Why haven't we seen another Eric Lindros?

[Masked]

Bringing him down?
Posters on here are saying he would easily win the Ross year in and year out in this era, and I call bullshit. He's not even remotely on McDavids level.

What you linked to:

If Lindros was in today's NHL, he would be up there with McDavid, MacKinnon, and Kucherov for Hart/Art Ross easily.

So one post that doesn't even mean what you claim it to mean. As I expected. Bullshit on your part.

 

[Warh1ppy]

We're probably only a decade or so away from the next Great one.

A player who is 6 foot 5, 225 pounds entering the league with speed like McDavid a shot like Ovi and smart leadership like Crosby.

Eventually someone like that (Lemieux) will turn up in the draft.

The reason we don't see more potential like that though is the cost of the game for kids and what it takes to even be able to play at a level that will get a kid noticed.

But that's an entirely other thread.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

His talents/advantages aren't really as much of an asset in today's game, so even guys with size don't really play that game. A bit like Jagr and even Sundin, what made them special offensively is bouncing off checks and scoring while players were draped over their backs.