OT: Biggest pests in sports
Patrick Roy single handily kept the wings from winning 8 straight Stanley Cups, so maybe he was the best pest
If only Mario Tremblay had benched him after the 4 goal...or the 5th...or even the 6th...
The next two players aren’t as much of a bag of tools as Marchand, but they are on a list. Brian Boyle’s and Justin Abdelkader. Same idea for both, they like physical play and don’t shy away from fights. The difference is that these two players keep their tongues in their mouth.
Kind of surprised that Bill Laimbeer only recieved one, fleeting, mention... (Okay, two.) He was the undisputed national champion of pests in the 80's, across the entirety of the sporting world. There wasn't a household in the land that didn't have an opinion on him. And, unless you were a Pistons fan, those opinions were, somewhat, unkind. Think of the head hunting brush back pitch delivered every so often. They were meant to move someone off the plate, or maybe extract some baseball revenge for a HR. But Laimbeer, he threw a few of them every night. And he didn't apologize for it - if you whined, he ramped it up. And he was a damn good player ahead of his time. Not many NBA centers can step out and murder you from 3 today, and even less could do it when he played. He was the epitome of what a pest should be - the guy everybody hates, until he's on your team.
A big chunk of us are Piston fans, so we love the guy.
P.K. Subban has been quite the pest during these playoffs, to the point where opposing teams boo him every time he touches the puck.
Was just watching the Best of Probert vs Domi fights last weekend. Boy did they have some epic fights!!! That being said, that SOB Marchand is quite a pest. Can't stand that guy or the Bruins.
Does it have to be a player?
PAAAAAWL.
But Jermey Reonick (sp) was a pest.
TOSSUP/DEAD HEAT TIE:
Steven A. Smith/Whoever kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby....
Old time Flyers hockey.
Great nicknames that fit. Bugsy also played for the Wings and seemed to destined for 250- 300 PIMs per season.
Sean Avery and Claude Lemiuex are right there too.