I know Bure is questionable, but I put emphasis on line chemistry and I am convinced that it would work pretty nice on that line.
I would say it is not bad to have in the team Hart T. winner who could play center or wing or defense (on Norris Trophy level) with excelent skating ability providing high-end offense and defense at same time. Perfect fit to any team. Every coach´s dream.
Wouldn't Bure & Gretzky get in each other's way at center ice when the other team had the puck in their zone?
To put Tretiak in goal you would have to think he's among the top-2 goalies ever. I see no argument to support that.
To put Fetisov in, you'd have to believe he was better than Potvin and/or Bourque and Lidstrom. I think he is the next-best after them.
To put Kharlamov in, you'd either have to sacrifice defense and toughness on the 3rd/4th line and put him in a role he can't fill, or you'd have to think he's better than Lindsay. I do not.
I appreciate the Soviets just fine, it's just that this is one single all-time team.
Tikkanen - Clarke - Kurri
Gainey - Datsyuk - Lehitenen
K. Miller - Trottier - Fedorov
Ramsay - Carbonneau - Marcotte
Konstantinov - Stevens
Robinson - Pronger
Langway - Lidstrom
Hasek
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Earth wins 1-0 after Tikkanen´s garbage goal.Tikkanen - Clarke - Kurri
Gainey - Datsyuk - Lehitenen
K. Miller - Trottier - Fedorov
Ramsay - Carbonneau - Marcotte
Konstantinov - Stevens
Robinson - Pronger
Langway - Lidstrom
Hasek
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Coach: Jaques Lemaire
Favorite or best? I'll do favorite and disregard forward positions:
Lemieux-Gretzky-Howe
Richard-Béliveau-Lafleur
Messier-Trottier-Jagr
Gainey-Carbonneau-Nilan
(Lindros , Bossy , Clarke)
Orr-Potvin
Harvey-Bourque
Lidstrom-Robinson
(Savard , Fetisov)
Roy
(Plante)
Bowman
Burns
Demers
Pollock
They'll win a game or two.
...please don't try to take Pollock in the ATD if Bowman, Burns and Demers are gone.