Compared to years past, the first half of Stephane Quintal's inaugural season as the new head of the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety has been a relatively tame introduction to the rigors of administering supplemental discipline to wayward players.
Perhaps the league's emphasis on safer hockey is having an impact. For the most part, players around the league are learning to avoid making dangerous plays that can lead to serious injuries.
The chatter surrounding dirty play ramped up just before the All-Star break when the two biggest suspensions of the year to date were handed out to two perennial offenders: Daniel Carcillo of the Chicago Blackhawks and Zac Rinaldo of the Philadelphia Flyers.
As the stretch run begins and teams jockey for playoff positions, there's a good chance that we'll see more ugliness before the year is out as the stakes get higher and higher.
Here's a look at the dirtiest plays so far in the 2014-15 NHL season.
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Ranking the Dirtiest Plays of the 2014-15 NHL Season so Far
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