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Post by HFTO on Feb 25, 2004 22:52:35 GMT -5
In BK's rumour file today he posed the question about the possibility of acquiring Eric Lindros for a conditional pick?Now if that was the asking price which is basically nothing would you take the chance if the Big E could return this season?
For the shear reaction of some of the fans in the Bell Centre it definitely would be interesting.
Until his latest collision Eric was rounding into his old form.
It's highly unlikely but very intersting nontheless don't you think?
Just adding more crap to the pile!
HFTO
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Post by Yeti on Feb 25, 2004 23:08:01 GMT -5
He would be a distraction more than a contributor.
I would say no.
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Post by PTH on Feb 25, 2004 23:19:27 GMT -5
No way.
If I were a (paying) fan, I'd boo him from the first minute of his first game and keep it up even if he was holding the Cup over his head.
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Post by jkr on Feb 25, 2004 23:36:53 GMT -5
It took him almost 2 years to get to this point. I found his play up until now very lacklustre. He's just not the guy he was in his prime.
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Post by habitant on Feb 25, 2004 23:40:40 GMT -5
No way. If I were a (paying) fan, I'd boo him from the first minute of his first game and keep it up even if he was holding the Cup over his head. Thats pathetic...this is what Gainey is complaining about |
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Post by AH on Feb 25, 2004 23:53:23 GMT -5
NO !!!
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Post by Forum Ghost on Feb 26, 2004 0:41:47 GMT -5
Eric Lindros? Maybe if it was 1994 instead of 2004.  Let's just hope that the only reason he's coming to Montreal is to keep up his appointments with Dr. Karen Johnston. |
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Post by PTH on Feb 26, 2004 0:46:27 GMT -5
Thats pathetic...this is what Gainey is complaining about What, I'm supposed to cheer for a guy who bashed my home town and essentially peed all over the province? No way. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 26, 2004 1:45:05 GMT -5
It might be fun to sign him and play one home game in Quebec City, then trade him again.
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Post by Polarice on Feb 26, 2004 6:58:37 GMT -5
You guys are so bias, I'd take him in a second. What do you have to lose, a conditional draft pick?
You cant hold what he did as an 18 year old kid againts him. He had bad advice and it cost him. I think he has grown up quite a bit since then.
If he can help the team, take him!!!
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Post by Skilly on Feb 26, 2004 9:11:37 GMT -5
You guys are so bias, I'd take him in a second. What do you have to lose, a conditional draft pick? You cant hold what he did as an 18 year old kid againts him. He had bad advice and it cost him. I think he has grown up quite a bit since then. If he can help the team, take him!!! What is interesting here is that Lindros actually wanted to play in Montreal before he was traded to both New York and Philly at the same time. Montreal was all prepared to ship Patrick Roy to Quebec City for him but Quebec wanted the pot sweetened. I wonder how history would have changed if this occured? As for getting Lindros for a conditional pick. It is a win-win situation for the Habs. He won't play, they won't lose nothing, and Lindros could help the kids work on their grit. But I don't want him ....... I can only hope Gainey doesn't either. |
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Post by BadCompany on Feb 26, 2004 10:28:38 GMT -5
What, I'm supposed to cheer for a guy who bashed my home town and essentially peed all over the province? No way. To be fair, Lindros and his family never said they didn’t want to play in the PROVINCE of Quebec, they just never wanted to play in Quebec CITY. They felt that Quebec City was too “small market” and that there wouldn’t be enough endorsement opportunities available to Eric.  I remember them coming out and saying that they would have gone to Montreal, which they felt was “big enough” for Eric, which is probably why Serge Savard was working on a deal to bring the Big E to the Canadiens. Savard may have been a lot of things, including a distracted GM, but he wasn’t stupid, and he wouldn’t have made such a big trade if there was no chance Lindros was going to play for him. Having said that, I think I’d pass. For sure, we could use a “Lindros type” player, but what a freak show it would be. Mind you, that alone might be worth it. Maybe Gainey has a vendetta against Lindros, and is trying to punish him? I’d almost be tempted to make a low ball offer, especially if the Rangers were picking up half his salary, or something. 7th round pick if Lindros actually plays anytime from here to the end of the season, upgraded to a 6th round pick if he makes it through the playoffs, 5th round pick if he makes it through all of next year, without missing more than 15 games. If nothing else, it would get everybody off the Koivu-Ribeiro-Theodore’s family thing… |
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Post by Vinna on Feb 26, 2004 12:47:49 GMT -5
Lindros is the type of player we could really use in the Red, White and Blue. That being said, I'm not sure the Habs should take the chance even if he does come cheap. There are a couple reasons I have my doubts.
#1 His squishy mellon. How bad is his latest concussion? Will he really be able to compete this year or are the Rangers just blowing smoke up everyones rear ends so they can rid themselves of his contract for the rest of the year?
#2 Even if he does return, how effective will he be? Last year he was benched and chastised for indifferent play. This year his play was much improved and he showed a great deal more intensity than the year before. This agressive play resulted in another concussion. Will he be affraid to be a physical force again because of his concussion?
#3 How would he be recieved by the fans and local media after the stir he caused when he was drafted?
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Post by Doc Holliday on Feb 26, 2004 13:50:42 GMT -5
Lindros of today isn't Lindros of yesterday in every sense. While his off ice antics have been under control for quite a while, he's also no longer playing the intimidating game that was making him a top player.
Though the price shouldn't be high and he could be servicable, I must agree with Yeti that all the distraction around acquiring him would probably be more detrimental to the team that his contribution.
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Post by patate on Feb 26, 2004 16:59:35 GMT -5
Gainey was able to chase the boo-birds of Patrice back, but good luck doing the same thing with Lindros ; their would be an entire fleet of buses from Quebec city coming to the Taco Bell center just to throw horse manure on his head. Not to mention that a peanut thrown to his mellon could bring him down.
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Post by Ranger Ranchod on Feb 27, 2004 0:34:18 GMT -5
I don't know about the Roy for Lindros stuff, but Lindros definitely never had a problem playing in Montreal. The small market was part of the issue, yes... part of the issue was him listening to his parents, which given that he was barely 18 years old with all sorts of scum from coast-to-coast trying to get their mits on the guy, can you blame him?... and part of it was educational... Lindros wanted to continue his studies but could not do so at a French university.
For a conditional pick you'd have to be a moron to turn down the trade. He doesn't play, you don't pay (pick or dollars... insurance picks it up) and if he does, you pay minimally in salary (what do players have, 1, 2 paychecks remaining after the deadline? Added that he did not qualify for any games played bonuses and only makes 2.something a year)... there's a team option for next year, so you can just let the guy walk... and we're talking about a team insanely desperate for size up front.
Lindros "the attitude" or "the problem" does not exist. Period. The only concerns with him are contract (already resolved) and health. True, he's not the player he used to be, but before getting hurt, he was a point per game player who was very much in charge of games. Will he be that again? For a conditional pick and no future commitments, it's definitely worth finding out.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2004 17:34:01 GMT -5
It's being recommended that Lindros retires soon. If he suffers any more major concussions, his life could very well be in jeopardy.
That said, I'm not interested in the guy. Sure, he has plenty of size and skill, but the majority of the time he uses neither of those anymore. For once, Bobby Clarke won in a deal by trading Lindros away.
If Gainey is able to get him for, say, a 3rd round pick, or try to dummy up Sather by giving him Traverse, then I'd say what the heck.
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Post by HABSLAND on Mar 2, 2004 1:11:28 GMT -5
The problem I find among fans in Montreal is that they don't think of the team before complaining about the player.
Lindros in a Habs uniform in return for a pick is a huge improvement to the roster we have now, period, its a hockey decision, to help us go further in the playoffs, I want my team to improve, so who cares what he said or did, I want to win.
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Post by rhabdo on Mar 2, 2004 12:35:14 GMT -5
Yvon Pedneault approves of trading for Lindros. Does this make it cascher (kosher) in Montréal (and the rest of La Belle Province)?
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