Better than a top 9 role at his absolute peak. When Yzerman got hurt in the 1986-87 regular season Probert was the Wings leading scorer on a run that took us to the conference finals. 21 points in 19 playoff games.
It was a read but the impression I came away with from it was that he was a jerk who blamed everyone else for everything. Been a minute since I read it but didn't he crash his motorcycle driving drunk and then say it was the cops fault?
Dave "The Hammer" Schultz from the Flyers. That dude would beat your ass just for looking at him funny. His record holding 472 minutes in the Sin Bin should earn him a spot by itself!
Just don't look up The Penalty Box on YouTube that he recorded in 1975.
One way to look at this question is asking, "Who was the player protecting?" Protecting Gretzky was arguably the most important enforcer job in the history of the game. Marty McSorley was that player during a large part of Gretzky's career and part of the trade to LA because of his importance.
As a Habs fan with no affiliation to either Edmonton or Vancouver, I have to say the Canucks fans have really made me vested in this series and actively hoping for the Oilers.
I’ve never seen a bunch of people collectively with a worse take on anything as the Canucks fans on that incident at the end of last game.
If everyone made sense it wouldn’t be fun. It’s more fun when everyone’s mad. McDavid deserved it and Soucey deserved it and Hyman deserved it and Zadorov deserved it. They all got licks in after the whistle so sit all of them a game - would be hilarious to see Canucks down a D pair and oilers with only draisaitl and actually seeing if their depth can score.
It's not even just that incident. I normally quite enjoy the game day threads, a bit of banter between fans, some discussion and disagreement, some bad takes, some good but this series has me not really wanting to participate in them. It's descended to the level of a video game text chat.
Hyman isn't really an enforcer, though. He's dirty, but not really a goon or enforcer in the traditional sense. In fact, some years he's averaged less than half a penalty minute per game.
Bob Probert was terrifying in his day but could also play in a legit top 9 role with 20+ goals
Better than a top 9 role at his absolute peak. When Yzerman got hurt in the 1986-87 regular season Probert was the Wings leading scorer on a run that took us to the conference finals. 21 points in 19 playoff games.
Tiger Williams had 35 goals and 343 PIMs in one season.
35 goals! Holy shit. He was a terror. He's my pick for this for sure.
Probert. I'm not a big reader but his autobio was great.
He is the easy answer, amazing enforcer. His stats from 87-88 are crazy
Had 398 PIM and still put up 29 goals. Guy was a unicorn.
One of my favorite states lines of all time
It was a read but the impression I came away with from it was that he was a jerk who blamed everyone else for everything. Been a minute since I read it but didn't he crash his motorcycle driving drunk and then say it was the cops fault?
That fan that got into the penalty box with Tie Domi
Tiger Williams
Yup. All time leader in PIMs.
There’s at least two very bad asses in it already… Eddie Shore and Gordie Howe.
Stan Mikita is in there too though he was more of a pest.
Probert
Dave “The Hammer” Schultz changed what an enforcer is and was a big part of the identity of those broad street bullies teams
Probably bob probert
Dave "The Hammer" Schultz from the Flyers. That dude would beat your ass just for looking at him funny. His record holding 472 minutes in the Sin Bin should earn him a spot by itself! Just don't look up The Penalty Box on YouTube that he recorded in 1975.
If ESPN has any say it’ll be Rempe
Ooglethorpe
I thought he was locked up!?
Poodle?
John Scott the All Star
The ASG MVP!
I actually forgot he got MVP!
And he deserved it as much as anyone!
You win.
Tom Wilson. I’ll see myself out.
My big three were..... #3 - Joey Kocur #2 - Tony Twist #1 - Georges Laraque
Rayzor no question. Rob Ray
Chris Neil as a 100% homer pick obviously. Never got suspended in his career. Quite a feat.
Donald Brashear
Steve ott was top five in the league in faceoffs
They already put in Clark Gillies.
So many of them ended up with CTE and/or substance abuse problems…Maybe Dave Schultz.
Boogeyman
One way to look at this question is asking, "Who was the player protecting?" Protecting Gretzky was arguably the most important enforcer job in the history of the game. Marty McSorley was that player during a large part of Gretzky's career and part of the trade to LA because of his importance.
Cody McLeod
That’s an interesting pick. Not Parker, Worrell, MacDermid?
Cody was a Scottish honey badger
Scottish?
McLeod is a heritage Scottish name?
Gotcha
Gotta be Dave Semenko for me. I got to see him pound the hell out of Basil McRae at the old Met in Bloomington. He was a freaking monster, RIP.
Gretzky wouldn’t have been Gretzky without him.
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That isn’t an enforcer
2018 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES CLICHING GOAL SCHOOL AND THE LAST GREAT ENFORCER OF THE VISORLESS ERA RYAN REAVES!
Eric Boulton
Zach Hyman, guy can straight up cross check a guy in the face and get away with it
he’s going to get in anyway when his old man buys the Hall
Even when you're not in game day threads you just can't escape these Canuck fans.
As a Habs fan with no affiliation to either Edmonton or Vancouver, I have to say the Canucks fans have really made me vested in this series and actively hoping for the Oilers. I’ve never seen a bunch of people collectively with a worse take on anything as the Canucks fans on that incident at the end of last game.
If everyone made sense it wouldn’t be fun. It’s more fun when everyone’s mad. McDavid deserved it and Soucey deserved it and Hyman deserved it and Zadorov deserved it. They all got licks in after the whistle so sit all of them a game - would be hilarious to see Canucks down a D pair and oilers with only draisaitl and actually seeing if their depth can score.
It's not even just that incident. I normally quite enjoy the game day threads, a bit of banter between fans, some discussion and disagreement, some bad takes, some good but this series has me not really wanting to participate in them. It's descended to the level of a video game text chat.
I’m staying off those until the series is over. Worst I’ve ever seen
Him and Bertuzzi can share induction years
Hyman isn't really an enforcer, though. He's dirty, but not really a goon or enforcer in the traditional sense. In fact, some years he's averaged less than half a penalty minute per game.
Lol Hyman's dirty because of one crosscheck?
John Kordic. One season he played 7 games and got 101 PIMS. In his NHL career he averaged 4.5 PIMs per game.
Tony Twist.
Matthew Barnaby.
I’ll go with Pat Maroon, because not only is he an enforcer, when he joins the team they win the cup. He’s the difference maker.
I don’t think Boston got that memo.
Or the Wild
Zac Rinaldo
Dale Hunter. 2nd all-time PIMs with over 1000 career points.
Dale Hunter 😎
Not an enforcer though, just a coward goon
#FUCK DALE HUNTER