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Originally Posted by Pastiche
Overrated? Really?
The guy's peak was unmatched by anyone except the most elite players in the history of the league. His peak was reached at the age of 25 and then sidelined due to injury. Arguably he hadn't even reached his peak at that time.
That was no way that Lindros was overrated with that expectations after the draft. He was a modern Gordie Howe maligned by serious injuries. An unstoppable physical goal scoring beast when on his game.
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Agreed. There is a reason this guy is borderline HOF. During his prime, he was THE BEST in the league. And this is with #99 and #66 still playing. Don't let his last couple of seasons fool you. Had he stayed injury free, we might be looking at one of the top 20-30 players of all time. Never before had the league seen a player with such a great combination of skill, scoring, toughness and physicality. A shame he couldn't learn to keep his head up.