from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

This is Lindros’ year to beat the political raps against him, push the haters aside, be accepted by those who have privately said they will never accept him. All he has to do is garner 14 votes from the Hockey Hall of Fame committee. Fourteen of 18 votes he has never known, or never been able, to count on before.

This is the year for Lindros, with no impediments other than himself. The path is almost without resistance. There are no Nick Lidstroms or Chris Prongers in the Class of 2016. There are no Dominik Haseks or Mike Modanos. There are no obvious sure-thing choices to pencil in.

We honestly don’t know whether Lindros has been discussed or debated before by the Hall voters because what happens in the Hall of Fame voting room stays in the Hall of Fame voting room. They’ll tell you who gets in. Unlike football or baseball, they won’t tell you who came close. Or who was ignored. Or who was a finalist.

Or anything at all for that matter.

I can make a case for the induction of Lindros and make a similar case for ignoring him. That — and all the layers of controversy that have surrounded him and his career — is why this matter is both complicated and fascinating all at the same time. Almost everyone has a viewpoint on Lindros, one way or the other. And the viewpoint is usually passionate.

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