Enforcers who weren't good fighters?

[Mike Martin]

Who were the guys who were hired as Enforcers but they weren't any good at fighting?

I remember North Stars/Penguins Enforcer Richard Zemlak being a terrible fighter.

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[BobbyAwe]

Matthew Barnaby comes to mind. Not sure if he was "hired" as an enforcer but he certainly had a lot of fights.

 

[BudMovin*]

Matthew Barnaby comes to mind. Not sure if he was "hired" as an enforcer but he certainly had a lot of fights.

I always thought of him more as a pest who was actually willing to answer the bell.

 

[BobbyAwe]

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[HP00]

I always thought of him more as a pest who was actually willing to answer the bell.

I think what really made Barnaby more annoying to other teams was the fact that no matter how hard you punched him he would still give you that ****ing smile and keep chirping heh

 

[Sheppy]

Riley Cote comes to mind right away

 

[BoyntBergie]

Jeff Odgers (at least later on in his career)
Andrei Nazarov

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Thought of Riley Cote as well.

As a Bruins fan, I've watched a lot of old clips with Jay Miller and he was not a great fighter.

 

[SenzZen]

FWIW, Barnaby was that way though and through.

I knew a guy who played ball hockey against him one summer and Barnaby would chirp guys like: "Hey, you have to go work at McDonald's tomorrow and I'm in the NHL."

What a tool.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I just got reminded of Jeff Cowan's existence.

He was claimed off waivers by the Canucks in the 2006-2007 season, and was promptly miscast as the team's tough guy. He got in 19 fights over the next season and a half, and was credited in wins in 3 of them.

 

[BoyntBergie]

Thought of Riley Cote as well.

As a Bruins fan, I've watched a lot of old clips with Jay Miller and he was not a great fighter.

Not great? Perhaps. But pretty damn good.
http://dropyourgloves.com/fights/FightCard.aspx?P=3133

Wins over Nilan, Brown, Kordic, Probert, Semenko, etc. Miller was more than a serviceable enforcer.

 

[BobbyAwe]

Kelly Buchberger?

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Jay Caufield, Steve McKenna, Nick Kypreos, and Warren Rychel.

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Matthew Barnaby , Kelly Buchberger , Jim Cummins , Enrico Ciccone and Leroux.

 

[Kimota]

Matthew Barnaby , Kelly Buchberger , Jim Cummins , Enrico Ciccone and Leroux.

He would be pretty pissed if he heard that.

All the fighters that wrestle too much sucks.

 

[Danadiens]

Gordie Dwyer probably lost all of his fights as a Hab.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Matthew Barnaby comes to mind. Not sure if he was "hired" as an enforcer but he certainly had a lot of fights.

On the side of his face is a tattoo that says " Arron asham was here"

 

[Sparksrus3]

I have never seen zenon konopka win a fight. With all his Pims one would think he would be better.
He kinda holds on . I think his arms must be shorter than most. At least when it comes to picking up a tab. Seriously when has he pounded his opponent?

 

[tikkanen5rings*]

I have never seen zenon konopka win a fight. With all his Pims one would think he would be better.
He kinda holds on . I think his arms must be shorter than most. At least when it comes to picking up a tab. Seriously when has he pounded his opponent?

Well he is a middle weight going against heavy weight's.
I'd say he is doing a pretty good job at that while actually being an asset in the game.

 

[bud12]

Steve Mckenna and Chris Dingman

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

On the side of his face is a tattoo that says " Arron asham was here"

You could basically say that about anybody who's ever fought Barnaby before.

Barnaby was a punching bag but to his credit he was very willing despite that.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Riley Cote's another good one but I will say his unwillingness to ever fight a defensive fight supplied some great bouts over his career.

Tom Sestito is probably the best example of a current player.

 

[Aela*]

Basically every enforcer on the Jets minus Peluso, lol.

 

[Burgs]

Steve McKenna should be a frontrunner for worst pound for pound fighter. Dude was 6'8" and 260 lbs but very far from a feared fighter.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Cote wasn't a good fighter, he had a great chin, though.

He should've been knocked out a ton of times and he'd just keep going.