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- THE WEEK, Page 21SOCIETYEt Cetera
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- PYRRHIC VICTORY?
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- At 6 ft. 5 in. and 225 lbs., Eric Lindros shoots a puck like
- a cannon and hits opponents like a freight train. As such, the
- 19-year-old Canadian junior and Olympic star qualifies as a
- franchise player, which is how at least three National Hockey
- League teams have treated him since he was the No. 1 draft
- selection in 1991. But Lindros, from Ontario, refused to play
- for the team that picked him, the league-lagging Quebec
- Nordiques, triggering a legal brawl that pitted the Philadelphia
- Flyers against the New York Rangers. An arbitrator ruled
- Philadelphia the winner, but at a hefty price. The Flyers will
- have to give Quebec four strong players, including goaltender
- Ron Hextall, their top draft pick for 1993, and other
- considerations, one of which is $15 million.
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