The Flyers finally bought out the remainder of his contract during the summer of Bryzgalov may not have lived up to expectations on the ice, but he was certainly colorful off of it. Ron Hextall is now the general manager of the Flyers, but during his two tenures with the team as the starting goalie, he was one of the most colorful players in franchise history. Hextall's aggressive style of play helped endear him to Flyers fans. While most goalies relied on their defensemen to clear away opposing forwards from their crease, Hextall took matters into his own hands.
He was never afraid to swing his stick at opposing players, which effectively kept the opposition away from the blue paint. No goalie has accumulated more career penalty minutes than Hextall's He also had three consecutive seasons with or more penalty minutes.
Fans loved the fact that Hextall never backed down or apologized for his physical style of play. During the season, Hextall also became the first NHL goalie to score a goal by shooting the puck into the opposing net. His ability to play the puck and pass it to his teammates almost made Hextall a third defenseman on the ice. Hextall made this list because he was brash, bold and acrobatic on the ice and confident and outspoken off it.
His talent and personality made him a fan favorite. The Philadelphia Flyers fought, hacked and hit their way to back-to-back Stanley Cups in and Schultz became the most hated player in the NHL for his intense style of fighting, but that same style also made him a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He finished with , , and penalty minutes from through Schultz led the league in penalty minutes three times while with the Flyers. The penalty minutes Schultz accumulated in are an NHL record that still stands.
Schultz received a lot of misconduct penalties for his refusal to go directly to the penalty box after a fight was over. Schultz would psych himself up for fights before a game and often kept yelling or trying to get at opposing players after the linesmen separated them. Schultz's fans were known as his "army" and often wore pointed military helmets similar to what the German army wore during World War I.
His popularity in Philadelphia grew so great that he even recorded "Penalty Box," a song that got plenty of airplay on local radio despite the fact that Schultz was a much better hockey player than he was a singer. You could love or hate Dave Schultz, but anybody who saw this colorful Flyers forward couldn't ignore him.
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I would say: No. Punch stuff, fist go in face, score goal once. It really depends on any consensus expectations. Did anyone expect Morin to battle his way into the blue line that already boasted some physical talent that slightly more experienced than him? He somewhat played his role perfectly and other than existing in the taxi squad, being a healthy scratch, or playing in the bottom of the lineup, he was able to bring one rare joy with his goal.
I would say he adequately met expectations, but nothing beyond that. But considering that he scored that goal and brought some smiles, that certainly boosts him beyond some other players that even though they scored more points or had better numbers, were just a massive part in our misery.
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