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Originally Posted by Jacks
Who cares about the cash, that didn't cost Philly any cups.
Peter Forsberg hadn't played a game in the NHL at that point so no one knew yet that he would become dominant. He wasn't traded as a draft pick, he was drafted the year before 6th overall after such all stars as Pat Falloon and Aaron Ward. If the Sharks had traded Falloon for Lindros would you be criticizing that? Falloon was the more highly regarded prospect at the time.
If Philly had kept Forsberg that wouldn't have made them any more of a cup contender. The Lindros trade certainly helped a lot but it wasn't what "built the team", what pushed Colorado over the top was the highway robbery that was the Roy trade combined with their already impressive depth from all of the high draft picks they had. If Lindros had joined Sakic and Roy on the Avalanche he would probably have as many cups as Forsberg did, possibly more. None of what you said makes Lindros over-rated IMO.
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not a fan of Lindros but what an immense talent he was when he was healthy. not overrated at all in my opinion.