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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't know about Marchand—he has a pretty storied history of cheap shots. But I like where you are going with this: a "dirty" player should be one who flouts the rules in an effort to gain an advantage, and I sure don't see Tkachuk doing that. He is a relentless agitator, which is quite different in my books.
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Agreed, I think players are confusing dirty with aggravating player to play against. Other than that elbow to Doughty (which I think he's learned from), Chucky hasn't done anything else dirty. He just makes sure to get under people's skin, but there's nothing malicious about his actions. He's not running guys from behind or taking out their knees. He just does the cheap after the whistle convenient facewash, or the "whoops, you pushed me so I'll accidentally fall on your goalie while dragging you down with me" move.