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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Tiger Williams a goon? Maybe but he wasn't a heavyweight. He started a lot of brawls for sure but he didn't take on the other teams tough guy. In Vancouver at that time his linemate Ron Delorme had to step in and take on the tough guy. An underrated fighter on the Canucks of that era was Curt Fraser. He was more valuable on the ice. That was a tough team that went to the finals in 81/82.
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Since OP included Matt Cooke, I'm pretty sure being a heavyweight and a good fighter was part of the goon requirement.
Tiger Williams wasn't a heavyweight himself. Not sure why he has to take on guys much bigger and stronger than him to prove himself. Tiger Williams was a good one.