Eric Lindros Sets Record Straight On Decision To Not Play For Quebec | Home Team Heroes

Eric Lindros sits down with Tara Slone to discuss the situation with the Quebec Nordiques, the trade to the Philadelphia Flyers and much more.
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[tomwilson]

Him refusing to play there was the best thing that could have happened to Colorado

[Islanders]

He was a guest instructor at a hockey camp I attended in Guelph, Ontario in 94. He was really cool and genuinely wanted to be there and teach. He went to Center ice, got on one knee and asked us which Post we wanted him to hit with his shot, and he’d hit it exactly where we told him too. Fun guy.

[bluemountain]

Kudos to Joe Sakic to play for the Quebec Nordiques and he was very humble over it. As a result, he was rewarded by two Stanley Cups in Colorado.

[ftofconcrete]

Eric was the complete package. Best power forward of all time in fact. For an unfortunately short period of time due to concussions, he was better than anyone before him or anyone since. He could hit like Pronger, score like Gretzky, pass like Oates and fight like Grimson.

[mburrill]

Lindros didn't want to play for the Soo Greyhounds, either, so they traded him and won the Memorial Cup anyway in 1993!

[isaacsalmi]

Forsberg and Lindros both had careers cut short or not full potential because of injuries. Both are hall of famers and in their own way were among or the most dominant players of their era at some point. Would Quebec/ Colorado won those cups if Lindros had played there? Who knows. I think Quebec/Colorado came out better for this whole ordeal but it's fun to speculate.

[tmac]

as a kid during this time we did not care we loved watching him. We all pretended to be him during road hockey in the streets. You the man Eric, keep your head up big guy

[RandyDubin]

Well, to be fair, Eli Manning & John Elway did something similar to Lindros in the NFL and nobody threw them underneath the bus....

[tomcalvin]

I loved Scott Stevens as a kid.i got older, watched replays and realized he was crushing guys in the head who didn't have the puck

[BloggerMusicMan]

Given what came out about Marcel Aubut later with harassment in Hockey Canada, it gives Lindros' story a whole lot more credibility. He did not seem like a particularly good guy.

[mikeappleyard]

Terrible interview, he says "I didn't want to play for that owner".

Okay, so WHY did you not want to play for that owner?

It's a simple follow up question.

[rkymtn]

He did same with Soo Greyhounds in the OHL prior; they went on to win Memorial Cup just like Colorado did winning Stanley Cup in 1996. Hounds got great trades from Oshawa to stack the team in exchange for Lindros refusing to play in the Soo.

[goatmanindustries]

As a flyers fan I am happy that it worked out that he played for Philly. He shouldn't be hated or have ever been hated for his decision to not play for a team especially due to him not seeing eye to eye with the owner of the team. Not everyone gets along or will they never always agree with everything.

[brexxebender]

Shame the concussions happened— I grew up watching the flyers and remember seeing Eric for the first time and being like JESUS this guy is huge!!!!

[svart_kors]

I looked upon Eric unfavourably back then, even though I was (still am), a Whalers fan and had no skin in the game. I see his point though now that time has passed and appreciate all he did for the game. Seems like a good man.

[phillycardshark]

Absolute beast. Loved in philly. Will always have philly in his corner....and I knew back in 91 why he didn't want to play for Marcel...and the reasons were valid then and now.

[cwhite]

If the Flyers ever could've landed a goalie Lindros would have had multiple cups. He was freakin super man out there, and when things started to get chippy in a game, the Legion of Doom hit the ice and the other team started behaving. It was an incredible thing to see.

[davemarnell]

Such a great time in Flyers history, the Lindros teams. Always had suspect goaltending that let in soft goals at the worst times. But they had style.

[RayFinkle]

Been to a lot of charity golf tournaments. Most NHL guys would ignore the people there and would just go drink beer at the bar and talk amongst themselves. Eric was the only guy I saw consistently that understood why he was there and would actively socialize with the regular people there. Also donated a lot of money to the Fowler Clinic. Once again showing that the media are liars. If I were him, I never would have sat down for an interview like this.

[runnerover]

He didn't like the owner! You're welcome.