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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's still funny seeing how some fans think Lindros was overrated. I'm not old enough to follow 70's hockey but I don't think there's ever been a player that had Lindros combination of size, strength, skating, and skill. In a lot of ways he was more special of a player than guys like Crosby and McDavid because he had their skill level in the package of a big power forward. He wasn't Gretzky or Lemieux skilled but close and had a physical element to his game neither of those players had. Really special player and it's a shame he wasn't afforded a longer career.
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Gretzky still confuses me. trying to be objective, but other than his passing, I don't think he was super skilled at any of the physical tools.
I just think his "hockey IQ" was 10 times higher than anyone else and
he could utilize the skills he had better than anyone.
but so many players I'd love to know what their careers would have been like if they didn't have their injuries/illnesses. Lindros, Lemieux, Orr, Neely, Karyia. even gretzky before his got his shot in the back in his later years.
for some reason out of all the players, I think if Orr had two good knees he likely would been the best player of all time.