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Ok - The last part was a joke.

But Crazy Tucker is no joke. Well, to the creators of this video he is.

Seriously though, Darcy Tucker is a dirty player with a reputation for going after other player's knees. It all started with this low hit that he gave Mike Peca during the 2002 Playoffs.



While most of us will see this as intent to injure, DownGoesBrown.com argues that it was a clean hit.

"But it wasn't [a dirty hit]. Based on the NHL's rules at the time, it was squeaky clean. The NHL would later add a clipping penalty (which is never called) to try to prevent hits like this, but at the time there wasn't anything in the rulebook that said hitting low was illegal."

Never called? Well, not often called. Unless Darcy Tucker is on the ice. In a Nov 6, 2008 Game, Darcy Tucker attempted to take out the knees of Nick Schultz and was called for clipping. What was worse is that he allegedly told Nick Schultz that he was planning to do it. “My concern is at the end of the second, he tells me he’s going to come and take out my knees, and then he actually does it." said Schultz. "It says everything you need to know about that guy."

Well not everything.

In a 2006 interview with David Amber of ESPN.com, Tucker had this to say.

Amber: You've said that if you could meet one person, it would be President Bush. Why him?

Tucker: I would like to pick his brain. I think his political views are on the same line as my own. I think the wave of the future is someone who doesn't back down to terrorism.

Watch out Obama, Crazy Tucker's coming for your knees.