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Yeah, I heard the rumors about palffy being a lazy git, but at least he wasn't a douche like Forsberg. I used to always say that Forsberg and Lindros were two of the biggest douches (along wtih Roy) to ever play the game. But as it turns out, my wife is actually related to Lindros, so I guess I can't say that anymore.

Hahaha Oh yeah I remember you mentioning the relation to Lindros, and just judging by his lil draft move way back he certainly is the biggest I've ever heard about. Can you imagine anyone having the sheer balls to try what he did when the GM was Mr. Clarke? hahahaha

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Whether your wife is related to him or not, Rob, Lindros is still a douche. It's okay. We all know it. A douche with a soft head! I remember Stevens' hit on him like it was yesterday...

Actually, Lindros' father was probably an even bigger idiot...he was also Lindros' agent, which can't possibly have been a good situation for Eric. The whole "father knows best" guilt-trip issue etc.

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Hahaha Oh yeah I remember you mentioning the relation to Lindros, and just judging by his lil draft move way back he certainly is the biggest I've ever heard about. Can you imagine anyone having the sheer balls to try what he did when the GM was Mr. Clarke? hahahaha

Back when he was drafted, I was still a Nordiques fan, so I really despised his move. I think most of my hatred disipated when the Nordiques moved. Now, I think it's quite funny to look back at it. TBH, if I was in his shoes, i'd probably have done the same thing.

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Whether your wife is related to him or not, Rob, Lindros is still a douche. It's okay. We all know it. A douche with a soft head! I remember Stevens' hit on him like it was yesterday...

Actually, Lindros' father was probably an even bigger idiot...he was also Lindros' agent, which can't possibly have been a good situation for Eric. The whole "father knows best" guilt-trip issue etc.

If you look at it economically, it was a good move for him.

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Back when he was drafted, I was still a Nordiques fan, so I really despised his move. I think most of my hatred disipated when the Nordiques moved. Now, I think it's quite funny to look back at it. TBH, if I was in his shoes, i'd probably have done the same thing.

Lol I just love when people do those types of things and then get kicked in the figs for it. He tries to play the "I'm too big for the market, they'll never win" card and what happens? He gets his wish, the team goes on to win two Stanley Cups, and he wastes away all his talent without getting his name on the Cup, so awesome

Same reason I was cheering against Hossa for really. Goes to Pittsburgh, loses in the Finals. Jumps ship and everyone starts praising him for caring more about winning than money (even though his deal with the Wings paid him SICK money) and then loses to the team he abandoned the year before. He's really the ONLY reason I'm rooting that the Hawks don't win the Cup this year too, oh it'd be great to see him shaking hands with his head down yet again

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I agree, Lindros is a douche.

Even when he played in Oshawa he was. I was like 8 and my best friend's dad was the zamboni driver / head ice guy at the Civic Auditorium, and would get us in to the Generals Games for free. We'd sit where the Zamboni would come out.

Well, after one game we were allowed to go into the Bobby Orr Lounge to meet the players, and I was 'lucky' enough to meet Lindros. I asked him for his autograph (all I had was a napkin and pen). He took it, didn't say a word, signed it, and shoved it back to me. I said "thanks" and all he did was grunt. I think he was too preoccupied with the girl who was hanging off of him.

Wonder if she was the one he threw the beer into her face at the Koo Koo Banana's bar in '93

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Yeah...why is it that I just can't see the Blackhawks as a Cup contender yet? I mean, they've got most of the elements...are a high scoring team, great defensive core, adequate goaltending (maybe), but I just can't see it. Maybe I'm just bitter because they rolled over the Canucks in five games last year.

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Yeah...why is it that I just can't see the Blackhawks as a Cup contender yet? I mean, they've got most of the elements...are a high scoring team, great defensive core, adequate goaltending (maybe), but I just can't see it. Maybe I'm just bitter because they rolled over the Canucks in five games last year.

Lol You better hope your boy Luongo comes up big tonight or the "He can't win the big one" is really gonna start being shouted off the rooftops. That elimination last year, WOW haha

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I think it's fairly safe to say that I think any pro athelet would chose to pay more attention to a hot girl than an 8 year old fan

When Lindros refused to play for the Nordiques, it wasn't just about being too big for a market. He didn't want to play in QC, period. The tax implications and salary issues weighed heavily, but at the end of the day, he didn't want to be in Quebec. Yes, it was a douchy thing to do, but hey, it's his life, his decision. Did it really backfire on him? Sure, he never won a cup, but he made far more money than he ever would have playing for the Nordiques/Avalanche.

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I think it's fairly safe to say that I think any pro athelet would chose to pay more attention to a hot girl than an 8 year old fan

When Lindros refused to play for the Nordiques, it wasn't just about being too big for a market. He didn't want to play in QC, period. The tax implications and salary issues weighed heavily, but at the end of the day, he didn't want to be in Quebec. Yes, it was a douchy thing to do, but hey, it's his life, his decision. Did it really backfire on him? Sure, he never won a cup, but he made far more money than he ever would have playing for the Nordiques/Avalanche.

Lol Oh I don't think it could be proven how much he would've made really. Think about it, there is not one NHL city he played in where he's still beloved so his income is nothing like it would be for say Sakic or Forsberg who could go to Denver, build a restaurant or something like that, and make a killing just off of their legacies

In the end it was of course his decision but he didn't have the mental makeup to pay his dues and maybe even just sign an entry-level deal to play in Quebec. He may not have wanted to play there but you see the best players in the league do it. Sometimes they turn the franchies around, sometimes they leave when the deal expires, but in the end it should be the league's decision where a rookie goes and not the player's. Look at Yzerman and Sakic as players who turned the franchise around or Ilya with the Thrashers as a player who paid his dues and still made his money. Granted he clearly got sick of playing there but he put in his years and then exercised his right to not resign after he paid his dues.

Lindros is even trying to continue his work with the NHLPA which is AWESOME since they fire everyone after a year or two hahaha

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Lol You better hope your boy Luongo comes up big tonight or the "He can't win the big one" is really gonna start being shouted off the rooftops. That elimination last year, WOW haha

Agreed on both counts! Luongo HAS come up big in big games...Game 7 against Dallas in the playoffs a few years ago was big...not to mention the first game in that series that went to quadruple (I think) overtime. But yes...last year's Game 5 against the Hawks was pretty bad. But he was unfairly criticized, I think. That's possibly the only "big game" that he has lost for his team. But it WAS a game 5, and the Canucks wouldn't have been facing elimination that early if the team had been better.

Long story short though...let's hope he comes up big tonight, and has two more great games afterwards!

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Agreed on both counts! Luongo HAS come up big in big games...Game 7 against Dallas in the playoffs a few years ago was big...not to mention the first game in that series that went to quadruple (I think) overtime. But yes...last year's Game 5 against the Hawks was pretty bad. But he was unfairly criticized, I think. That's possibly the only "big game" that he has lost for his team. But it WAS a game 5, and the Canucks wouldn't have been facing elimination that early if the team had been better.

Long story short though...let's hope he comes up big tonight, and has two more great games afterwards!

Yeah I do want to see Canada win tonight along with the USA so at least I can look forward to them playing each other again, think it will be a different story in that one. I'd also like Sweden to go forward too so they'll be some great hockey to look forward to. I personally can't stand Semin on Russia after he tried to talk ####### about Crosby since he's nowhere near the type of player that he is. I think if someone's better than you it's in everyone's best interest for you to just shut up and not talk about them haha

I also would like to see Team Russia pay for trying to advertise how great the KHL is by putting players on the team over NHL players that were much more deserving of making the team. Radulov also needs to pay for running away to Russia when he still had a valid, signed contract with a NHL team

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Lol Oh I don't think it could be proven how much he would've made really. Think about it, there is not one NHL city he played in where he's still beloved so his income is nothing like it would be for say Sakic or Forsberg who could go to Denver, build a restaurant or something like that, and make a killing just off of their legacies

In the end it was of course his decision but he didn't have the mental makeup to pay his dues and maybe even just sign an entry-level deal to play in Quebec. He may not have wanted to play there but you see the best players in the league do it. Sometimes they turn the franchies around, sometimes they leave when the deal expires, but in the end it should be the league's decision where a rookie goes and not the player's. Look at Yzerman and Sakic as players who turned the franchise around or Ilya with the Thrashers as a player who paid his dues and still made his money. Granted he clearly got sick of playing there but he put in his years and then exercised his right to not resign after he paid his dues.

Lindros is even trying to continue his work with the NHLPA which is AWESOME since they fire everyone after a year or two hahaha

I think it is quantifiable as to whether he made the better financial decision or not. He made more money than any other player during his tenure in the NHL. His earnings were on par with NBA and NFL stars at the time which is unheard of. I think it is reasonable to say that he was equivalent to Forsberg (even though Forsberg was probably more articulate english speaker ). He made more money off of endorsements because he played in the tri-state area than he ever could have in Quebec, or even Denver.

It is a lot easier to say that he made a better fianancial decision that it is to say He would have won two stanley cups had he gone to play for the Nordiques/Avalanche.

Agreed on both counts! Luongo HAS come up big in big games...Game 7 against Dallas in the playoffs a few years ago was big...not to mention the first game in that series that went to quadruple (I think) overtime. But yes...last year's Game 5 against the Hawks was pretty bad. But he was unfairly criticized, I think. That's possibly the only "big game" that he has lost for his team. But it WAS a game 5, and the Canucks wouldn't have been facing elimination that early if the team had been better.

Long story short though...let's hope he comes up big tonight, and has two one more great games afterwards!

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Can we all agree that Pronger sucks?

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Can we all agree that Pronger sucks?

Lol He reminds me now of Hatcher but with a better shot. I think I saw a glacier pass him the other day, seriously ROUGH haha