Biggest jerks in the NHL

[ChicagoBlues]

Lady Byng

 

[archangel2]

My one observation about meeting players away from the Arena, with their families or just out and about doing normal stuff. Some fans believe they have all the rights in the world to get autographs or play 20 questions with said player. I remember the video of McDavid in Edmonton load food and beer into his car and fans just being all over him. Not all players handle that the same way. Some players want to be able to go about in public and be normal. They owe fans nothing away from the game and on their private time

 

[Clint Eastwood]

depending on which reports you like to believe he allegedly made life extremely difficult for two reporters

drove alfredsson away from the team (sens really only have 1 player at that level so yeah) and he did this both as a player and a franchise employee

publicly asked for a liver donation, only to threaten moving the team at the outdoor game a short while later

the fact that any semi important to important player that left ottawa during his tenure was painted as a full on villain

his between two ferns moment to try and control the narrative

him attacking the media for questioning the mark stone trade

theres a good amount more, he was definitely cheap but he was also an ass

An old friend of mine saw him at a bar once and seriously considered sucker punching him. Thankfully he didn't because that's a crime, but the devil on his shoulder was pushing him to do it so bad.

 

[Paper]

An old friend of mine saw him at a bar once and seriously considered sucker punching him. Thankfully he didn't because that's a crime, but the devil on his shoulder was pushing him to do it so bad.

I'm going to assume that was Gionta cause which other Devil could sit on a shoulder.

 

[JackSlater]

Lady Byng

Yes, she did drive Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to hits wits end.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Yes, she did drive Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to hits wits end.

Next thing you're gonna say is that King Clancy was a ruthless, violent despot.

 

[JackSlater]

Next thing you're gonna say is that King Clancy was a ruthless, violent despot.

No, but he was best friends with Toronto Maple Leafs despot Harold Ballard.

 

[shello]

Considering Galchenyuk’s off ice issues I can’t imagine he was a good teammate

 

[SenzZen]

32 year-old Ron Tugnutt who finished 29th out of 40 (among qualifiers) in the league in 1999-2000 in save percentage and who had never won a playoff series in his career to that point including starting and losing two games of a four-game sweep vs. the Sabres the year before? You'll never get over it?

My Best-Carey

I wouldn’t expect you to understand heart and soul. Tugnutt was a gamer. Barrasso was a has-been.

How many goals should Tugger have scored against Hasek to extend that Sabres series?

 

[End on a Hinote]

HFboards to Tom Barasso

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Why would they need us for? He's their all-time best seller.

 

[Albatros]

I believe this was proven false already in this thread. Something like 4 games left in the season and the coach knew that Modano was close to that milestone and sat him intentionally

Why not play better and not give the coach an opportunity to scratch you? Modano signed with contenders and was an offensive black hole on the ice much of the time, yet felt entitled to play every night including back-to-backs with travel. That's on him really.

 

[theMajor]

Uh, that doesn't make Tom Barrasso a jerk.

Intentionally blocking people from getting where they need to go in order to manipulate them into doing what you want is impolite.

That post is confusing an autograph request with an autograph demand. It is a clear line.

ok, Tom Barrasso. you freakin jerk

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I have a friend who bumped into Jordan Binnington 3 or 4 years ago at the Dallas Fort Worth airport when he was passing through. It was right after the Blues won the cup. He was in the same lineup as him for coffee and said Jordan comes across as a real life arrogant douche just like he does on the ice.

 

[kingsholygrail]

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What an asshole! One goal?!

 

[Paul4587]

But hey he can go down as the biggest loser ever with 4 SCF losses.

Along with being the biggest winner ever, having won almost everything there is to win in his hockey career

 

[HighLifeManIsHigh]

Jacob Trouba is a crazy problem. The issue with him is his ego and feels he's entitled. Like he's not going to demand royalty. I have stories about him I can't say on these boards.

Evander Kane is no secret.

One of my best friends played in the NHL and has told me a shit ton of crazy stories about many players. But according to one of his old teammates, Brendan Shanahan was the biggest prick.

Why even bother posting this in this thread?

Hey guys, I know some shit and I know this thread is about spilling the beans on guys being pricks, but I won’t do that because of reasons.

It’s the internet. Nobody is gonna dox you and hunt you down because Jacob Trouba didn’t tip at Browns in downtown Winnipeg.

But please, keep your secrets

 

[frisco]

I wouldn’t expect you to understand heart and soul.

My Best-Carey

 

[Crosby2010]

I believe this was proven false already in this thread. Something like 4 games left in the season and the coach knew that Modano was close to that milestone and sat him intentionally

It looks like April 3rd is a game Modano was scratched. That would have given him 1500. But when looking at the context, it looks like Modano was playing crummy hockey around then, this is his last season and he wasn't really all that good anymore. The Wings were fighting for 1st place in their division and also against the Sharks who would get 2nd in the Western conference. This is the end of the year, a coach is going to put the ones in the line up that work for him to win. I don't see 1500 games as a big deal, it isn't this big benchmark. But if it mattered so much why didn't Modano play another year? Did Babcock even know he was retiring after this year? Lots of questions to ask. I highly doubt Babcock did it out of spite. What exactly does he have to gain from doing this considering Detroit was still a good team at this time and poised for another Cup run?

aside from the usual suspects like bowman, barrasso, cherry, ballard, etc.....how about alan eagleson?

Eagleson fits the bill here. Cherry doesn't belong on this list though. Probably as down to earth and blue collared as they come. Honest too. Was authentic, and that's pretty rare.

 

[Crosby2010]

I think unless it's a specific fan event, players dont owe you their time or attention. So if you get snubbed for an autograph or something then it doesn't necessarily make the player a jerk.

Lots of posts in here about waiting at practice or the like for players and them not giving you a sig...don't you have any sense of perspective? Maybe the player doesn't want to be singing autographs all the time. If it's for your child then...what the hell are you doing assuming you'll get one just because you're at practice or waiting after hours when the game is over in hopes the players walk by?

I once saw PK Subban across the street while I was at work. I dropped everything I was doing and ran across the street. He was on the phone with his dad (it was Father's Day), I said "Hey PK! Sorry man really quick just wanted to shake your hand and say you're one of my favorite players". He had a really big sigh and said "Sorry DAD one second". He was kind of a jerk about it but I also was invading his space and private time. I wish the interaction went better of course but maybe the guy has a hundred of these types of interactions a month and was just fed up with it that day? I don't know. I wouldn't say he was a jerk for it, just that I wish it was a cooler meeting.

The next year I went to "Keith Relief" in Chicago and there were a bunch of Hawks there. Said hi to a few of them and shook their hands. It was pretty cool. But that was also a thing that they agreed to go to specifically to be interacting with fans. We're not entitled to anything and I think fans forget that

That's fair. I am not an autograph hound by any stretch of the imagination. I think it was Walt Disney who once said he never understood the fawning people had over celebrities. We see these people on TV, but they are just people. And to be fair I never would bother someone at a restaurant eating dinner or anything. Maybe as I am walking by then say "Hello Connor" with a nod, but that's it. I do think people feel entitled. Some players historically did well with this sort of thing. But as fans we've gotten a little too accustomed to assuming they owe us. Bobby Hull famously would make the bus wait before he signed every autograph for everyone waiting. I met him three times and from what I saw it was true, he always had a line up of people he signed for. Cheerfully as well. But that isn't everyone's cup of tea. PK probably dreaded seeing a fan run up to him from across the street.

But that video of Connor being harassed by so-called fans last year irked me. He was just trying to put something in his trunk. He doesn't know these guys, they were aggressive and for all he knows they could stab him. I never get the whole crowding thing with celebrities. What does that accomplish?

On a lighter note, if you want to see something funny, well sort of, then watch a video of Tom Hanks and his wife coming out of a restaurant and getting mobbed by fans and then his wife getting bumped and Tom Hanks then flips out at the crowd and acts in a way that I guarantee you never thought Tom Hanks would act. But he was justified I thought. (A funny part of the video is that there is this poor young guy who gets accused of bumping Hanks' wife but it wasn't him and he stands there shocked, haha)

 

[PocketNines]

Lou Lamariello. Real son of a bitch to deal with even in the glory days. More or less ran Scott Niedermayer and Zach Parise out of town because of his hardball negotiation tactics. Also, he has a very itchy trigger finger.

When he won Cups, we lived with it. But that luster is long gone. Now he's the Islanders' problem, and for their sake hopefully not for long.

And I know the OP said "keep it to hockey" but I'm still including Mikey McLeod because he did what he did during the 2018 WJC.

Definitely. Stole 3 Cups from us stealing Stevens, the whole thing was a corrupt punishment for the Blues who were offer sheeting people. Wherever he has been, Toronto, Isles, I root for his personal failure and have for over three decades.

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

I dont know if the "sorry I only have Canadien money" is already a running joke, but Scott Neidermeyer said this to me when I was a valet at a hotel. I never forgave him for that

 

[brentashton]

I think unless it's a specific fan event, players dont owe you their time or attention. So if you get snubbed for an autograph or something then it doesn't necessarily make the player a jerk.

Lots of posts in here about waiting at practice or the like for players and them not giving you a sig...don't you have any sense of perspective? Maybe the player doesn't want to be singing autographs all the time. If it's for your child then...what the hell are you doing assuming you'll get one just because you're at practice or waiting after hours when the game is over in hopes the players walk by?

I once saw PK Subban across the street while I was at work. I dropped everything I was doing and ran across the street. He was on the phone with his dad (it was Father's Day), I said "Hey PK! Sorry man really quick just wanted to shake your hand and say you're one of my favorite players". He had a really big sigh and said "Sorry DAD one second". He was kind of a jerk about it but I also was invading his space and private time. I wish the interaction went better of course but maybe the guy has a hundred of these types of interactions a month and was just fed up with it that day? I don't know. I wouldn't say he was a jerk for it, just that I wish it was a cooler meeting.

The next year I went to "Keith Relief" in Chicago and there were a bunch of Hawks there. Said hi to a few of them and shook their hands. It was pretty cool. But that was also a thing that they agreed to go to specifically to be interacting with fans. We're not entitled to anything and I think fans forget that

Good post. You get it!

 

[Leonardo87]

We are done here. Some of you just making up stuff and entering libel territory.