Best Divisional team - Who reigns supreme?

[MartyMarts]

The following is a mock-up of what the divisional teams could look like icing a full roster for 5-on-5. (Feel free to swap out names where desired/change line combos).

1. Which division has the potential to ice the best lineup?

2. Who would you pick to come out victorious if they faced off against one another in a playoff-like Scenario? (Say, ATL vs MET and CEN vs PAC) in conference finals, winners of each advance to finals.

Atlantic Division
Forwards:
Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Nikita Kucherov
Brad Marchand, Brayden Point, David Pastrnak
William Nylander, Aleksander Barkov, Mitch Marner
Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle, Sam Reinhart
Ex: Tage Thompson | Nick Suzuki

Defensemen:
Rasmus Dahlin, Charlie McAvoy
Victor Hedman, Moritz Seider
Morgan Rielly, Mikhail Sergachev
Ex: Hampus Lindholm | J. Sanderson

Goaltenders:
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Sergei Bobrovsky


Metropolitan Division:
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Sebastian Aho
Artemi Panarin, Jack Hughes, Martin Necas
Brock Nelson, Mika Zibanejad, Andrei Svechnikov
Jake Guentzel, Nico Hischier, Travis Konecny
Ex: Matt Barzal | Evgeni Malkin

Defensemen:
Jacob Slavin, Adam Fox
Zach Werenski, Noah Dobson
Travis Sanheim, John Carlson
Ex: Erik Karlsson | Kris Letang

Goaltenders:
Igor Shesterkin
Ilya Sorokin


Central Division:
Forwards:
Jason Robertson, Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen
Kirill Kaprizov, Roope Hintz, Clayton Keller
Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Connor Bedard
Filip Forsberg, Joel Eriksson-Ek, Robert Thomas
Ex: Matt Boldy | Valeri Nichushkin

Defensemen:
Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar
Roman Josi, Devon Toews
Josh Morrisey, Brock Faber
Ex: Ryan McDonagh | Chris Tanev

Goaltenders:
Connor Hellebuyck
Jake Oettenger


Pacific Division
Forwards:
J.T. Miller, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl
Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault
Adrian Kempe, Elias Petersson, Brock Boeser
Zach Hyman, Anze Kopitar, Mark Stone
Ex: Chandler Stephenson | Elias Lindholm

Defensemen:
Quinn Hughes, Alex Pietrangelo
Vince Dunn, Drew Doughty
Shea Theodore, Evan Bouchard
Ex: Mattias Ekholm | Rasmus Andersson

Goaltenders:
Thatcher Demko
Jacob Markstrom

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[dirtydanglez]

central has the best team on paper. then atlantic, pacific, and then metro.

 

[HolyHagelin]

Zibanajad is not the ranger you take from the forward group, it is trochek if you want a C and Laf if you want a wing

Atlantic has the best forwards, central has the best D. Dunno who would win but I am ready to watch a 4 week round robin best of 7 playoffs.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Forget that crappy "four nations cup", why can't we just have this?

 

[Kcb12345]

Thomas Harley robbed from team central

Probably not as a LD starter tho so I'll let it slide. That D is stacked

 

[Golden_Jet]

Maybe add the poll

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Forget that crappy "four nations cup", why can't we just have this?

was thinking the same!

 

[SillyRabbit]

Torn between Atlantic and Central.

 

[MartyMarts]

Maybe add the poll

Oops! For some reason it didn’t save originally haha. Have added one now!

 

[MartyMarts]

Forget that crappy "four nations cup", why can't we just have this?

I agree 100%! This way we’d actually get all the best players in one tourney instead of guys like Draisaitl, Josi, Kopitar, etc excluded..

And the teams I think all come out pretty crazy even.. really depends on what you value most to which you choose (ex: center depth/goaltending/defence/depth/etc)

 

[Despote]

Yeah, not sure Ovechkin should make the team let alone top line for Metro.

 

[stl76]

Thomas Harley robbed from team central

Probably not as a LD starter tho so I'll let it slide. That D is stacked

Lol Harley. Parayko is actually getting robbed. Hintz at 2C over Robert Thomas is another laugher.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Hintz at 2C over Robert Thomas is another laugher.

Just came to say this. Literally one of their best forwards and easily the 2nd best center on the team playing 4RW lol

 

[AvroArrow]

Central, that blue line and goaltending. Atlantic 2nd.