Was Lindros one of the dirtiest players of all time

[The Pale King]

Man oh man, that Ohjick double cheap shot is worse than anything Bertuzzi ever did. Ditto for most of the guys thread.

And the Dimaio hit is just scary... hard to watch. Lindros is up there with Bobby Clarke and Messier for goonery from guys with genuine talent.

 

[Normand Lacombe]

Lindros could have literally killed or paralyzed DiMaio with that hit. The back of DiMaio's head slammed right on the ice. It's a miracle DiMaio was even able to get up and be helped to the bench.

 

[The Panther]

Man oh man, that Ohjick double cheap shot is worse than anything Bertuzzi ever did. Ditto for most of the guys thread.

If you watch the rest of that highlight pack, Odjick does the same thing -- again -- later in the game, to another Flyer who has fallen and has his head down.

All class was Gino Odjick. But again, it's a fault that the NHL basically allowed this kind of thing to occur. Like, after the first murder-attempt on Lindros as he was head-down on the ice, how the heck is Odjick not expelled from the game? Idiocy.

 

[Eisen]

In an era that contained the likes of Marchment, Kasparaitis, McSorley, Domi, Hunter, Lemieux, Tucker, Samuelsson and Simon, I think it's pretty tough to pinpoint and single dirtiest player of the 90s, never mind of all time.

Kasparaitis was abrasive but not particularly dirty, especially compared to the guys you mentioned. At least I think so.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Kasparaitis was abrasive but not particularly dirty, especially compared to the guys you mentioned. At least I think so.

Maybe not dirty to the degree that those guys were. But a bit predatory, or opportunistic if you prefer.

 

[Eisen]

Maybe not dirty to the degree that those guys were. But a bit predatory, or opportunistic if you prefer.

That's true. He was always looking for the hit first. Very annoying to play against.

 

[JianYang]

Yeah, he was more a product of his era, and within it, I wouldn't consider him an overly dirty player.

If he didn't play an ultra physical game with his size, especially in a market like Philly, and especially how that team was moulded, he would have been viciously criticized.

The post Philly lindros was a different story though..... A much less engaged player after multiple concussions.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

You spelled Stevens wrong.

 

[Star Ocean]

Forsberg: Lindros was a fair player, tough but never dirty

 

[FrozenJagrt]

The post Philly lindros was a different story though..... A much less engaged player after multiple concussions.

Night and day for good reason, to be sure. I recall his first game against Toronto, Chris Neil got in his face after a whistle and started jostling. Lindros did nothing. A younger Lindros would have fed Neil his teeth.

 

[K Fleur]

Forsberg: Lindros was a fair player, tough but never dirty

Peter Forsberg once told me that Simon Gagne was the purest goal scorer he ever played with.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Guys like Marchment and Hunter were dirtier, but Lindros is on the short list of dirtiest superstars of modern times.

Not even close to Messier, though.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Lindros' "hit" on Dimaio remains one of the most violent things I've seen in this sport.

Seriously?

 

[K Fleur]

Seriously?

“Seriously” what?

 

[DannyGallivan]

I’ve never seen a highlight reel of one guy making giving this many brutal headshots. I understand a lot of this is him retaliating for stuff we don’t see in these videos but is Lindros extremely underrated dirty player? You’re probably going to have to post a video to convince me. Scott Stevens was an angel compared to this guy.
See 1:35, 2:15,2:55,3:24,4:20,4:29,7:10,7:35,8:35,9:18,9:38,9:55,10:30,11:48,12:25 . The bold ones are particularly bad.

Headshots were the accepted norm in those days. Lindros was intimidating, much bigger than very physical, but I would not consider him among the upper echelon of "dirty" players.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

“Seriously” what?

If that's one of the most violent things you've seen in hockey, I guess you probably haven't seen a whole lot.

 

[K Fleur]

If that's one of the most violent things you've seen in hockey, .

Yes seeing a 6 foot 5 behemoth body slam another player down onto the ice is one of the most violent things I’ve seen in this sport.

I guess you probably haven't seen a whole lot

What is this like the passive aggressive boomer version of “you’re not a real fan”?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Yes seeing a 6 foot 5 behemoth body slam another player down onto the ice is one of the most violent things I’ve seen in this sport.



This is like the passive aggressive boomer version of “you’re not a real fan”.

OK.

But my point stands.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Peter Forsberg once told me that Simon Gagne was the purest goal scorer he ever played with.

Wayne Gretzky said that Peter Forsberg is much better at lavishing praise on players then even The Great One.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Wayne Gretzky said that Peter Forsberg is much better at lavishing praise on players then even The Great One.

Nonesense, Gretz' not called The Great One for nothing.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Wayne Gretzky said that Peter Forsberg is much better at lavishing praise on players then even The Great One.

Yeah but he says that about everyone.

 

[psycat]

No, dirtiest star player of all time is Messier [MOD], followed closely by [MOD] Bobby Clarke.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

it was a different hockey culture back then. nowadays dirty means intentionally hitting guys in the head.

in lindros' day it really meant more going after guys' knees or being "careless" with your stick high. hitting from behind was really just starting to be considered dirty, and even that was more of a second half of the 90s phenomenon.

none of those things were things lindros did much. he ran you through the boards and he mostly did it in a way that at the time was considered fair and square.

 

[Appleyard]

Yeah, he was more a product of his era, and within it, I wouldn't consider him an overly dirty player.

If he didn't play an ultra physical game with his size, especially in a market like Philly, and especially how that team was moulded, he would have been viciously criticized.

The post Philly lindros was a different story though..... A much less engaged player after multiple concussions.

Yep, definitely by design as well. I remember with the Rangers when he broke Thorton's orbital... he did not seem to "want" to drop them in that fight like he used to, Thornton took a fair few whack at him before he did, and I think Joe dropped them first strangely.

 

[JackSlater]

No, Lindros did what a a fair number of guys were doing but with more force. There were certainly dirtier players in that era as mentioned. I'm surprised to see Messier mentioned so often but Chelios only once. Shout out to Sprague Cleghorn as well.