Best euro lines in nhl
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Detroit had two notable units:
The Russian Five (Kozlov-Fedorov-Larionov) of 95-96, although that was unique in that it was really a 5-man unit.
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom of 07-08.
Both lines/units had the Selke winner, league +/- leader, and the President's trophy.
The 07-08 unit had the Selke winner and another finalist, two Top 10 pt finishers, and the Cup at the end of the year to boot.
The Russian Five (Kozlov-Fedorov-Larionov) of 95-96, although that was unique in that it was really a 5-man unit.
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom of 07-08.
Both lines/units had the Selke winner, league +/- leader, and the President's trophy.
The 07-08 unit had the Selke winner and another finalist, two Top 10 pt finishers, and the Cup at the end of the year to boot.
vadim sharifijanov
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arvedson sedin sedin was very short lived but quite productive (4 full games: 6 goals by arvedson, 1 goal 5 assists by henrik, 2 goals 5 assists by daniel). it was nuts: crawford put the line together and the sedins come to life (this is 2004, so pre-breakout; the sedins combined got 96 points). arvedson gets injured the very next game and misses a month. comes back, they roar, then arvedson’s career ends three games later.
not really answering the question but sedin sedin naslund salo was an auto-victory in 4 on 4 overtime
not really answering the question but sedin sedin naslund salo was an auto-victory in 4 on 4 overtime
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Didn’t Garpenlöv appear on a line with Larionov and Makarov on the 1993–94 San Jose Sharks?
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Yes, and that line played an integral part in upsetting Detroit in the '94 quarterfinals. A 7 game series, Larionov led the Sharks, 2-8-10, Makarov had 6 goals, and Garpenlov had 5 pts.
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I believe at some point there was a line of Semin-Fedorov-Ovechkin in the Caps, but not for the whole year.
Lang-Straka-Kovalev line in Pittsburgh 2000-01 season!!.
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Mandar
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Rangers also had the "Czechmates" line of Dvorak-Nedved-Hlavac. A bright spot in those dreadful Ranger teams of the late 90's.
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Datsyukian Deke
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And to think they were gonna draft Bure, but thought he was ineligible.
That Russian Five was a sight to see, when they were on and "in the zone" they were a thing of beauty.
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Not the same scale, but Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kovalev in 2007-2008 were very strong, especially Kovalev (the Lafleur hair year).But even Plekanec was a good offensive player back then, and Kostitsyn was up-and-coming.
I admit I thought Kostitsyn would become a 100 pts player in this league back then, I was wrong, but he had everything to do it except a toolbox or whatever it was that screwed him from fulfilling his potential.He had every weapon offensively; strenght, great shot, good skater, great hands.A shame.
He scored some crazy goals like that one:
I admit I thought Kostitsyn would become a 100 pts player in this league back then, I was wrong, but he had everything to do it except a toolbox or whatever it was that screwed him from fulfilling his potential.He had every weapon offensively; strenght, great shot, good skater, great hands.A shame.
He scored some crazy goals like that one:
The SOB line (Semin, Ovechkin, Backstrom) was the best line in the NHL for a short while.
