Stu Grimson scored only seventeen goals in his entire NHL career. But Stu Grimson wasn’t there to score goals. Grimson’s goal was to fight and it was something he did extremely well. In his entire NHL career, Stu earned over 2000 Penalties in Minutes as one of the best enforcers in the league. And he didn’t disappoint during his time with the Carolina Hurricanes.
If you’re a younger fan you may be wondering how someone like this could even make an NHL team. But not only did enforcer’s make NHL teams, management often set aside at least one roster spot for players of that ilk which lead to other teams doing the same.