The St. Louis Blues had a heck of a locker room guy when Kelly Chase was a player. To say he was a good player…well, not so much. Even he will say so.
He was still talented enough to get into the NHL. Say what you will about goons or fighters, Chase still had enough skill to fit into the role he was given at the highest level of professional hockey.
There are goons left and right at all levels during his time period. Not all of them made the NHL because they didn’t possess enough talent.