1. The anti-wingman, the one who fucks it all up right when you're about to score.
2. The guy nobody wants to see at parties but keeps getting invited anyway.
Damn, everyone keeps telling Barry to keep that pest Komarov at home but that never stops him.
Someone who does it all on the ice, defensively and offensively. A two-way stud, so to speak.
Gotta love Kopitar or Bergeron, gotta love a guy with a great 200-foot game. So much better than PLD, I'll tell you that for free
When a piece of information is so obvious that it's no skin off your nose to share it.
"How does this rank for you in playoff pushes, the excitement of this building and the fans' involvement over the last couple of games?"
"Yeah, I mean, it's been unbelievable. A whole lot better than Vancouver, I'll tell you that for free."
1. Designation by then-Rangers coach John Tortorella of the Pittsburgh Penguins' two future Hall-of-Fame centers Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby as complainers (April 5, 2012)
2. The assumption that such star players are divas asking for preferential treatment.
"It's a cheap, dirty hit. I wonder what would happen if we did it to one of their two whining stars over there. I wonder what would happen. So I'm anxious to see what happens with the league with this. Just no respect amongst players, none. It's sickening."
"Ask the guy who did it! Ask him. It's one of the most arrogant organizations in the league. They whine about this stuff all the time, and look what happens. It's ridiculous. But they'll whine about something else over there, won't they? Starting with their two whining stars."
The greatest hockey coach of the modern era, John Tortorella
"Did you see Torts lay into those two rookies the other night for not getting the puck in deep? Looks like a couple of healthy-scratches to me"