Steve Ott might be one of the most disliked players in the NHL. Even fans of the St. Louis Blues have a difficult time dealing with his constant chirping and dirty plays away from the puck.
Ott’s latest incident occurred at the end of Game 3 between the Blues and the Wild. The Blues trailed 3-0 in the final few seconds and Ott decided that was the appropriate time to jump two Minnesota skaters completely away from the play.
https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/590344964711780353
The hit above came while the puck was at the opposite end of the ice. However, the play didn’t end there…
https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/590345208644165633
The videos above are bad enough, but apparently Ott was also clawing at Jared Spurgeon’s face. We don’t have any video of the incident described below, but it’s completely believable since we’re all talking about Ott.
Dubnyk on Ott:he's scratching at spurgy's face.I could see his fingers moving.He's pulling at his mouth & nose &eyes.I told ref to grab hand
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) April 21, 2015
That’s pretty messed up. It’s understandable that the Blues were frustrated after a dominant loss at the hands of the Wild, but that’s a completely different level of unnecessary. Ott is ridiculed by Blues fans for his bad penalties and worse decisions, but that’s not even taking into account his boneheaded play in the first few games against the Wild.
