Which "super line" would you pick?

[BKarchitect]

Theoretical of course...for one season and playoffs, salary/contract status not a concern:

Line A:
Panarin - Matthews - Stone

Line B:
Marchand - Barkov - Kane

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[Karl Eriksson]

Kane line

 

[GreeningOil]

Panarin-Matthews-Stone would stomp on defence and offence... so them

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Line A has the best Goal scorer in the league one of the best playmakers and the best defensive forward in the League. So them

 

[Raspewtin]

matthews line but I had to think about it

good poll OP

 

[stevo61]

I feel like Line B might work better as an actual line. Close but I gotta go with them

 

[centipede2233]

Can’t go wrong with either, for regular season line A, for playoff line B

 

[Hisch13r]

I'd take line A at all 3 positions

 

[Holymakinaw]

Close one, but I'll go with line A.

 

[Spirit of 67]

This is a really great poll.
I criticize stupid polls a lot so I will offer kudos for this one.

You simply can't go wrong with either.
I voted A for only one reason. It's the line I'd rather watch. I've been a massive Stone fans since he was a rookie. Panarin is one of the funner players to watch and watching Matthews bury his shot is great.

Wouldn't mind seeing these 2 groups go head to head for real

 

[bobholly39]

You said "playoffs" and its hard to ignore Kane or even Marchand.

In contrast - both Matthews and Panarin haven't really done anything in playoffs yet. And to me those are the 4 best players here - in whatever order.

Thats why i picked B. Close though

 

[Ignite111]

Since you said and “playoffs” going with B

 

[Bluesguru]

Voted line A and it’s not even close IMO. But the ultimate line today would be Matthews, McDavid, Pastrnak.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Very close but

Panarin>Marchand
Matthews>Barkov
Kane>Stone

So I went A

 

[David Suzuki]

Line A without thinking too hard. Panarin feeding Stones and Matthews would be insane.

 

[Section88]

If its in the playoffs, kane has by far the best resume and the next closest is marchand, so ill go with that line. Good poll though

 

[ijuka]

Line A. I think Stone's being underrated.

 

[CatchyTune]

Honestly Panarin and Matthews are the 2 best players here. So A

 

[missionAvs]

Give me line A.

 

[Peat]

Went with A. Like the balance of it more, think it has both the best possession hog there and the best goalscorer there.

 

[t0nedeff]

Line B. I hate Marchands personality but his skill and production is being vastly underrated here. That line has 2 players who can play in all situations 5on5/pk/pp while A only has Stone capable of that.

 

[jetsforever]

I guess Line B has proved more but I'd take A

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Line B pretty easily

Marchand < Panarin
Barkov > Matthews
Kane > Stone

Playoffs is a different animal, and the only one on B who hasn’t proven they can compete in the playoffs is Barkov. Meanwhile, the only one who’s won more than one round in their career is Stone, and he hasn’t really elevated his game the way Marchand and Kane have

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I’d say it’s about even

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Panarin = Marchand
Matthews > Barkov
Stone < Kane

As others have said, since playoffs were mentioned can't go against Kane. Haven't seen anyone on line A do anything there.