This is Eric Lindros’ shot. If he doesn’t make the Hockey Hall of Fame, Class of 2016, when will he?
There are no sure things up for election next summer. There are no Nicklas Lidstroms or Chris Prongers to fill the ballot easily. There is a list of those who have been passed over by the Hall for whatever reason, but no one more prominent or mercurial, no one more loved or loathed than Lindros.
The debate is old and raw and personal and political.
Lindros brought a lot of that on himself, with assists from his family.