Who are the top agitators in the league today?

[Primary Assist]

Leafs have like zero agitators on the team. I don't even remember the last time you folks had one

Well it's been a whopping 10 hours since Hyman made the Oilers go nuts... And is your memory so bad that you don't remember Nazem Kadri?

 

[rocketdan9]

Well it's been a whopping 10 hours since Hyman made the Oilers go nuts... And is your memory so bad that you don't remember Nazem Kadri?

oh yeah

however not sure if really is, or just loses his cool once in a while. Especially against the Bruins lol

 

[HockeyJunkie87]

cant forget the leafs pest.... oh yeah they dont have one..

 

[TheGoldenGod]

David Perron loves to stir the pot

 

[NyQuil]

Leafs have like zero agitators on the team. I don't even remember the last time you folks had one

Wayne Simmonds maybe.

And per the earlier discussion, Nazem Kadri counts I think.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Kadri is more of an agitated

 

[Vukotal Recall]

cant forget the leafs pest.... oh yeah they dont have one..

 

[NyQuil]

Kadri is more of an agitated

Zack Smith and Nazem Kadri in the good old days.

I kind of miss the Zack attack.

But he fell off a cliff after a crazy high shooting percentage season where he scored 25 goals on an unsustainable 21.7%.

 

[OKR]

https://external-preview.redd.it/6k...p4&s=56b02f98d71ca3dba72335081fea442843dffc17

I love this gif

 

[jbeck5]

Exactly. He is chirping

Guys like Lemieux and Matthew Tkachuk will spear you, dare to fight, questionable legal hits etc.

Spearing and questionable hits is dirty play, it's not agitating.

McSorley hitting Brashear in the head with his stick or Bertuzzi sucker punching Moore isn't what people think of when they think of good agitating...

 

[ZJuice]

French legend Antoine Roussel makes me royally pissed. Also heard the radio guy call him the “biggest piece of crap in the league”

so he gets my vote

 

[Critical13]

McDavid's dive last night rattled me a bit to be honest.

In general, Tkachuk and Gallagher are the cream of the crop in the North.

 

[NyQuil]

McDavid's dive last night rattled me a bit to be honest.

In general, Tkachuk and Gallagher are the cream of the crop in the North.

Yeah, Gallagher is good at what he does.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

From what I've seen this year (North Division mostly), it's Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, then everyone else. Use to be Gallagher, but I don't notice him as much anymore.

 

[Critical13]

From what I've seen this year (North Division mostly), it's Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, then everyone else. Use to be Gallagher, but I don't notice him as much anymore.

Really? Ever stoppage in play (especially in front of our net) he's chirping and trolling.

 

[Hockey Stick]

From what I've seen this year (North Division mostly), it's Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, then everyone else. Use to be Gallagher, but I don't notice him as much anymore.

just about every single whistle he's tied up with someone, smiling and chirping in their faces lol

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Really? Ever stoppage in play (especially in front of our net) he's chirping and trolling.

just about every single whistle he's tied up with someone, smiling and chirping in their faces lol

Maybe it's because his stats are down this year. It's much more frustrating when someone's producing while trolling/agitating.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

I feel like we need a definition here. Hard to classify, when not everyone can find a middle ground to agree.

That said IMHO I still think Brady Tkachuk counts. I don't think literal dirty plays count as being agitators or pests. Thats just going over the line, which is associated with the former categories but shouldn't be the expectation.

 

[jbeck5]

Just like 95% of player does, he isn’t agitator like Matthew, Marchand etc, he is just a big body that annoys opponents because he brings results with use of it, he absolutely is not a agitator like his brother is for example.

Lmao what? 95% of the league does not run their mouth all game. Look at the benches during stoppages of play. 95% of the bench is just sitting there talking amongst each other. Only like 1-3 players per team will be leaning over the bench closest to the opposition jawing all game.

 

[Number8]

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I do love that clip......

 

[Gert B Frobe]

Both the Tkachuks are way out in front these days. Roussel isn't effective anymore. Marchand and Gallagher have both calmed down a lot. Wison is just dirty, which agitates everyone, but doesn't fit what this thread is looking for. The Tkachuks piss off their opponents almost every night.

 

[Ray Mercer]

I wouldn’t classify Wilson as an agitator. He’s a power forward. I liken him to a poor mans Cam Neely.

 

[NYRKing]

Probably Jack Johnson. Never been so agitated watching one player in ma life.

 

[rocketdan9]

Spearing and questionable hits is dirty play, it's not agitating.

McSorley hitting Brashear in the head with his stick or Bertuzzi sucker punching Moore isn't what people think of when they think of good agitating...

Yes and no imo

Dirty little play is a form of agitation
Like a chop at the back of the calfs or wrist.

Laughing at opponents. Talking trash. Trying to get opponents to instigate fight but may not fight themselves.

 

[jbeck5]

Yes and no imo

Dirty little play is a form of agitation
Like a chop at the back of the calfs or wrist.

Laughing at opponents. Talking trash. Trying to get opponents to instigate fight but may not fight themselves.

I want my agitator to walk the line but not cross it. Kind of like Chris Neil played. Or ruutu.

Something like a spear is an automatic 5 minute major and a game misconduct. I don't see spearing as agitating. It's just putting your team down.