Lindros Shows Interest in Gulls, Comrie Says : Hockey: Team’s prospective owner expects Canadian Olympic star to make no decision on offer before the NHL’s trading deadline.

Fred Comrie, prospective Gull owner, said Thursday Eric Lindros is interested in a lucrative contract offer submitted to him last week, but no agreement is likely to be reached before March 10, the National Hockey League’s trading deadline.

Comrie, who expects to take control of the Gulls from Ron Hahn on Monday, says he has invited Lindros, whom the Quebec Nordiques picked first overall in the 1991 NHL entry draft, to visit San Diego.

Comrie said Lindros, now skiing in Europe, hasn’t responded.

Comrie reportedly is offering $20,000 per game to a maximum $500,000 for the remainder of the season. In addition, the offer includes $2 million for next season.

“I don’t think we’ve nailed down all the numbers, but that’s definitely in the ballpark,” Comrie said of the proposal.

Lindros, who turned 19 today, helped Canada win a silver medal at the Olympics. He can become a free agent with compensation after the 1992-93 season if in the meantime he plays for a club in another professional league. The Gulls are not affiliated with any NHL team.

On Feb. 18, Comrie denied a report he had reached an agreement with Lindros. He now admits he submitted the offer to Rick Curran, Lindros’ agent, “maybe 10 days ago.”

“They’re very interested,” Comrie said of Lindros’ party, “and the longer it goes without a trade the more interested they might get.”

Said Curran: “I’ll be meeting with (the Lindros family) one day next week. That’s when we’ll sit down and address a number of things.”

Lindros has refused to sign with Quebec, which reportedly has considered offers involving several players and cash. The NHL lifted the Oct. 3, 1991, deadline for juniors to sign, making it possible for Lindros to sign with another club this season.

Pierre Page, Quebec general manager, said Nordique officials can only wait to see what Lindros would decide.

“It’s a big decision for him,” Page said Wednesday before the Nordiques’ 7-4 loss to San Jose. “He’ll lose his amateur status and won’t be able to re-enter the National Hockey League draft in 1993 if he plays minor pro hockey.”