They were saying he was gonna be the the next Messier. I say he never even came close, and I don't think he should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame because of the way he flipped of the Nordiques when he was drafted, and his other crybaby antics over the course of his career.
2007-10-03 10:11:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
Eric Lindros had 4 seasons average 1.5 points a game or more. Only Gretzky and Lemieux have done it more times (and Messier never did it once)
At the end of the 1999-2000 season, he had the 4th highest PPG in league history (and currently ranks 14th).
So, I'd say he lived up to the hype. Unfortunately his reckless style of play ruined a stellar career.
There are members of the Hall of Fame committee who believes he should be there (these are the same people that put Cam Neely in too).
When Mario lemieux called Eddie Johnstone and told Pittsburgh not to draft him, everybody thought that went too far. When Lindros did the same thing 7 years later, it seemed more acceptable. Imagine where hockey would be if Lemieux had Lindros' parents
2007-10-03 14:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just read an article about Lindros' Hall of Fame chances; it might have been in the Hockey News. Lindros had a career that at times was brilliant; heck, he was the Hart Trophy winner once. His credential probably are better than Neely's, as far as that goes. But it didn't last very long because of injuries.
If we forget his entry into the league, not easy to do admittedly, he was a force in the league for sometime. He was worth the hype for a while. Lindros' playing style probably got him hurt and shortened his career.
2007-10-03 15:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lindros had brief run in the mid to late 90's of fulfilling the hype. The 95 MVP and took a team to the Finals in 97. The Kasparaitis hit in 98 was the beginning of the end. The hall is out of question for #88 since 2000 he has basically became irrelevant.
2007-10-03 10:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by Glen Greene 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No: Lindros Appeared in Score's "Traded/Update" Baseball Cardset in 1990. Lindros took batting practice with the Toronto Blue Jays when then manager Cito Gaston invited him.
2016-04-07 02:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woulda, coulda, shoulda with the Big E. He would be a shoe-in to the HOF if he had stayed healthy. But as other people had mentioned, he played an incredibly reckless style of game. I'm not even talking about all of his hitting, but the cross ice stick handling? With his head down? Come on. 5 seconds BEFORE the Scott Stevens hit that knocked him out in 2000 I could tell he was going to get whammied.
I heard a rumor once that Philly could've actually gotten Lindros in the trade w/Quebec giving up Brind'Amour instead of Forsberg. Imagine how sick that would've been.
2007-10-03 15:13:19 · answer #5 · answered by Duffman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Live up to the hype - No. But that was almost impossible given the trade to Philly cost flyers Forsberg and laid the ground work for what became a mega team in the Colorado Rockies (formerly Quebec). Having said that, if not for the concussions, Lindros would have easily been HOF material and still might. He had ability to take over games if he could keep his head on straight.
2007-10-03 10:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by nagyj 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no. He did win an MVP award and a scoring title. Took Philly to the Final and was on a few Canada Cup/World Cup/Olympic teams (albeit mixed results...'91 and '02 great...not so much in '96 and '98).
I think it's started with bad karma. Not going to the Nords was a bad move and an ignorant one. Great hockey city. Even if you did not want to go there, be openminded and try it. The Stastnys, Hunter, Goulet all thrived there.
2007-10-04 07:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His hype said he wouldn't play in Quebec; and he didn't. He warned them that he would not, actually going to QC and telling them so! They drafted him anyway and he refused to play. Perhaps the draft is too much of a reserve clause given the politics in the league over the last few years.
2007-10-03 10:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Tim O 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Almost everyone who pulls the whole "I'm not playing for that team" BS shoots them self in the foot with too much hype. Just be happy to be there, don't sign and extension, leave after your entry contract and go wherever you want. You have to to love free agency!
2007-10-05 09:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
While the hype wasn't his doing, he certainly didn't live up to the money that he demanded. To me, he was a GOOD player but not a GREAT one. I understand that much of my scorn comes from not seeing the Flyers win the Cup, but his crying at the awards ceremony when he won the Hart Trophy, his Mommy & Daddy player agency, his falling out with the Flyers, all for the low, low price of a Stanley Cup Championship for the Avalanche made me wish he got out of Philly much sooner than he did. Even Allen Iverson didn't cost the Sixers that much.
(Nothing against the Avalanche, they earned it)
2007-10-03 11:14:09 · answer #10 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋