The job of an enforcer in hockey was clear cut. You may not get the minutes, but you'll get the respect. You're there to protect your teammates from any funny business: and if you're really good at your job, you'll become feared enough for it to actually mean something.
Well, that applies a bit more to the olden days than it does now. But the glory days were pretty great when they lasted, and hey, long-time former Toronto Maple Leaf Darcy Tucker was much more than all of that.
... But he was pretty good at that other part, too.