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Originally Posted by Badger Bob
Lindros turned out to be Baby Hughy. The deal with his parents, with dictating where he would play dated back to his junior days. Remember the controversy over not playing in Quebec (btw, the Avs should thank him for helping them win)? Well, the Lindros clan pulled the same stunt with Sault Ste. Marie to force a trade to Oshawa, so he'd be closer to the Center of the Hockey Universe (Toronto).
As a precedence, scouting needs to include more psychological profiling to help forecast. Somebody could write a decent master's thesis on how Lindros's teenaged behavior precluded how he'd never achieve true HHOF status in his professional career, in light of the rare combination of strength and talent. Emotionally, the guy didn't have it all there.
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They did and they do, but as the scouts are saying 'he's a huge prima donna who will be a major pain to coach' the GM just stares at the stats dreamily mumbleing
'he's so big and strong, and big!!!'