"Friedman asked the Capitals' alternate captain if he's ever discussed with Marchand the shared scrutiny the two get for almost anything they do on the ice. 'Yeah, there was something on Instagram the other day, a tournament tree for the most hated player in the league, and I think we were facing off in the finals,' Wilson said. 'I jokingly took a screenshot of it and sent it to him because we connected in Calgary this summer at the orientation camp.'"
"Wilson and Marchand, who have never fully come to blows with each other on the ice, certainly have the disciplinary records to match their reputations, with Wilson having been suspended six separate times and Marchand suspended an NHL record eight times. Both players have also forfeited over $1 million in fines during their careers, supplanting Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger"
Tom Wilson and Brad Marchand combine strong two-way skill with abrasive, line-crossing behavior that draws intense public scrutiny. The two connected at Team Canada's Olympic orientation camp in Calgary and later exchanged a joke about an Instagram 'most hated player' tournament that paired them in the final. The Instagram poll included notorious NHL pests such as Tie Domi, Chris Neil, Claude Lemieux, Sean Avery, Steve Ott, and Ryan Reaves. Wilson has been suspended six times and Marchand holds an NHL record eight suspensions. Both players have forfeited over $1 million in fines, surpassing Chris Pronger.
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