Giving credit to former general manager Ron Hextall in any way, shape or form generally isn’t the way to make friends or influence people in these parts. Nor will it win you any popularity contests among the black-and-gold faithful.
Indeed, the former Philly GM is generally regarded by Penguins Nation as a villain or worse…the man responsible for expediting the end of our glorious postseason run through a combination of bungled trades and poor personnel decisions.
Public Enemy No. 1.
Truth be told, Hextall was given an uber-challenging (and unreasonable) mandate to keep the team competitive while restocking our barren prospect pool.