How well would a guy like Eric Lindros fair in today’s NHL?
August 3, 2024
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I think he would do well. Not only was he big, he was also a good, fast skater. He was also a skilled player who could hit. He used to bodycheck with possession of the puck in junior. Without the injuries his career would have been at another level.
Mr never learned to skate with his head up would have a longer career in with the head contact rules that are now in place.
Who would crush it, instead of getting crushed. Still one of my favorite players.
He’d dominate if he didn’t play against Trouba, who is the one guy I think of that would go Scott Stevens on him.
He was his own worst enemy, going back to Team Canada and Oshawa he skated with his head down never thinking of protecting himself because he was always the biggest bitch on the ice.
He’d be kicking ass and taking names!
If I could drop any player from any era into today’s game it would be Lindros. Dude would be a goddamn force. I would love to see it.
He’d be a Hall of famer. Just like he was in his time, never been another like him before or since
He would absolutely dominate. No question.
If Trouba didnt get him Tom Wilson would be coming in high
Tom Wilson with top 10 offensive skills. He’d dominate
He would be so good.
Be unstoppable. Couldn’t hold onto him
Guys like him, Teemu Selänne, Paul Kariya, Peter Forsberg, Pavel Bure and I dare to add Saku Koivu to the conversation would EASILY dominate today’s NHL. They were really ahead of their time.
Malkin+ type level. 90s hockey was gritty.
A giant dude with a scoring touch and a mean streak who could cross over the center of the ice with impunity?
He’d be dropping 200 points a season.
You gotta keep your head up
90s and early 00’s power forwards would crush in today’s game.
He’d be incredible
Not as good as McDavid but probably the second best player in the NHL.
He’d be the best player in the league
Guy I’d love to see in today’s hockey is Fedorov. Imagine Marner but a center who is even better defensively and a world class skater
(Also the drip is unmatched)
Goaty McGoat face
Depends if he stays injury prone
If he was in todays NHL i’d say he’d be better than McDavid and this is coming from an Oilers fan no joke he’d be better but if he is injury prone maybe not even better than Crosby in his prime.
Depends if he can stay healthy or not in todays league
A guy built like Lindros with his amount of skill would dominate in any era of the sport. Some guys are just pure hockey players, and he’s one of them.
He’d be a beast, of course. He would also have the same physiology, and still be prone to head injury. His legacy would be pretty much the same as it was, imo.
He’d dominate! Eric Lindros May have been the perfect prototype for the modern eras textbook, example of a power forward. He was built like an NFL linebacker, could skate extraordinarily well for such a big guy, could pass the puck off either the backhand or forehand, had the scoring capacities and hands of Guy Lafer and obviously, played a physical brand of hockey that was nasty. His only flaw an it was a fundamental and career ending flaw..he skated with his head down. It wasn’t a consideration of his as he was a freight train; while heading up ice especially when carrying the puck.. no one dared get in his path.. except for the NHL had Scott Stevens and in the playoffs, some late 90’s series against the Devil’s.. Stevens caught him with his head down, laid a clean, open-ice check, the worst hits usually are clean.. that brutalized and derailed the remainder of his certain H.O.F career. Not surprisingly, he retired earlier than he would have, because of the cumulative effect of at least ten diagnosed concussions.
Perfect hockey for him – keep your head up!
Hey would be neutered and suspended into ineffectiveness by the league and modern day fans when he tried to lay his thunderous hits and crush people. Look at the outrage Rempe sparked in his limited exposure the first 15 games or so he played. (And I recognize they are not even close in terms of shooting/skating/passing skills) I loved early career Lindros and how he absolutely demolished people on a regular basis…now every hard or tough hit is met with instant hand wringing and outrage. Lindros would be vilified beyond belief in today’s soft hockey universe.
Eliminating the 2 line pass was one of the best things the nhl ever did.
Take Tom Wilson and exponentially increase him 100x and then give him ridiculous hands.
People have no idea how absolutely dominant and game changing Big E was. Eric is the fucking reason I fell in love with hockey. Pre-Stevens hit was some of the most insane hockey to watch, man.
You can find videos of him on a face off draw just immediately going up and blowing up whoever he is across from and then literally doing what he wants. If you want to see power forward hockey, watch Big E. Unreal.
The thing that’s different is he could do everything. He could obliterate you. He could score on you. He could set someone up. He would fight you and ragdoll you.
Dude would dominate, but only if he had rich parents…
He’d be about the same dominance he was during the peek of his career.
…. Incredibly dominant.
140+ point player, a menace in playoff hockey. If there’s a fantasy draft he’s guaranteed second choice after McDavid.
He was a force when you could clutch and grab on defense plus throw head hits, he’d be damn near unstoppable these days.
lol he’d be way too old
He would fare better than when shots to the head were legal
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I think he would do well. Not only was he big, he was also a good, fast skater. He was also a skilled player who could hit. He used to bodycheck with possession of the puck in junior. Without the injuries his career would have been at another level.
Mr never learned to skate with his head up would have a longer career in with the head contact rules that are now in place.
Who would crush it, instead of getting crushed. Still one of my favorite players.
He’d dominate if he didn’t play against Trouba, who is the one guy I think of that would go Scott Stevens on him.
He was his own worst enemy, going back to Team Canada and Oshawa he skated with his head down never thinking of protecting himself because he was always the biggest bitch on the ice.
He’d be kicking ass and taking names!
If I could drop any player from any era into today’s game it would be Lindros. Dude would be a goddamn force. I would love to see it.
He’d be a Hall of famer. Just like he was in his time, never been another like him before or since
He would absolutely dominate. No question.
If Trouba didnt get him Tom Wilson would be coming in high
Tom Wilson with top 10 offensive skills. He’d dominate
He would be so good.
Be unstoppable. Couldn’t hold onto him
Guys like him, Teemu Selänne, Paul Kariya, Peter Forsberg, Pavel Bure and I dare to add Saku Koivu to the conversation would EASILY dominate today’s NHL. They were really ahead of their time.
Malkin+ type level. 90s hockey was gritty.
A giant dude with a scoring touch and a mean streak who could cross over the center of the ice with impunity?
He’d be dropping 200 points a season.
You gotta keep your head up
90s and early 00’s power forwards would crush in today’s game.
He’d be incredible
Not as good as McDavid but probably the second best player in the NHL.
He’d be the best player in the league
Guy I’d love to see in today’s hockey is Fedorov. Imagine Marner but a center who is even better defensively and a world class skater
(Also the drip is unmatched)
Goaty McGoat face
Depends if he stays injury prone
If he was in todays NHL i’d say he’d be better than McDavid and this is coming from an Oilers fan no joke he’d be better but if he is injury prone maybe not even better than Crosby in his prime.
Depends if he can stay healthy or not in todays league
A guy built like Lindros with his amount of skill would dominate in any era of the sport. Some guys are just pure hockey players, and he’s one of them.
He’d be a beast, of course. He would also have the same physiology, and still be prone to head injury. His legacy would be pretty much the same as it was, imo.
He’d dominate! Eric Lindros May have been the perfect prototype for the modern eras textbook, example of a power forward. He was built like an NFL linebacker, could skate extraordinarily well for such a big guy, could pass the puck off either the backhand or forehand, had the scoring capacities and hands of Guy Lafer and obviously, played a physical brand of hockey that was nasty. His only flaw an it was a fundamental and career ending flaw..he skated with his head down. It wasn’t a consideration of his as he was a freight train; while heading up ice especially when carrying the puck.. no one dared get in his path.. except for the NHL had Scott Stevens and in the playoffs, some late 90’s series against the Devil’s.. Stevens caught him with his head down, laid a clean, open-ice check, the worst hits usually are clean.. that brutalized and derailed the remainder of his certain H.O.F career. Not surprisingly, he retired earlier than he would have, because of the cumulative effect of at least ten diagnosed concussions.
Perfect hockey for him – keep your head up!
Hey would be neutered and suspended into ineffectiveness by the league and modern day fans when he tried to lay his thunderous hits and crush people. Look at the outrage Rempe sparked in his limited exposure the first 15 games or so he played. (And I recognize they are not even close in terms of shooting/skating/passing skills)
I loved early career Lindros and how he absolutely demolished people on a regular basis…now every hard or tough hit is met with instant hand wringing and outrage. Lindros would be vilified beyond belief in today’s soft hockey universe.
Eliminating the 2 line pass was one of the best things the nhl ever did.
Take Tom Wilson and exponentially increase him 100x and then give him ridiculous hands.
People have no idea how absolutely dominant and game changing Big E was. Eric is the fucking reason I fell in love with hockey. Pre-Stevens hit was some of the most insane hockey to watch, man.
You can find videos of him on a face off draw just immediately going up and blowing up whoever he is across from and then literally doing what he wants. If you want to see power forward hockey, watch Big E. Unreal.
The thing that’s different is he could do everything. He could obliterate you. He could score on you. He could set someone up. He would fight you and ragdoll you.
Dude would dominate, but only if he had rich parents…
He’d be about the same dominance he was during the peek of his career.
…. Incredibly dominant.
140+ point player, a menace in playoff hockey. If there’s a fantasy draft he’s guaranteed second choice after McDavid.
He was a force when you could clutch and grab on defense plus throw head hits, he’d be damn near unstoppable these days.
lol he’d be way too old
He would fare better than when shots to the head were legal
He’d be bad, he’s really old