GarlicbreadTB
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Perhaps rehashing the same material we've heard over and over. But some interesting talking heads and some neat imagery from the career of Lindros.
he was just a young kid who wanted to make his dad proud. really hard to fault a 16, 18, 23 year old kid. but man those are some grade a stage parents.
but maybe the big thing is, if you’re bobby clarke in 97 or so, and you see that it’s never going to change with carl and bonnie, why not trade him? imagine going into that early 2000s second flyers core with an absolute haul from a peak lindros trade. is lindros to st louis for pronger + handzus + hecht out of the question?
Given the fiasco involving Lindros and his punctured lung, concussion history maybe that 20 something prodigy did need meddlesome parents to protect him from what seemed like a very mom and pop and unprofessional Philadelphia Flyers regime headed up by Bobby Clarke? For a multimillion dollar franchise player, the Next One and the guy to sell your new arena, the Philadelphia organization seemed a little careless with the guy.
He was a white elephant for the Flyers.While Lindros was a terrific player, I think he probably had a negative impact on hockey overall, due to the mindless size-craze and such things, and without all that, perhaps the backlash wouldn't have been as harsh as well. Despite his apparent skills, I never found him that pleasing to the eye.
what the heck does that mean?While Lindros was a terrific player, I think he probably had a negative impact on hockey overall, due to the mindless size-craze and such things, and without all that, perhaps the backlash wouldn't have been as harsh as well. Despite his apparent skills, I never found him that pleasing to the eye.