Detroit's top line of Mantha-Larkin-Bertuzzi turning heads

[LarKing]

Not for long no AA, And look at the kids in GR! the hope that the Wings are going to be out of things for a long time are not looking good for the haters.

Eh the D still needs a ton of work. We need a top line winger, second line center, and a goalie once Howard is gone.

Hopefully we have that in the system with Veleno, Zadina, etc. The future is bright but a lot still has to go right for us.

 

[Goalie guy]

Eh the D still needs a ton of work. We need a top line winger, second line center, and a goalie once Howard is gone.

Hopefully we have that in the system with Veleno, Zadina, etc. The future is bright but a lot still has to go right for us.

We have good kids on D down there, we have our 2nd line center in Joe V, I don't have much hope for little Z. but Rass is growing into his body.

 

[deca guard]

 

[Legionnaire11]

Right after the bad November takes? Got it.

Then it will become "Let's see them do it when games matter"

 

[Henkka]

It's still funny how at 2013 draft, Ken Holland traded 2 spots down from 18-->20 and got both Mantha and Bertuzzi with those picks from the same draft.

San Jose traded up and took Mirco Mueller #18 overall.

Detroit took Mantha #20 and Bertuzzi #58 (with that extra pick got on that trade)

 

[Goalie guy]

They was sleeping again!

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Lol no they're not
Benn-Seguin-Radulov

And that's just off the top of my head. I wouldn't put them in the top half of the league.

Maybe before Benn's decline but BLM just devoured Dallas’s top line head to head.

 

[Goalie guy]

BLM just devoured Dallas’s top line head to head.

Lol well there went that Idea.

 

[newfy]

I am not sure that is possible, sir.

Ryan Mantha Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com this is who i was talking about lol

But I obviously meant to say Athanasiou.

Mantha just scored 4 straight in that game, his first 3 all a different way which is what makes him so dangerous. He can literally do anything out there and hes fast at 6'5. Only thing hes ever had is the consistency but every league hes played in hes taken a couple years to adjust and then blown up. Hopefully this is his coming out party in the NHL this year

But ya this line doesnt have the big name value of high draft picks or anythinfg and theyve slowly worked and developed into a legit top line. Offensively right now theyre one of the best in the league the last quarter season or so but theyre also really solid defensively. Going to take them some time to build a reputation though because they dont have the big name value or history of other top lines in the league right now

 

[Claypool]

16 points in 2 games for this line.

 

[Legionnaire11]

16 points in 2 games for this line, and amazingly it's Larkin (who many would say is easily the best of the trio) with the fewest points (4) between them so far.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Good on them, the sad part is they are going to have to play like this for us to win games. Glad they are trying to take on that challenge, they have insane chemistry. They just crushed a couple of pretty good top lines and d-pairings. But they did get backups most nights, of course I expect that to be the norm when teams do get a chance to rest a starter it will be us for at least the first couple months unless we prove to be a little more than what we really are.

Still Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha don't care what expectations are, they are good players and it is wonderful to see last year carry over into training camp and now the first two games. Dismiss this line at your own peril, they outwork people and are getting more dangerous in the o-zone seemingly by the shift.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

BLM just devoured Dallas’s top line head to head.

My God please don't ever call them that again.

MLB works.

 

[Ezekial]

My God please don't ever call them that again.

MLB works.

You should stop by the Wings forum some time, that's not a new name. Bert plays left wing, Mantha plays right. Bert-Larkin-Mantha BLM

 

[The Red Line]

Probably a reference to the sucker punch last season he gave. Larkin didn't exactly act any better either.

Lmao get over it. You spear a guy on the bench you’re gonna get punched.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Perhaps turning heads to watch something else

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

You should stop by the Wings forum some time, that's not a new name. Bert plays left wing, Mantha plays right. Bert-Larkin-Mantha BLM

I don't think that is what most of the posts that are doing it are really doing in terms of honoring it left to right.

 

[Ezekial]

I don't think that is what most of the posts that are doing it are really doing in terms of honoring it left to right.

Whatever, getting offended by an acronym is petty either way.

 

[Grimm]

Lol no they're not.
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnat
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Kapanen-Tavares-Marner
Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian
Benn-Seguin-Radulov

And that's just off the top of my head. I wouldn't put them in the top half of the league.

Names six lines. Immediately jumps to not even top half of the league...

Got 9 more for me bud?

 

[Dotter]

Perhaps turning heads to watch something else

Hi Maple Leaf, how are you?

 

[izzy]

haha f***

 

[Muffin]

Names six lines. Immediately jumps to not even top half of the league...

Got 9 more for me bud?

Can't say I watch the other teams enough to know their exact line but:
Crosby line
Ovechkin line
Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Pacioretty-Stastny-Stone
Schiele-Wheeler
Debrincat-Strome-Kane
Couture line
Pettersson-Boeser
Aho line

 

[The Red Line]

Perhaps turning heads to watch something else

Honestly, you're right, I actually DID change channels the other night to watch the Leafs blow that three goal advantage to lose in epic fashion.

 

[TheRarestDangles]

Correct. But understand from our POV this is exciting for us.

They looked impressive against Nashville--don't get me wrong (and I guess the Stars, but I didnt see it yet). I just wouldn't go comparing them to other top lines just yet, since they haven't even been together for that much time.

 

[FireBird71]

No


They're not.

Yes ...they are