Panarin - Datsyuk - Kane vs Ovi - Lindros - Iginla vs Barzal - McDavid - Bure

[User9992]

Better Line in their Prime years?


1) PANARIN - DATSYUK - KANE

(Puck Possession, Dangling & Stickhandling)




2) OVI - LINDROS - IGINLA

(Hard hitting, Tough & Physical)




3) BARZAL - MCDAVID - BURE

(Fast & Explosive skating/deking line)

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[User9992]

I feel 1'st line would be the most succesful in a 'Playoff Time'.

 

[stevo61]

Line 2 could outskill you and then beat you up just for fun. Imagine being a defensemen and seeing those 3 coming at you constantly in a 7 game series?
The other 2 lines would be more exciting from a pure skill view but im a sucker for power forwards.

 

[authentic]

Line 2 could outskill you and then beat you up just for fun. Imagine being a defensemen and seeing those 3 coming at you constantly in a 7 game series?
The other 2 lines would be more exciting from a pure skill view but im a sucker for power forwards.

I think that line would be most effective in the playoffs anyway. I would be tempted to with the 1st line for entertainment value though.

 

[nowhereman]

I feel 1'st line would be the most succesful in a 'Playoff Time'.

Kane is really the only clutch player on that line who elevates his game in the post season. Both Panarin and Datsyuk are good but not great in the playoffs.

With the size/physicality advantage, I'd put my money on line 2 to perform at their best in the post season.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ovi-Lindros-Iginla sounds like a nightmare to play against

 

[centipede2233]

I’d love to see charmin soft marner up against that line of Lind ros/ovie/iginla.

 

[Saitama]

As soon as Lindros hit someone, 3/4s of this board would be howling for his head and he'd get either a 5k fine or a 72 day suspension. So the 2nd line really depends on the DoPS Wheel of Fortune.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Prime Ovechkin is the best in the world.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

LW: OV is in a different stratosphere compared to Panarin and Barzal

C: McDavid is the best but Lindros is close enough. Both are better than Datsyuk, but not by much.

RW: Kane was a hart/lindsay/ross winner, Iginla a lindsay/ross/rocket winner and Bure a rocket winner. These 3 are basically interchangeable.

Line 2 clearly wins. The gap between OV and the other LWs is way too big.

 

[JaegerDice]

McDavid is the best player by a clear margin, playing the most important position. Went with his line.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

McDavid is the best player by a clear margin, playing the most important position. Went with his line.

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Larry Hanson]

They called Lindros's old line the "Legion of Doom".
I don't know what the hell you'd call that line but it would be unstoppable.

 

[majormajor]

I don't think the other lines ever get the puck back from Panarin - Datsyuk - Kane, so we never get to find out what they can do with it.

OV, Iggy, and Lindros will run around but they won't be able to pin any of them.

Meanwhile I'm not sure why Barzal, McDavid, and Bure would be suggested as an especially great trio. Those players would have negative chemistry, they each need the puck a lot to be effective. Put a one-touch guy with them.

 

[Gurglesons]

L2.

 

[jetsforever]

Ovi - Lindros - Iginla would be really fun to watch.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Ovi - Lindros - Iginla would turn the opposition to a fine mist over the course of a playoff series so I have to go with them here. Debatable they aren’t the most skilled here but Ovi is just so good that I still give them the edge in that regard.

 

[RedWingzz]

The second option is probably the correct option, but I chose the first line because I can't stop thinking about Datsyuk and Kane on a line together. Good luck getting the puck....

Oh and then we have Artemi just chilling on the other wing...

 

[AvroArrow]

Assuming all are in their prime, line 2 easily. They'd punish you physically, out score and out skill you. Line 1s puck handles would be crazy fun to watch, but I don't see anyone stopping prime OV/Lindros and add Iggy to the mix, goodnight.

 

[Sweetpotato]

What would I like to watch? Line 3

Who do I want on my team? Line 2

 

[heretik27]

Prime Ovechkin, Lindros AND Iginla? Good luck stopping that line.

 

[bobholly39]

Yeah no real reason not to pick line 2.

The 2 best players here - easily - are Ovechkin and McDavid in some order.

The only player who gives them a run for their money (and could even be argued slightly above at his very best) - is Lindros. At his best he was a monster. That means line 2 has 2 players better than anyone else, line 3 has 1 player, and line 1 has none.

I'd pick line 2.

The only hesitance is OP's mention of "prime years". Lindros's prime is quite short. I still don't think it's enough to take a different line. Bure's prime on line 3 is as short, and Iginla is better than Barzal. And line 1 are all great players, but not as good imo.

So line 2.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Went with line 3.
Barzal is out of his league a bit, but it doesn't matter since both McDavid (best player listed) and Bure can score on their own

 

[DowJones]

Line 2 might not have the best player-by-player, but opponents would have nightmares before the games. And skill wise they are not that far behind imo.

 

[Captain97]

I'll take the Legion of Doom on steroids