Yea the Vezina and Conn Smythe were in one season where he was great. What he do after that? I loved Hextall too but. The second Cup run was on the back of Lindros where Hextall shared time with Garth (frank)ing Snow. When he left Philly he didnt do jack. He has all those wins because he hung around the longest. Bernie and Pelle both had their careers cut way short otherwise they'd be ahead of him.
- JoeRussomanno
Hextall only played in the NHL for 13 seasons. It's not as if he stuck around forever. An argument could be made that his career as well was cut short due to injuries. He practically missed an entire season because of groin issues. He also put an Isles team on his back to just make the playoffs in 93-94.
Think of it this way, Mike Richter, who's in the US Hockey Hall of Fame has only 5 more wins than Hextall and he played in 58 more games.