NHL: Is Steve Ott Crying for Justice, Or Is He Just Crying?

After the San Jose Sharks-Dallas Stars matchup Tuesday night, Steve Ott took for the soapbox and bemoaned the “dirty” perform from several Sharks.

After deliberately trying to injure Logan Couture earlier with the year, Ott took exception to a pair of Douglas Murray hits together with a inexpensive shot from Dany Heatley.

Ott made the mistake of taking on the big Swede shortly thereafter and received misconduct, instigator and fighting penalties.

With the GM Meetings taking place in Florida, the Zdeno Chara hit on Max Pacioretty and the increased concentrate on headshots in general must have struck a nerve with the Stars winger.

Ott got directly for the point, saying that "[NHL disciplinarian] Colin Campbell's got his arms full.”

Ott also immediately dismissed any believed that Douglas Murray’s hits experienced been clean. "He knew what he was doing," Ott said about the Sharks defenceman.

“He's bearing lower and finishing the check. He did it once more on an offensive perform against [Tomas] Vincour; elbowed him right with the face.”

The hit on Loui Eriksson may fall below the umbrella of Rule 48.1 because Murray was finishing his examine after Eriksson experienced chipped the puck ahead.

"That's a solo that they'll have to look at and I am certain that they will," Dallas coach Marc Crawford said belonging for the hit on Eriksson. "We're hopeful that Loui is heading to be all right. He's not sensation decent right now and we'll see where he is at tomorrow."

Eriksson is third on the team in scoring and left the game, clearly shaken.

"It was a 50-50 puck," said Murray. "He pokes it by me and he's getting a breakaway on me. As much as I remember the situation, I'm actively playing the puck and the whole body on the identical time. You in no way make an effort to harm a guy. It's unfortunate."

While Dany Heatley’s inexpensive shot was definitely a dirty a solo and deserves a suspension, it looked more like a glancing blow than something serious.

Heatley's interference penalty past due with the third happened with the Sharks clinging to a one-goal lead, and the NHL should consider action.

In a fixture with some shoddy officiating, Niclas Wallin got checked from at the rear of on what should have been an apparent boarding call and left the fixture shortly thereafter.

Steve Ott—despite his obviously hypocritical history—does possess a point, and it is quickly becoming the headline for this hockey season.

"When you're used to becoming on the other end and becoming suspended like I've been, it's fairly evident where this stuff should go."

Ott is no stranger to scenarios like this. His job is filled with questionable and dirty plays, but his words additional for the collective voice of NHL players that want something done.

"If this doesn't get looked at, I don't know. I guess when you're used to becoming on the other end and becoming suspended with the past, I think it's fairly evident where this stuff should go in a hurry."

And I was right together with him, right up until he unleashed this line: "I don't care if Heatley makes $10 million or Murray makes less; it's time to get this out belonging for the fixture as fast as we can."

Steve Ott? Calling to clean up up the fixture of hockey? Classic.

What would you think? Does Ott possess a point? Or should he stop crying?