Clear Your Schedule: The Legion Of Doom Is Coming Back For The NHL Legends Classic
A month ago it was announced that Eric Lindros would finally be getting his place in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Obviously you’re never going to be able to bring up Lindros without having plenty of arguments and discussions about the strength of his legacy. But unless you were hit over the head repeatedly over the head with a tack hammer as a child growing up in the 90s, you know that when Lindros was on and healthy, he was the most terrorizing player in the game. And you want to talk about a line that fucks? Well the Legion of Doom fucked and they fucked hard. They’d beat the shit out of you on every inch of the ice (except for right across the blueline against New Jersey but whatever). They’d kick your ass in the defensive zone, toy around with you in the neutral zone, score at will in the offensive zone and then steal your girl in the lobby after the game if you were dumb enough to let her hang around that long. And now, after about 20 years since they last played together, the Legion of Doom is coming back together for the NHL Legends Classic game during the Hall of Fame induction weekend.
So clear your schedule for November 14th because the Legends Classic is going to be the most highly anticipated game of the season. A win for Team Lindros at the Legends Classic will count just as much as if he was ever able to bring the Cup to Philly during his time here. A win for Team Lindros at the Legends Classic will make up for all the holes left in his resume. Team Lindros vs Team Salming is to be treated no differently than any other Game 7 that has ever come before. If Villanova can get a parade, well then you can’t possibly sit there and tell me with a straight face that Team Lindros wouldn’t deserve one either. Hell, maybe even more so. But yeah, November 14 is going to be a huge day for nostaligia boners especially if you grew up a fan of the Flyers in the 90s. Here’s to hoping they still have a little left in the tank and it’s not just a sad display of your childhood heroes getting old and incredibly washed up.
P.S. – time to add gassin’ beers and crushing some ping pong with Big E to my bucket list.
Fucking. Legend.