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30 juin 1992 – Échange avec Lindros


La photo est explicite. C’est tout ce que les Nordiques ont obtenu pour Lindros. Juste pour récapituler :

Québec- ils ont immédiatement connu leur première saison à 100 points. Après une saison perdante, ils ont ensuite inscrit 65 points en 48 matchs, soit un rythme de 111 points. Après avoir déménagé au Colorado à la fin de 1995, ils ont ensuite remporté 2 Coupes au cours des 6 saisons suivantes. De 1996 à 2008, le plus petit nombre de points enregistré au cours d’une saison était de 95.

Philadelphie- à partir de 1995, ils ont commencé à connaître un succès régulier. Ils ont atteint la finale une fois, mais ont été balayés de manière embarrassante à domicile par Détroit, marquant seulement 6 buts en 4 matchs. Ils ont également étouffé une avance de 3-1 à l’ECF en 2000 contre les Devils, Lindros ayant transformé le cerveau qu’il lui restait en purée lors du septième match sur un coup sûr de Scott Stevens sur glace ouverte, car patiner la tête haute est surfait.

Il ne fait aucun doute que le Québec/Colorado a remporté cet échange. Philly a connu une bonne séquence de 1995 à 2000, mais tout ce qu’ils ont fait n’a pas permis de ramener à la maison ce qu’ils voulaient. C’est dommage car Lindros était un talent rare et aurait pu être encore meilleur si ce n’était de son égo


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25 Comments

  1. Obvious_Reaction_182

    I wonder why they don’t do cash deals in trades now a days

  2. shmoove_cwiminal

    His concussions were a bigger problem than his ego. Although, you could argue his ego contributed to his concussions.

  3. SillyMikey

    Crazy deal, other than one player, Philly completely lost that trade, hard. They literally traded a cup contending core group for one guy.

  4. TootNBluff

    Say what you will about other stuff, but Lindros was a VERY good player when he actually was able to play.

  5. ILSmokeItAll

    And one of those picks turned into Patrick Roy.

    I try to imagine that team if it hasn’t dumped Sundin for Clark.

  6. mango-thrower

    Let’s not forget they they lost Brind’Amour because of him too. Worked out great for the Canes but Lindros wasn’t with any of the guys traded for him.

  7. AbeFromanfromChicago

    Eric Lindros’ issue wasn’t his ego, it was his concussion issues. When he was healthy, he was unstoppable.

  8. SINY10306

    Lindros sure helped the Quebec Avalanche by refusing to even wear their jersey upon being drafted

  9. Duffman_O_Yeah

    Everyone shits on this deal, but he single handedly pulled the Flyers out of the garbage dump they were in and it lasted for almost 30 years.

  10. OkEntertainment5531

    How do you think it would have looked if the Rangers got the deal and dealt Tony Amonte, Alexis Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov, James Patrick, Richter or Johnny V, undisclosed picks and $20M.

    Do the Rangers win it all more easily in 1994.

    The Rangers pick in ‘93 and ‘94 were terrible (Niklas Sundstrom and Dan Cloutier).

  11. -IrishBulldog

    This was a good trade for both sides.

    Philly gets unfairly shit on for it but that dude was damn near the face of the NHL for years. He’s one hell of a What If too

    I do appreciate the multiple championships that trade brought to my Avs though. The Butterfly Effect it had on Ray Bourque was beautiful

  12. Everlovin

    Ive been a Lindros fan since he played for the Generals. For my money he was the best all around player to ever play the game when he was healthy. The Flyers definitely overpaid, but I wouldn’t be a Flyers fan if they didn’t.

  13. MaxxHeadroomm

    Colorado says thanks for the Cup, Philly

  14. waitwhosaidthat

    I miss the days where they traded cash lol.

  15. Coyrex1

    I’m not saying Lindros wasn’t expected to be amazing, like dude was basically the next Gretzky, but I still will never be convinced this wasn’t a great deal for Quebec (i mean obviously it turned out that way, but even at the time).

  16. Nsflguru

    Every time he sneezed he was out of action for months.

  17. AccidentalGK

    This was 32 years ago?!?

    Now I feel old.

  18. pwilly559

    Him and Rickey Williams in the NFL are kind of similar IMO. Good players that don’t get remembered for being decent because they were massively hyped and their teams traded the absolute farm to get them.

  19. pseudo_echo

    After this trade and during his first season, I saw him and the flyers come to Quebec City for his FIRST game against the Nordiques. That was an experience I’ll never forget. It was one of the longest games I attended since play had to be stopped through the game. Every Lindros shift, QC fans were throwing Pennie’s, pacifiers, diapers amongst other things. Crew had to keep cleaning the ice which resulted in many stoppages but wow what an experience.

  20. GenerationKrill

    Set the Colorado Avalanche up to become Stanley Cup champs

  21. nalderto87

    How does lindros compare to forsberg in terms of overall career performance?

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