Top NHL Agitator

Talk to players who regularly face Steve Ott and Brad Marchand and one thing you’ll hear is their skill sets are as impressive as their mouths are loud.

“The most important thing is they can play,” Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher told NHL.com. “If they weren’t able to play the game, no one would pay attention to them. They’re important players for their team, and they play an important role. You add in the fact they can play that agitator role, they can get under the skin of their opponent, and that is a skill as well. They both have that ability, and I guess they’re both pretty good at it.”

Ott and Marchand are two of the more persistent agitators in the NHL. Even worse for their opponents is the fact they put up points.