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- WE WOULD SIT ON THE EDGE OF OUR SEATS EVERY TIME HE STARTED A SHIFT; HE WAS AMAZING TO WATCH. COMPLETE DOMINATION; THE TRUE MEANING OF THE ORANGE AND BLACK. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW IT ENDED; HE GAVE US A DECADE OF MEMORIES WE WILL ALWAYS TREASURE.
MR. SNYDER SHOULD HAVE HIS JERSEY HANGING HIGH IN COMCAST COUNTRY "88"
THE REASON I'M A FLYERS FANATIC; THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES ERIC
LET'S GO FLYERS!!!
Eric Lindros was a Human Train on Skates...
He Was OneTuff S.O.B...
One Of The Best Power Forwords Ever In The NHL.
kasper....)))
@@gtxjhcrbq You should try speaking in at least somewhat complete sentences.
@@BaldHeadedManc why? if you were a hockey fan from the lindros era then you know exactly what he is referring to
Lindros gave out allot of concussions, even though that's finally what got him. Wow, was hockey way more entertaining in the 80's and 90's.
sure was and was even more fun to play..Man you played with a lot of emotion, shit was scary and you never ever felt more alive in your life
@Pete Yup sadly hockey has become so soft it's criminal. You can't touch anyone any longer, a slash and you're in the box..Bettman and rule enforcement ruined this great game..Cherry is awesome and his pal through him under the bus the wimp ass..I have to watch youtube vids now to see games from the past..I played mid 80s minor pro here in the states, I cannot tell you how much fun it was and to see this today it just makes you cringe..I love the speed the talent etc but let them play the game man, enough with these ticky tacky calls, it's horrible
he was a savage hitter!! but eventually every dog has its day he abused Scott Stevens until that final hit where Stevens buried him... ironically Stevens is suffering from concussion related issues now... but i think they are friends now...?
@@johngnanamuttu708 He won the first 11 rounds against Stevens and then got TKO'ed in the 12th. Seriously, watching someone rag doll Stevens is impressive.
Stevens gets the blame for ruining his career, but that point he was already out a year with a concussion from Kasperitis. That probably would have ended most careers now that we understand CTE better. Lindros had about 6 "concussions" at that point. In reality he probably had 30+. I'm sure he gave himself some mild concussions over the years with some of those hits he laid.
Yes now it is boring
I remember my dad bought season's tickets for the Oshawa Generals' games in 1989. They had just acquired a 16 year-old kid named Eric Lindros. He was a target for opposing teams, initially, but as he proceeded to destroy player after player in hits and fights, word got around quickly. A superstar in-the-making who didn't need others to protect him. My favourite player of all-time, he wasn't destined for a long NHL career with his style of play. But, man, the physical dominance was unreal. Cheers.
If only his concussions were treated properly
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i’m a rangers fan since i was 7 years old now 59 , and let me tell you eric lindros is absolutely one of the greatest hockey players i’ve seen , had it all power speed , hitting and fighting , if it wasn’t for this concussions and back issues he would be near the top of all scoring
Never seen a man that size skate like a freakin' ballerina.....and hit like Mike Tyson.
A ballerina? Better look again he skates he’s skates like he shit his pants!
And how many games did you play in the National Hockey League? Did would lay you out in one half stride.
@@rayquinn2767 you sound like you really don’t know what you’re talking about. Someone his size should not
skate that effortlessly and well. The only player to be in the Canada cup before playing in the NHL at 18. 3 points 5 goals in 8 games. Just saying!!! You can’t ever take away his skill. A short career and still had legit numbers. I will forever be a fan. Since I was 8 him coming to Philly at the Spectrum, you have no idea the decibel level that it was in that place. He was absolutely hands down the most exciting player to watch and changed the NHL at the time. Can’t even watch the soft shit today! It’s awful! Bet a lot of the whinny Philly fans would love these years back. Cause todays team is a nightmare. Lindros was unbelievable and I love him ❤️
@nicolehusser6656 his skill lol 😆 didn't you see him flat on the ice with multiple concussions lol skill my ass he's a whining little tit I don't want to play there I don't want to play here if he's so great he'd have his name on a couple of Stanley cups 😄 but he has nothing but migraine headaches for the rest and his life 😅
*sigh* This makes me miss the 90's something fierce
Lindros would go into your town, score a hat trick with a pair of assists and beat up your 'enforcer' all in the same night! He could do it all.... Unfortunately his physicality resulted in a shortened career.
@@kingbee48185 head down that was the biggest and perhaps only flaw of Lindros.
him not being able to play with his head up shortened his career
@@keithyoung4733 yeah you can see his head down....never in any if these clips. Such a ridiculous thing to say
@@keithyoung4733 you such the great hockey player with your head up, yeah
@@timeboy8770 Both the Kasperitis hit and the Steven hit he had his head down. So yea, that's what did it.
Lindros makes grown ass men look like ragdolls
We'll never see that blend of size, skill, ferocity ever again.
Because Scott Stevens turned his brain into oatmeal!
ghytgb he did it to himself man lol
I think he and Brett were on steroids.
Aaron Kohn No, we will not. Once in a human history type of a player. He was blessed with more talent than Wayne Gretzky, let alone anyone else. Eric easily matched Gretzky in those elements of the game that made Gretzky put up the most points in history of the NHL. Yet, Gretzky could only dream of the unprecedented elements of versatility that Eric was able to make the part of his game as a power forward, which are elements that will have been and will have remained above and beyond any other hockey player's abilities.
Up at 3am so king it to Eric!
Lindros and the Legion of Doom, especially LeClair were the reason I got into hockey. Lindros had it all, size, power and skill. He was a truly dominant player.
He is tough off the ice also, family is good people they don’t play around
kaspsrsaitis......
@@gtxjhcrbq You've commented the exact same thing on multiple comments... We get it... Doesn't take away from the fact that Lindros was a monster. Should find a hobby bud cause getting buried in the comments ain't it.
I had this guy all wrong, I was too wrapped in the politics, this man was a BOSS , wish I could have seen his skills and toughness
Go watch some full games here on TH-cam. Lindros was must see tv. Most entertaining player I ever saw
It will be a long time till we see another like him. He was so much fun to watch
A few of these are attempted murder lol
😵🤪
Just like when Scott Stevens murdered him??
Love him or hate him. Eric Lindros was an incredibly exciting player to watch!! If Eric was skating up ice with the puck at full speed, he couldn't be stopped. Miss this rough and tough era of the NHL. Todays game pales in comparison.
It's a joke that Lindros isn't in the HOF already and is still waiting, as for the game yeah I miss the fighting and the overall badass mentality we used to get, but at the same time I actually think the game is smoother and faster than ever today, I don't miss the red line shit and the goofy two line passing, and I think it's much safer too, too many guys getting destroyed by headshots and it being legal.
Sportsaholic4life TV he simply doesnt have the stats.
Erica Martinen Doesn't have the stats??
Lindros had 865 points in 760 Career games was a Hart trophy winner in 1994, 6 time NHL all Star among other awards.
Now let's compare that to Forsberg a guy that got in first crack this year.
Forsberg had 885 points in 708 career games, was a hart trophy winner once just like Eric, 5 time All star, Calder trophy winner.
If Forsberg is in then so should Eric.
Check out Clark Gillies stats and he was elected to the Hall Of Fame.
Maniac With Mop Yeah I looked up Gillies' numbers and he had a really good career and was a winner but nothing spectacular either, so yeah if someone like Gillies is in the HOF is a joke with a guy with as an amazing statistical career as Lindros still waiting for a call even with how short his career was due to injury, however it did take Gilles several tries to get in, I think Eric has a good shot at getting in next year but we'll see.
I know he’s career was short an injury’s got to him. But still my favorite player of all-time!!! No one was a beast like lindros nobody!!!! He’ll score 4 goals in a game 2 fights an 20 big hits. Lindros was unreal!!!
a lot of bad blood with him and Stevens
Yeah, that freight train was coming at Lindros's head for sure some day -- he should have kept his head up.
The irony of these vids show Eric playing with his head up, and repeatedly crushing people trying to late him/cheapshot him. The Stevens hit was, a planned play, and should have been an ejection of the coach. They let a guy(Leclair) that just score 300 goals in the past 5 years skate in alone, with second highest scorer of the 90s skating alone to his left in Recchi. They were willing to allow an obviously 2 on 0 to purposefully hurt Lindros.
The badest, meanest, biggest SOB to every play in the NHL. I have followed the Flyers since the Bobby Clarke era when I was a kid playing pee wee hockey. Being a diehard fan and watching Eric play was the highlight of my life. When he played I couldn't wait to get home every night to watch the game. Unbelievable talent and skill. He was the entire package. The guy had to fight different players every night!! The Flyers have not been the same since he departed and they never will be. Thanks for the awesome memories Eric.
Fuck man Philly use to be a power house team those were the days
Man, watching this brings back SO many great memories...having been able to see Eric Lindros play for Philly...and just the way he was a beast on ice....huge man and fast as the wind.....what could have been.
Remember when Stevens drilled him? Great times!
ghytgb yeah that's the nature of the beast in the NHL that you will get as good as you gave " wise guy" Eric Lindros doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone and if it was a draft straight up I'm picking E Lindros over Scott Stevens every time all day long !
@@ghytgb that was the beginning of the end of his career and when he came to the Leafs he was a concussion riddled bust.
kasper....)))
Every fan of Eric Lindros thanks you for this tribute. I often look back and realize just how selfish I was. Eric would get hurt or get a concussion and I would be upset because he wasn't playing. In retrospect, I guess it would have been better for everyone if he had taken the right time to come back instead of wanting to satisfy fans like me and go back to play much to early. Please, put Eric's #88 in the rafters where it belongs and also in the Hall of Fame. Thand you once again. Jim
I couldn’t agree more! Seeing goalies wear it today and even just other players wearing it drives me nuts and will forever. Patrick Kane! Disgusting…… the man gave his life to Philly and was as humble as they come but once released on the ice, there will never be another like him, EVER.
Think of how good he would be in today's game with no one hooking him 😂🤣. Half the league wouldnt go into the corners
I'm here 2019 after Cherry firing, These hockey feeds are coming up on TH-cam for me.
Don Cherry would be so proud of this, and Eric Lindros, Where has Hockey gone?!?!!?
This is the glory days of NHL hockey.
It's so sad what's going on in this world.
The Metallica kills it, amazing.
I wish I can go back and relive the begining1990ties over again in Toronto with Hockey and baseball.
Never before, never again
He was best hockey player for me.He had everything
The most physically dominant "skill" player ever. Loved watching him play...was heartbroken at the way his career ended.
His jersey should be retired in Philly - if it wasn't for him, the Flyers would've remained irrelevant for a long time and Snider's arena would never have been built.
СПАСИБО огромное за видео! 19 минут удовольствия и ностальгии. Было и есть много любимых хоккеистов, таких как Модано, Буре, Кросби, Малкин, Кессел, Ягр, Гецлаф...НО Линдрос реально неземной, космический игрок был. В 90-е по НТВ+ (с интернетом в России было никак в то время) я с открытым ртом смотрел на Линдроса. Когда увидел впервые -был в шоке. Подобного хоккеиста не было никогда и наверное уже не будет. Такое впечатление было, что он играл с детьми на льду! В 90-е от его игры можно было сойти с ума! Скорость, мощь, бросок, великолепное катание, куча шикарных пасов за матч, силовых приемов....стиль выигрывания вбрасываний...Две восьмерки на 194-сантиметровом качке, набирающем почти по 2 очка в каждом матче... 238 фунтов...Во всех печатных изданиях России только про него и писали. Более доминируещего игрока я никогда не видел.... Этот хоккеист стал для меня - тогда 14-летнего пацана -настоящим кумиром покруче Ван-дама, Сталлоне и Шварцнеггера. И на хер не нужны ему кубки Стэнли, Зал славы и пр. хрень-это для великих Грецки, Кросби, Лемье, Ягра достижения, чтобы их не забыли....
Линдрос-это непросто игрок, Линдрос -это эпоха. THE ONE ever.
А нам, признаем мы это или нет, остается лишь только ждать и надеяться, что когда-нибудь на лед выйдет подобная мегазвезда....
(8:28)They say inside every great competitor is a mean streak. Clearly his was as big as he stood. No f**ks given. Savage!
A player like him will never exist in the nhl again 90% of the hits in that video would be suspension today
The best package of speed, skill and power I have ever seen. Many of these hits would today warrant suspensions/fines but so many hits were him protecting himself against incoming hits. Funny how they all ended up on THEIR arses....
Some comments in here call him a bully. What a joke. What a pussified nation we now live in. The people in here calling him a bully understand so little about this game and how it was played THEN you shouldn't even be allowed to watch these highlights. "Bully" smh
I'm a flyers fan so he is my favorite ever Def would a been in the top one a few great players that could lead his team in goals assists over all points penalty min fights and hits
He really had no equal..
Size strength and skill..
ONE OF A KIND
Avid hockey fan since 1973. Lindros was the most talented, the most fun to watch. The clutch and grab systems, illegal for the first 100 years of hockey, became commonplace and were designed to protect teams from Lindros. Shortly after his demise, obstruction interference was re-implemented. Not an irony, a conscious decision by the NHL brass. He was a marked man as the Flyers have been a marked team.
he had a target on his head every game and he still performed and was the best on the ice and never backed down....i grew up watching Big E...
Your high rule enforcement had NOTHING to do with Lindros...Do some research please
@@michaeljoseph8674 not sure what you mean, can you expound please?
@@won8135 Ok sure, Lindros was not the reason clutch and grab became a thing, it was a thing long before and after him. The refs just did not call those as much and they let a lot of that go, granted at some points teh calls where made but alllowing obstruction in the form of hits away from the puck, clutch grab etc was around and used for years thats what led to all the brawls. I know I played high level through the 80s and it was on all levels growing up pee wees bantams midget etc etc
@@michaeljoseph8674 Well, I played myself, fairly well and beyond h.s.. Holding was called as was interference, particularly when dumping and chasing. The types that were let go were the less flagrant fouls, the type of interfering that lasted half a second, considered incidental, and not all the time. Referees could be very strict. The types of interference and blatant holding that became the calling card of the n.j. Devils and others to follow was much more extreme and would have been penalized in 70's, the brawl era. The devils would grab and hold up a player 20/30 feet from the puck, and not for a flash like in earlier times but for the duration the player was forechecking. Now everyone can have an opinion, mine yours, they do not matter much. What I experienced and what you experienced playing or viewing are somehow different. Doesn't matter. The rules WERE changed. "Clutch and grab" was different than earlier times. Thats why it was defined as such. The goals per game dropped by nearly a full goal per game during the 1994-2006 seasons because of it. Fact. Forcing the league which was losing interest because of slow, sluggish play and low scoring to institute The goalie area, trapezoid behind the nets, where he could field the puck, and strict enforcement of holding and Interference, both reinstated to original intention after the lockout. This gave rise to smaller, faster teams effectiveness ie. The blackhawks teams. Over time the league found the game was getting ridiculous with the constant parade to the penalty box for minor penalties, and softened its stance on holding and interference, but NEVER, back to "Clutch and grab" levels prior. These are facts. I do not care who or what you blame it on or whether you believe it happened at all. Doesn't matter. The "Clutch and Grab" era is recognized by all. Irrefutable. It is generally dated between the years 1994 and 2006. It is always mentioned in conjunction with the N.J. Devils and their championship team. Facts. Lindros was viewed as a malcontent and the league promoted illegal tactics( Clutch and grab) during his tenure. Facts. They did away with said tactics as Lindros' career ended. Fact. That's more than enough evidence for me, whether or not you believe it doesn't matter. I too was there, and I too played and witnessed what happened. I'm not going to attempt to rewrite history, revisionist style, because of a disdain for Lindros. That's obviously why you came here. Again, doesn't matter. He's still the best I ever saw despite the hatred and dishonest play that effected his career.
It's amazing to see ERIC LINDROS' induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame be met by such overwhelming support from the most highly regarded N.H.L. Analysts like Bob MacKENZIE, John SHANNON, Damien COX, Don CHERRY, Ron MacLEAN, Nick KYPREOS, Pierre LeBRUN, Pierre McGUIRE and Doug MacLEAN as well as former Players/Teammates like Mark MESSIER, Steve YZERMAN, Mario LEMIEUX, BRENDAN SHANAHAN, Chis CHELIOS and Keith JONES. Quite a tribute to a Player, Man, and his N.H.L. Career.
Love the video. The most dominant power forward to ever play including Neely who is a personal favorite. And Lindros was better. I don't get all the hate. Controversial. Yes. Great player. Yes. Tough. Yes. Dished it out. Absolutely. Punished by his reckless style. Sure. But there's no question that Lindros is a Hall of Famer. He was way over a point-per-game thru '99-00 concluding his Flyers career before the trade with the Rangers. PPG in Year 1 here. Put him in.
You mean most dement forward.
His controversy was really uncomfortable for the NHL as it never to deal with "divaism" before. In the other big 3 its not uncommon to have a representative dictate where they want their client to play. At first glance one could make the argument of similarity with him and cam but Eric was Eric from day where it took Cam about 4yrs to be the player he was and even that was a short window. Both players physical styles contributed to the shortened productive years. Eric had an 8yr run that will never be duplicated in hockey again.
Long overdue. Congrats Eric.
there's only 1 88 and it's lindros so retire it get it off Kanes back
kane has 3 cups
This is great, brings back so many memories of being a teenager and watching Lindros dominate every aspect of the game. When he was healthy, there was nobody better. He brought a blend of size, speed, skill, and toughness that was never before seen and hasn't happened since. If injuries didn't plague his career, the Flyers undoubtedly would have won a Cup, and who knows what kind of numbers he would have posted.
He played like a goon sometimes. He had no buisness stepping in to the big boy skates. Glass Jaw Eric
Gotta love karma!
@@FreshGuits glass jaw? He beat up everyone that dared to fight him.
@@grouchygrundle I love these clowns talking shit in the fucking TH-cam comment section 😂😂😂 would love to see one of them step to prime Lindros😂
@@BaldHeadedManc for a good 5 years he was a men amongst boys. It was great hockey to watch. These people have no clue how great hockey was back then and much harder to score.
GOAT
"If I was going to design one hockey player, it would be Eric Lindros."
-Matthew Barnaby
Impressive collection. The guy was a unicorn in the sport. Also had the biggest target on his back than ANYONE else in the games history. Sidney Crosby has no idea what it’s like to have the entire league want to kill you before you ever stepped on NHL ice.
biggest target on his back than anyone in the history of the game? LOL. too bad thats nothing more than fan boy nonsense. every star in the league from its inception had guys coming after them. i would venture to say more players hated ken the rat linesman or claude lemiuex than lindros. unlike crosby lindros had no idea what it was like to skate with his head up which is why his career was cut short by concussions
@@ogieoglethorpe3788 I don’t remember saying he was hated. And yeah he did have the biggest target. Everyone wanted to have him as a notch on their belt for knocking out. I never said I was a fan. Being hated is a different subject. He was the biggest player in the league in notoriety at the time and one of the biggest physically. Dale hunter was hated because he was dirty. Claude lepuke, etc. do you think Scott stevens takes more pride in taking out barnaby or lindros? You miss the point
the guy at 10:36 really didn't want to drop his glove
One of the greatest hockey players of all time. He was the complete hockey player.
Size, speed, skill and nastiness. Lindros had them all and was a lethal player and so much fun to watch. If only he was able to keep his head up better.....
Gotta love karma!
Hell yeah retire that jersey! we had the mid 70's with lord Stanley then the mid 80's with Rick Tocchet and crew then the mid 90's with the legion of doom line and really not much since except 2010, and 2012 the destruction of Cindy Crosby and the Penguins,, hopefully we're only a couple years away from a trip back to lord Stanley ' s Cup??? Go Flyers
One of if not the best natural athletes of all time!!!!
Natural?? Lol...doubtful
truly a great video, Ive got 2 Lindros jerseys and always admired the job he did for the Flyers , He never really got the credit he deserved. No wonder her had so may concussions, man what a brute...lol.....GO FLYERS !!!
As a lifelong Flyers fan...man, I miss watching this guy. Big E was a monster on the ice. Still my favorite player of all time, it’s just a shame about his concussions and never winning the Cup. I’ve had a #88 jersey for probably 25 years now. I’ve always waited for another player like him to play for the Flyers, but it hasn’t happened and now the game has changed. I thought Forsberg was gonna be similar as I loved watching him too, but it just didn’t work out.
paulie98vr6 same here and it's so hard to believe that era of 88 and Flyers hockey has come and is gone ! What happened ? Time goes by so fast and I yearn to watch 88 all over again as a lifetime Philadelphia Flyers fan.
Lisa Moreno I’m all for player safety, but it’s just so different these days. I think we play too conservatively and need to just go out there and go after the other team. It’s more about defense and the team just doesn’t have that many big, physical players now. But if we’re getting wins and 2nd in the division with playoffs, I’m all for however they play lol. Used to be Flyers and playoffs were almost a given. I know they’ve always come up short, mainly due to goaltending, but nowadays playoffs are who knows. Vigneault has done a great job as coach this year, hope we can do some damage when the playoffs do happen.
how many times does stevens get wrecked in this video? well, better blindside lindros to even it out
Doesn't matter, every time u Flyers fans bring him up all I think of is your boy crumpled on the ice.....
you'd be blindsided too if you had your head down and came across the middle of the ice, dickbreath
Yet we watch lindros punch players in the face, blindside hits, cross checks to the face, and literally slamming players head into the ice. And you want to cry about stevens getting a huge hit because he’s looking straight down? Any aware player could’ve seen that coming for miles. Hopefully you’ve matured a little over the last 7 years.
@@garden0fstone736 Hey if you want to promote ending careers, go for it.
@@Morphogenesis13 blame the coaching staff.
Still one of my favorite players ever. I have a VHS tape of his greatest hits, goals and fights. All of the highlights are shown in this video but has a big playlist added to it
Would rather see Lindros play than Gretzky any day of the week, it's hilarious seeing people call him soft even though he endured abuse without protection and took matters into his own hands, shame head hunters like Stevens ruined his career.
He was so exciting to watch. However I do hope he would´ve played just a bit less physical and without so much malice and maybe just maybe we could have seen him play another ten years. But I gotta say it´s always a pleasure to see him destroy Devils players!
I am glad he never toned down his physicality. His Flyers years were beyond epic and he left his heart out there. Unfortunately, Stevens decided to pull off his garbage hit and finish Lindros' career. Too bad that no charges had been filed against him. Something like "Physical assault with intent to harm." A similar type of lawsuit had been filed against Bertuzzi. My boy Eric was simply "lucky" that the hit had "only" destroyed his way of playing, thus practically his career. Under the then circumstances, the hit could have had terrifying consequences for him.
***** Stephens hits were all 2 seconds too late!!! Same thing on Kariya...count the steamboats after they got rid of the puck before he hit people!!!
I hate the Flyers but what a great video, nice job. Lindros was amazing.
To M Mail : Obviously, you've never known a professional athlete, nor witnessed their dedication to health, diet etc. Like any N.H.L. Player, Eric Lindros maintained his health for 12 months a year, not simply an 8 month Season.
great montage, lots of clips i havent seen elsewhere
What a FUCKING BEAST. I admire what I see, I love this, except some cheapshots, but we must remember it was dead puck era.. either you eat or be eaten at that era.. and you gave some, you got some..
what a monster...can you imagine what he'd do to the league today??
Get suspended
sad but true lol
Lindros is the third greatest player ever. 1. Gretzky 2. Lemieux 3. Lindros. I cant imagine what his stats would be like if he played in todays NHL, where headhunting and clutching and grabbing is now illegal.
Jagr is better. And he proved it with stats and logevity with 3 guys on his back every night.
Jagr was and still is a great player, he had a much better career but in both of their prime i believe Lindros was better
Lindros was my favorite player, and I hope he makes the HOF, but you're slightly overstating it with "third best player ever." Bobby Orr, anyone? Gordie Howe? Big E may well have been a Top 5 or so talent, and a great player for about 8 years.
Matt Goldberg
i'm from philly and i watched him just about every night and i have yet to see another player play with his intensity and skill, and that mean streak he had. Watching hockey just aint the same to me anymore. I didnt realize at the time how lucky i was to have such a great player to watch every night. Gordie Howe was great, but mainly because if you didnt let him score he would knock all your teeth out or carve out your eye.
I'd rather someone overstate his case a little (in my opinion) than downplay what he achieved. I kind of grew up with the Broad Street Bullies of Clarkie, Bernie, etc, and Eric remains my favorite Flyer of all-time. He did have it all; I'm glad the Flyers just inducted him into their Hall of Fame; now, it's time for the NHL to do so.
Having said all that, I think Orr was the most complete, most talented player ever.
It's wierd Lindros had all those concussions, considering he leads with the crown of his head every time he hits.
How do you explain all the people he absolutely planted if he was leading with his head? Stop hating. He was a force. He had so many concussions not from being hit but from the FULL BODY CONTACT of all his hits. "Jarring the brain" inside the skull can cause a concussion without contact to the head. Watch the video. I saw him "headbutt" Stevens, majority all other hits are body to body. The way he leveled people wouldn't leading with the head have caused "neck injuries"?
Because leading with the crown of your head is a very effective way to hit someone and propel force into them. It’s also dangerous for the hitter as well.
Best power forward that ever put on skates
Geez, Lindros humiliated you while he took your lunch too.... evil man!
Peter Forsberg NHL PPG 1994-2011 1.250 QUE/COL 1994-2004 PPG 1.278 Eric Lindros 1992-2007 NHL PPG 1.138 PHI 1992-2000 PPG 1.356 PHI/NYR PPG 1992-2002 1.312 Bobby Clarke PHI 1969-1984 PPG 1.058 1971-1980 PPG 1.190
While Bobby Clarke is considered the best player ever to don the orange and black jersey and in his nine year prime, he was arguabl7 the best player in hockey second only to the great Bobby Orr in the 1970's. Fast forward to the 1990's and in the 8-year period from 1992 to 2000, Lindros despite the injuries and concussions, was obviously a better player if you want to consider the PPG average. Yes Lindros didn't have a decent goaltender, and the defense was shaky at best, but as a player, LIndros was just a better player during his prime than even Forsberg despite Forsberg winning two Stanley Cups and Forsberg having more success in the international competitions than Lindros, which is another topic.
In the NHL Lindros according to the PPG especially during his prime years in PHI had 1.356 PPG and even with the NYR still was able to maintain his PPG to 1.312. It was later in his career when the PPG average shifted downward and even then he still maintains an overall NHL PPG average of 1.138. While it's not higher than Forsberg's average, it's still higher than Clarke's, who had more help with Bernie Parent in the net, and the most feared goon squad during their time (Schultz, Kelly, Saleski, and Dupont).
All I'm saying is that had Lindros been mostly healthy and had Lindros had a better goaltender and even enforcers, I'm pretty sure he would've had a much higher PPG average. As of this writing, only Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, Orr had higher PPG average than Lindros and even the new kid from EDM, McDavid. He also has more hat tricks than Clarke in his career (13 including 11 with the Flyers over Clarke's 5; only Tim Kerr has more with 17). Once again, Clarke may be considered the best player on the Flyers, but during his time on the ice, Lindros was better in his eight years with PHI than Clarke was during his prime from 1971-1980 and especially in his career!!!
Legion of Doom
I loved the Flyers of the late 90's! Lindros was a tank before all the injuries
When he hit ya, you were sure to drop! Ohhh, I miss Lindros: he was such a great player, imagine what he could have done without being hurt!
Say what you will about lindros entire career and his dad vs flyers management but I would take Eric first 8yrs in this league over plenty of HOF cats in a heartbeat. He was box office. He gave hockey that cache only NBA NFL MLB players get. Shame we was before his time. Had he came to the flyers in 2001-02. He would have blown up in the blossoming social media era. He had unique skillset and was a marketing dream. Tall masculine and attractive.
Boy do I miss those days! AWESOME job on the video. BIG E!!!!!
Having watched virtually every Devils v. Flyers games those days, I can definitely say that Lindros plastered Stevens a lot more than the vice versa. The problem is that Stevens' hits in the long-run appears to have done more damage.
They should without a doubt, retire his jersey! No one ever quite played like Eric Lindros! 88 belongs in the rafters! Period!
Once in a lifetime player and it’s not even close! Awesome video too by the way.
Became a fan of Lindros as soon as he entered the league and when the North Stars moved to Dallas at the end of that 92-93 season, I became a Flyers die-hard. I don't care what anyone says, he was one of the baddest, meanest guys on the ice who also had incredible skills. One of the most dominant players to ever lace em up. Clearly a HOFer whose number should be retired by the Flyers.
John Frank Pronger HOF before lol
+ghytgb You're a major douchebag, troll.
Good ole hockey days,great entertainment,fans got their money's worth.Crushed ole Stevens over and over,i loved it.Thanks for the memories Eric,mvp.
HAHAHAHA NEW JERSEY THE SEWER OF THE EAST COAST !!!!!! CONGRATS ERIC THANKS FOR THE GREAT GAMES. SCORING GOALS AND PUTTING PEOPLE ON THERE ASS !!!!
Zero (0) cups for lindros. Two (2) Stanley Cups for New Jersey. I ll take the Devils.
Best Lindros video ever. There will never be anyone like The Big E!
Could you imagine standing across from this fucking guy taking a face off? He was a complete wrecking ball.... with some of the softest hands
dude was just incredible and leave it to philly to ruin this dudes career..I say that as someone who lived a 15 min walk to the sports complex.
Feels like half this clip is Lindros giving Stevens all he can handle. Erics most impressive ability was his skating, damn could he skate ( almost as well as forsberg ). btw: head smash at 8:30 is so fucking brutal. Great video !
Stevens did not leave his feet nor did he elbow him. Lindros got everything he always had coming to him many times over, as evidenced by the fact that he had what, 100 concussions because he never kept his head up? He was a bum and ultimately a bust as a player career wise.
All the "Parent Drama" aside. It was an absolute honor watching this dude play. We are the same age and lived in the same town (When he was with the Flyers) and it was like watching one of your buddies play. He was a monster and made the whole league change their way. All you had to do is watch the Legion of Doom play against the Montreal Canadians...it wasn't fair, it was complete domination. Think of this, the Florida Panthers took Ed Jovanovski FIRST OVERALL, because of Lindros. Jovanovski was good, but not First Overall good. (Then again, that 94-95 draft was god awful!!)
Most dominant forward of all time. Pronger was the most dominant defenseman.
@Pete pronger was more skilled than stevens especially on offence
@Pete did he win the hart? pronger not a leader but was captained for 3 teams ah ok dipshit hahahah!
pronger> stevens. pronger carried mediocre teams into NEAR championship ones( flyers and oilers come to mind, and should have won the conn smyth when he won the cup, but the league prefered worshipping overrated goaltenders like giguere
NEXT?
Pete Scott Stevens was not the key piece for NJ's Stanley Cups it was Martin Broduer ! Stevens over Pronger 🤣
If Lindros didnt have so many concussions he would have easily been top 5 best players
Who was the last power forward that finished absolutely all of his checks? David Backes? He has had some serious concussion issues too.
Most dominant power forward I have ever seen. If he was a head hunter he would have killed someone. He was as close to the perfect power forward as you could get.
the greatest power forward to ever play the game....thanks for the memories eric....much love brother
crazy how we idolize this style of play ten years ago now its the worst thing about the NHL. For all of the concussion issues lindros had it looks like he got what he deserved.
Linebacker on Skates... nobody has come into the league with this type of presence
Lindros was his own worst enemy. He was like the bull in the China shop only it was himself who got the horns. He was a beast though, i'll give him that.
Stevens and Lindros appeared on ESPN together just two days before the 2015 All Star game and Lindros was asked what he thought about OV. Lindros responded "I like turtles"! Stevens then asked Lindros what he thinks of Claude Geroux and Lindros responded "thanks a lot, I got a fucking migraine"! I felt bad for Lindros but a second later I was hoping he would get hit by a bus.
Holy crap, he almost killed Rob Dimeo with that slam to the ice. Man he was a nasty SOB on the ice
Lindros was a very good player but not more than that. and he chose to never change his style, always head down. he perished bu the sword.
The best was him pounding the crap out of stevens. King of the cheap shots on superstars
AGREED! totally the best times ever as a Flyers Fan! Incredible Lindros was! will most likely never be another player like him again... we were lucky he played during our time! By far, the most entertaining player ever! EVER!!!!
yet ignorant fans claim Eric was a bust and Forsberg was WAY better, Lindros was worth that trade and it isn't his fault we didn't win a cup, if we had some good goaltending we definitely would of won a cup in the 90's.
1973-1975 probably better.
Sportsaholic4life If you guys still would’ve had Forsberg you would’ve won a cup you ignorant Wretch!!! I was only going to use two exclamation Points but that deserved a third.
Absolutely awesome video!!! Thanks so much for putting it up here. 6:30 Scott Stevens is supposed to be a tough guy... didn't look like it here.
Lived by the sword & died by the sword, but he was something to watch, especially live.
He must have been terrifying to play against.
Were the majority of these clips taken from Eric Lindros' Greatest Hits, Fights, and Goals VHS?
greatest vid ive seen in a long long time thank you, what a beast among boys
he is like a BULL. true hockey art
He'd of had a longer career had his tendency to skate w/ his head down been corrected in juniors. He was a man child in the NHL, but even more so in junior, and could put his head down w/o fear. But it should have been nipped in the bud then, b/c it cost him dearly. 8:30 THAT is the most frightening thing in this whole vid. Crushing Dimieo's soul, you can see it fly to heaven.
You my friend are the first I have seen with teh absolute accurate observation a very vry keen one..I was actually gonna make it a trivia question as to why did lindros get caught so often and that is exactly why..In juniors he could steamroll and in that era most players including myself knew at all times we had to keep our head ona swivel especially across the middle and the blueline. I rarely got caught only knocked out once most of the time I knew to take that one last look before I kept going and I know it saved me a million times..Dont forget they where alwasy coming for ya more in that era and so its true, he came into nhl with a bad habit because in juniors he never had to develope it and didnt have that fear we all had and it cost him..This is the truth..I wonder if he knows it himself? That would be very interesting to know..I hope so by now if not id say he isnt that bright then lol
have ya seen the scott stevens video...........bahahahahaha.....
He had it all, Was the best HOCKEY Player ever
great video man! i grew up watching the Legion of Doom era while my dad got to grow up and see the LCB line! he got to see two cups and was actually in the spectrum when they won it in 74. it's ashame the Legion of Doom never got to lift the cup but nobody can dispute when they were on the ice they couldn't be stopped!