Samuel Morin, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Flyers 2020-21 season didn’t go according to plan, but defenseman Samuel Morin provided a shining moment that nobody in the organization could forget.
In a victory over the New York Rangers on March 27, he fired a shot past goalie Igor Shesterkin for his first NHL goal in what proved to be the game winner. The highlight came just two days after Morin knocked out former Ranger Brendan Lemieux in the final minute of an embarrassing 8-3 loss.
The NHL and the Flyers organization have consciously drifted away from fighting as an iconic element of the game.