April 21, 2012; Glendale, AZ, USA; Phoenix Coyotes fans cheer and hold up signs for suspended player Raffi Torres (not pictured) during the second period against the Chicago Blackhawks in game five of the 2012 Western Conference quarterfinals at Jobing.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Hockey is full of players that are fan favorites amongst fans of their respective teams. These players are very much the face of the franchise, you see countless people wearing the player’s jersey and number at home games and they are the one with the longest lines at fan focused events.
Then there are those players that everyone loves, no matter where they are in the NHL. Players like Pavel Datsyuk, Luc Robitaille and Martin Brodeur, no matter the sweater they you can’t help but like them. They are great hockey players and all around class acts.
But outside of those two groups of players are the players you love to hate. The players that could get christened by the pope, adopt a dog from a shelter, hell, even by you dinner and you would still have no choice but to hate them.
So lets take a look at the Kings’ division and decide which player on each team hockey fans just can’t help but hate.