostly good smart players that are able to fool people into thinking that they aren't dirty as hell.

I think if the NHL had mics on the ice that people could freely listen to a lot of these guys would get exposed for the dirty dogs they are.

 

[TheMule93]

Ryan Suter. Not dangerously dirty or anything, just good at getting away with lots of small infractions.

This describes every good player ever. You take advantage of every little thing you can get away with. Ive heard so much about the Detroit "subtle interference" bullshit over the years when every team does it. All good players try to draw penalties by grabbing sticks and making it look like theyre being held/hooked, give low-key love taps to guys behind plays, etc. Stuff like that.

 

[Mustard]

It certainly was not occasional last night when he pretended to be tough continuously starting scrums against the Bergeron, Marchnd, Pastrnak line. A true fake tough guy.

Another classic choice is Subban. Slewfoots as often as Marchand but continuously gets away with it. Loves to throw cheap shots and hide when an opponent comes calling his number. Did it last night again so it wasn't just a Montreal Subban thing.

Fair opinions, but does not fighting =/= dirtiness, in your opinion? You have to give 63 a little rough-housing back because he's a good player who likes to muck and he can't get to the net for free. But it's totally not worth it to Ekholm to fight Marchand and go off for 5 when 1. they are still missing Ryan Ellis and 2. Marchand is an easy player to bait into doing something stupid in this kind of situation and 3. the team is protecting a lead. You can be a tough, physical, within the rules player like Ekholm without being a McLeod-esque knuckle-dragging fighter every time someone gets a tiny facewash. Also, I can't remember a single slewfoot in Subban's tenure in Nashville (I could be wrong).

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

ITT:

Crosby
Malkin
Letang


These players are not "low key" dirty, they are blatantly dirty

my vote is for Radulov

 

[Jannik Hansen]

I’ve noticed Del Zotto likes to interfere with guys and slash them when the refs aren’t looking. He reminds me a bit of prime Bieksa.

 

[branch]

Letang is the worst for this kind of stuff. All he does is hack and slash after the whistles and behind the play. Will never drop the gloves, ever. At least guys like Malkin and Landeskog will fight.

 

[Los Patos de Anaheim]

Filip Forsberg

 

[Bieber fever]

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