Feb 04 2009
Eric Lindros’ Career, En Francais!
With the news of Eric Lindros leaving his post with the NHLPA, it would only be fitting to give his career a retrospective. Aside from all of the concussion problems, feuds between management and his father, and rumors of banging Rod Brind’Amour’s wife (check out the physique on “Rod The Bod”), Lindros had a pretty productive career (when healthy) before he made the decision to hang-up the blades and save his brain.
Lindros’ snub of the Nordiques at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft was probably the beginning of the end of the franchise’s time in Quebec. Although their subsequent relocation to Colorado and the acquisition of the better part of the Philadelphia Flyers’ roster in exchange for “The Big E” resulted in a couple Coupe Stanley, I’m pretty sure there’s some leftover animosity towards Lindros in La Belle Province.
So who better than French Canadiens to provide the top-10 moments from his career? As much as I couldn’t stand pumpkin-head myself, I’m sure my hatred pales in comparison to that of the Quebecois. Pardon my elementary French skills, here we go:
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