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Some of you guys act like Lindros killed a man, it's just so dramatic, a decades-long grudge against a manipulated teenager. He wasn't Jean Beliveau but his "character issues" are blown way out of proportion. The guy was at fault for no major issues later in his career and was even captain of the Olympic team, and there was no drama. He got along with his teammates.
The fiasco he had during his exit from the Flyers was because of Bobby Clarke, a violent sociopath enshrined in the oh-so honorable Hall of Fame (and he turned out to be just as much of an uncaring a-hole in his managerial career). And not the only one. Lindros is a saint compared to some of the psychos and a-holes in there, and a better and more memorable and influential player than most of them, too.
If the Old Boy's Club unfairly keeps him out, at least he can tell himself this... when people in 40 years have their grandkids on their knees and are telling them about the most incredible hockey players they witnessed, Lindros will be one of the most cited, right up there with Lemieux, Crosby, Lidstrom, etc. Well above guys like Shanahan...
Totally agree here with this post, some people just hated him from the start (in the OHL, then Quebec) and were blinded to what a true impact player he was in those 1st 7 seasons.
Sure he missed some time, even in those seasons but he was the guy that every team game planned for and that is the true sign of greatness IMO.