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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Can "old dog" Lindros learn new tricks? | ||||
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| Spork | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 9:16 AM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01  | Well it looks like Eric Lindros is back to his old style of play rather quickly. All the reports out of Team Canada's mini-camp say that he is nothing short of spectacular, excellent no-look passes, his line (with Primeau and Nolan) leads in scrimmage scoring, the guy is fast, it looks like he hasn't lost a thing... But check out THIS interesting article. It truly is going to take at least a year to evaluate this trade. The only question now is not whether Lindros has lost anything (he clearly hasn't other than a large number of brain cells), but has he LEARNED anything? ----- By ROBIN BROWNLEE -- Edmonton Sun CALGARY -- Brenden Morrow could have been front page headlines this week, and he more than likely would have been, had the same opportunity come a month from now. Instead, the tough, young winger from the Dallas Stars passed on 15 seconds of infamy when he was passed on the chance to knock Eric Lindros into orbit at Father David Bauer Arena. The rugged 22-year-old, one of the best bangers in the NHL and a forward who doesn't need a written invitation to unload on somebody, had the chance to give it to the Big E during a scrimmage at Team Canada's orientation camp, but scrambled out of the way as Lindros roared by with his head down. "Probably not. No," smiled Morrow, asked if he'd have stepped aside if this was October. " I know what you're talking about, right across the middle of the ice. "Probably that would be something that I'd finish the check, but I'd probably be going down running into him ... I don't usually get out of the way." Morrow, a fire hydrant-like five-foot-11 and 210 pounds, led all Dallas forwards with 230 hits last season, and he's also coach Ken Hitchcock's fastest forward, outside of maybe Mike Modano. That's a lethal combination, especially when you consider he's here to impress and win a roster spot for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake and that his first inclination is to hit everything that moves. So, along came Lindros with his head down, as usual, with Team White scrimmaging against Team Red, and there in the open ice was Morrow, who literally had to step out of the way to avoid crushing No. 88 and becoming the story of this camp. "I've had to catch myself a couple of times wanting to drop the shoulder on somebody, but you have to lay off right now," said Morrow. "It's been about two months now of summer where you haven't done it, so it's not that hard. You want to get back into it, but this isn't the place for it." For obvious reasons, physical play has been at a minimum here, and that doesn't make it easier for players like Morrow and Ryan Smyth of the Edmonton Oilers to stand out. Crashing and banging is a big part of their chemistry. Likewise for Scott Stevens, who laid the wicked lick on Lindros that put him out of commission last time. Stevens, Morrow and Smyth all played on Team Red, Lindros on Team White. "I'm more bump-and-grind, finish my checks and play in the corners," said Morrow. "Nobody is going to play it like that right now, so it makes it a little different."  "Look how hot they're getting. And that's an old picture," Anthony says. | ||||
| Psycho Bitch | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 9:54 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jul. 01 | Why does this not suprise me? I was wodering how long it would take him to start skating with his head down again....I honestly didn't think he'd be able to play any other way. This is a problem that should've been corrected years ago. I don't think he'll ever learn to play with his head up. Okay, who's in on the pool of when he's gonna get knocked out first? I give him to October 9th. Ranger fans, it's gonna be a looooooooooooooong season....I feel for ya guys, I really do. I've spent years watching this guy piss his potential away. Now I can only say thank God he's your problem now ;)  thanks for the find wpp :) I'm going crazy, a little every day, and everything I wanted is now driving me away, I woke this morning to the sound of beating hearts, mine is full of questions and it's tearing yours apart... | ||||
| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 10:52 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | What a pussy he should have taught Lindros a lesson and lit him up AOL/AIM - oanda1027fm | ||||
| NASA | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 11:28 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01 | If he skates with his head down this season, he deserves to get hit. Hopefully he won't get injured or worse, but you have to knock some sense into him and teach him to keep his head up. Maybe Lindros will learn; or maybe he will be a casualty of his own stupidity and die for his mistake.  | ||||
| Spork | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 12:03 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Someone's going to crank him this season, Lindros is going to go into convulsions, swallow his fucking tongue - it will top Malarchuk for sure. He really is playing with fire, and I'm beginning to think it's only a matter of time before something nasty happens. He could even pull a LaFontaine and run into one of his own teammates (for his sake I hope it won't be Sandy McCarthy!) like he did with Paul Coffey years ago. Should be interesting, but as much as I'm tempted by these stories of him being in shape, I won't draft this guy in my hockey pool! His only hope is that he was hotdogging because he knew no one would hit him (Brendan Morrow was hardly being a pussy, in this scrimage Lindros IS his teammate. He wouldn't do the same thing if it were a game situation). For all the "training" that he did and attempts to keep his head up, the guy just isn't learning. If you are a Ranger fan, Fleury's apparently quite anxious and hungry to play and has also been doing fairly well. "Look how hot they're getting. And that's an old picture," Anthony says. | ||||
| IslesBaby00 I'm so blonde, I think Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company | posted on 09-08-2001 @ 8:34 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jun. 01 | I hope he gets the shit knocked out of him again thanks OABALLOONNOT | ||||
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