Hockey is the ultimate ‘I hate that guy, unless he’s on my team then I live that guy’ sport. Every team has a goon or at least a heel of some sort. But you hate them on the other team.
example:
I’m a Sens fan so I like Brady Tkachuk. He’s the captain and he doesn’t let other teams push the Sens around. But I can’t stand Brendan Gallagher, Michael Bunting, Brad Marchand, Corey Perry and to a lesser degree Matthew Tkachuk. Does Brady play differently than the other guys on the list? He’s actually talented unlike Gallagher, but otherwise, no, he’s the same type of player. He crosses the line sometimes but mostly plays right up to the line.
however, if any of those guys ended up in Ottawa, I’d probably root for them if they helped the team.