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Or a hangman’s noose." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In Philadelphia, an enraged Flyers supporter crashed through the penalty box glass after being squirted with water by Tie Domi." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "And that’s just how the fans feel about them. Imagine what kind of reaction these players evoke in opposing players or coaches." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Former Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock called the oft-suspended Marchment “sick”." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "What the New Jersey Devils called Domi after he clipped Scott Niedermayer with an elbow during the playoffs cannot be repeated outside of a longshoreman’s reunion." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Yet the most vilified players, the ones that spark the most visceral reaction amongst fans, players and coaches, are often the ones teammates cite as being most valuable to a Stanley Cup run (or bar-room brawl). They are players everyone loves to hate but even more, love to have wearing their colors." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Case in point: No one taunted Mario Lemieux with more sneering enthusiasm than Darius Kasparaitis. Penguins GM Craig Patrick hated it so much, he made a deal for the devil." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Here then, in random (violence) order, are the NHL’s Terrible Ten." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "DARIUS KASPARAITIS", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "RAP SHEET: Fearless. Many would say fearsome. Low, devastating hits often blur line A between hockey and aggravated assault. Will be one of the most sought-after players come trade deadline if ruled an unrestricted free agent. Leads NHL in hits this season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "THE FLIP SIDE: Says he prays for players injured by his hits. Kissed perplexed teammate on the helmet during “kiss cam” promotion in Toronto earlier this season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "THN Archive is an exclusive vault of 2,640 issues and more than 156,000 stories for subscribers, chronicling the complete history of The Hockey News from 1947 until today. Visit THN.com/archive and subscribe today at subscribe.thehockeynews.com" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark Inside the Penguins for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins Battle Back but Drop to Senators in OT" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sidney Crosby Experimenting with New Stick Blade" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Alex Nedeljkovic Getting Third Straight Start for Penguins" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jake Guentzel Brings More Than Just Scoring to Penguins" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins Defenseman to Participate in Spengler Cup" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Subscribe to Inside the Penguins on YouTube", "Follow Inside the Penguins on Twitter: @InsidePenguins" ] } } ] }

THN Archive: NHL's Terrible Ten