even if you can not verbally communicate with the other team's star player, there are still plenty of ways to irritate your opponent and bait them into fighting you to avoid the dreaded instigator penalty. you can always do cheap stuff behind the play and in between whistles to get under their skin. quick sucker punch, a slash to the shin, a trip as they're getting up -- its the little things that can get your opponent worked up. if you keep doing this throughout the entire game, that can really get them off their game, making them focus on taking you out rather than scoring against you. you could also go after their goalie if they are the closest player, that will probably force him to go after you, unless he wants to look like a bad teammate. you might have to be a little persistent, but its definitely possible to sneakily instigate even the most steadfast players.