Lindros and Brind'Amour

[Polaris922]

@flyer33716

Lindros was a great player, just not in the same category as Gretzky or Lemieux. Not even close.

[flyer33716]

Mario was a B@tch and his little girl cindy is big BEEOTCH! I know it is so hard to see since you have those glasses on. Please understand that the topic was IF Lindros played todays game not when he did. Also I googled Lindros and a nut punch and all I found was cindy any idea why?

[Polaris922]

Mario was a B@tch and his little girl cindy is big BEEOTCH! I know it is so hard to see since you have those glasses on. Please understand that the topic was IF Lindros played todays game not when he did. Also I googled Lindros and a nut punch and all I found was cindy any idea why?

And so you manage to take an adult debate about a topic and turn it into 5th grade name calling. Your lack of tact mirrors your lack of intellect. You don't want to accept the fact that Lemieux was one of the greatest players that's fine. If you'd followed the thread from the start, you'd know how the topic had brought him in. I have no time for your grade school drivel... so welcome to the #2 spot on my ignore list. Enjoy the next 38 years...

[doom88]

Who is at the top of your ignore list?

Also, low blow with the 38 - considering your team should be in Kansas City.

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[Polaris922]

Who is at the top of your ignore list?

Also, low blow with the 38 - considering your team should be in Kansas City.

Someone who sucks And I couldn't help the 38 comment... it's going to come out occasionally no matter how hard I try not to. But if it's any consolation it takes a real jagoff to bring it out of me!! If the Pens should have been in Kansas City, they'd be there by now! LOL

[flyer33716]

Bettman would not allow that! Still wonder what teams ball came out on that secret lottery draw? I am glad I am on your list because all you do is come to excite FLYER fans. The last time I looked this was a Flyer team board. If I get banned so be life but I will call you out for your insults and lack of education of Flyer team history. As for my education I learned to be tolerant of the of the mentally challenged from Western Pennsylvania.

[jammer2]

@flyer33716 "Still wonder what teams ball came out on that secret lottery draw?"

The balls that came out were accurate, every team had a rep there, so no funny business went on there.

" The last time I looked this was a Flyer team board."

Every member can post in any team board. It was established a long time ago that Pols is a non trolling Pens fan, so you're conclusions about him are not shared by myself or the other mods. Name calling and posts that are intended to be spiteful are discouraged here. I get sticking up for your team and a bit of mocking type stuff, but it should kept in the context of being cordial, at the very least.

[LegionOfDoom]

@flyer33716

Lindros was a great player, just not in the same category as Gretzky or Lemieux. Not even close.

With that being said, Lindros was not in the same category as Gretz and Mario. Lindros actually started a new category: A player that can score and a player that can wup your assperations of wanting to play in the NHL. I never saw a player that can psychologically and physically at the same time do damage at such a high level, sometimes I thought I was watching a soccer player, at other times an MMA specialist, or a sniper, he had great balance and knowledge of body mechanics and understood so many levels of the game, I would be shocked and awed at the things he would come up with. He had the tools and knew when to use what.

Who knocks some one on there ass and rhino charges on a face off. how many times has he dominoe checked multiple players going after him. How many minutes can he play keep away from a team on their end of the ice with just his feet!

HE WAS AND IS STILL THE TOTAL PACKAGE: Messier came close because of his meaness, Lemieux came close because of his size and hands, but no razor edge to his game. Gretzky new how to pass and score but that's as far as he would take it.

Now individually those players excelled at their strengths, and their parts might of equalled larger than the sum. But the sum of Lindros was greater than all those players, because he could hit those parts,(maybe not as high, because of length of career or the position put into) all those parts and not look out of place.

He would sometimes play the game mentally like a small sized player and avoid the check, he also played the game like he was a giant, sometimes he would punish players so hard, I would feel sorry for them literally and if I was at the bench I would of told him, nice forcheck, but the guy is a human not a crash test dummy, ease up a little, we're not out to destroy players, unless they try to draw first blood.

I know this is all subjective and everyone has their favorite player: My favorite player was Mario before Lindros was around and still have an admiration for him, and how he carried himself. The clutch and grab BS took the life out of his game and very clearly remember him being very vocal about it to the commisioner and in fact as he retired he brought it up again, as to one of the reasons he left the game.

Hull was a legend and Gretzky, Clarke was there too, and enjoyed watching them do there magic.

When Tocchet came around he was my favorite for his style of play; a forshadow of Lindros.

When Lindros started his career with Philly he easily became my favorite, and until this day, no one has surplanted his level.

'Til this day Lindros is still in a catagory, where the other stars aren't even close,

...not even close.

There is not one player in the HOF that earned a cup all by himself, it's a team sport. Someone has to score(sarcasm), someone has to stop the puck on net(sarcasm), someone has to defend against the opposition(sarcasm)

Winning a cup doesn't make you great. That shows team success not individual success.

What makes you great is....What did YOU do in the time you where there playing the game? At what level did you accomplish what?

Putting a time of years played in the league to be worthy of HOF is a subjective caveat, that cheapens the essense of what it is to be great.

WHAT DID YOU DO WHILE YOU WERE THERE?

A player can have a 20 year career and hit high numbers, just do to the fact he had all that exposure of games to accomplish some high total numbers, in an average to less than average points/penalties per game. But the totals are high because of the sheer amount of years exposed to the league. That doesn't necessarily make you great(unless you consider careerhood longevity great)

The point is Lindros is HOF worthy. And any other opinon other than that, is just an opinion.

But facts are facts. And his factual scoresheet and accolades proves he was Great in his era.

[Polaris922]

@LegionOfDoom

I agree he belongs in the HOF. He didn't have the scoring touch, vision, or hockey omniscience that Gretzky and Lemieux had is all. Yes he was a physical force, and a great player in his own right. Just a tier below those two. I respect your opinion though, and I do think he was the greatest Flyer to play the game, unfortunately short term.