Sunday, June 20, 2010  Is Eric Lindros a Hall of Famer?  eric
lindros hall of fame    First, we should look at the main
reasons why people dislike Eric Lindros, which I think is a big
reason why his candidacy isn’t taken as seriously as it should.
People’s dislike for him clouds their decision.  One of the main
reasons people dislike Lindros is the hype that surrounded him
from a very early age. Lindros became nationally famous in
junior not only for his scoring ability, but for his ability to
physically dominate players older than him. He was even dubbed
“the Next One” – as in the next Gretzky. This sort of attention
and accolades made certain people immediately anti-Lindros, in
the same way that plenty of people will always hate Sidney
Crosby because all the hype he receives. To these people,
players like Lindros and Crosby can never live up to the
excessive hype that precedes them and they are judged harshly as
a result. Just because they aren't the next Gretzky doesn't mean
they are a bust (newsflash: the