Which team would produce the best line in the NHL if all three of their best players were on it?

[authentic]

Colorado

Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen

Boston

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak

Tamp Bay

Stamkos-Point-Kucherov

Toronto

Tavares-Matthews-Marner

Pittsburgh

Malkin-Crosby-Kessel

Washington

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kuznetsov

Edmonton

Draisaitl-McDavid-RNH

Winnipeg

Laine-Scheifele-Wheeler

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[42]

All fantastic lines. I picked the Pens but I could have easily picked Bolts or Bruins. Oilers trio is the weakest despite having McDavid on it as RNH is by far the worst player listed and Draisatl is probably the 3rd worst.

 

[AvatarAang]

Mat - hew - Barzal

 

[authentic]

All fantastic lines. I picked the Pens but I could have easily picked Bolts or Bruins. Oilers trio is the weakest despite having McDavid on it as RNH is by far the worst player listed and Draisatl is probably the 3rd worst.

You don't think the Toronto line would compare?

 

[42]

You don't think the Toronto line would compare?

Sure do. It was very tough picking just one top line. The Leafs line can be argued is up there for sure.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Caps or pens.

OV = Malkin
Backstrom < Crosby
Kuznetsov > Kessel

Probably pens.

 

[780il]

Pens easily

 

[authentic]

Caps or pens.

OV = Malkin
Backstrom < Crosby
Kuznetsov > Kessel

Probably pens.

I think those are the top 3 with Toronto. I would have it

Toronto
Pittsburgh
Washington
Tampa Bay

With Toronto they would have Tavares who is clearly better than Kessel, then if just based on this season I would say Matthews and Marner are more or less equal to Crosby and Malkin, they have really been that good.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

I think those are the top 3 with Toronto. I would have it

Toronto
Pittsburgh
Washington
Tampa Bay

With Toronto they would have Tavares who is clearly better than Kessel, then if just based on this season I would say Matthews and Marner are more or less equal to Crosby and Malkin, they have really been that good.

You must be a Leafs fan.

This is Pittsburgh and it isn't really close.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

I think those are the top 3 with Toronto. I would have it

Toronto
Pittsburgh
Washington
Tampa Bay

With Toronto they would have Tavares who is clearly better than Kessel, then if just based on this season I would say Matthews and Marner are more or less equal to Crosby and Malkin, they have really been that good.

Toronto is 3rd for me.

OV = Malkin > Tavares
Crosby > Backstrom >= Matthews
Kuznetsov > Kessel >= Marner

Even if you want to say Matthews > Backstrom, Tavares and Marner are still clearly last in their comparison.

 

[LightningStorm]

Easily Pittsburgh.

 

[authentic]

Toronto is 3rd for me.

OV = Malkin > Tavares
Crosby > Backstrom >= Matthews
Kuznetsov > Kessel >= Marner

Even if you want to say Matthews > Backstrom, Tavares and Marner are still clearly last in their comparison.

Those bolded parts are almost laughable if you've watched them all play this season, no offense.

How is Marner clearly worse than Kessel? Lol.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Backstrom is top 10 in pts and excellent defensively and has a proven track record, not sure what's laughable about that.

Kessel just put up 90+ pts last season and is still PPG+ while being a way better goal scorer. I'm not putting Marner ahead of him because he's been better for 25 games.

 

[MikeyMike01]

I love the bizarre poll questions Leafs fans invent to try and get people to vote for Leafs players.

maybe if I bundle Tavares and Marner with Matthews, people will think Matthews the best player in the league!

 

[Future GOAT]

While the Oilers have the single best player in the game, sadly the other 2 two guys on his team aren't even in the same realm as some of the other guys on these lines. The Pens take this one comfortably IMO. Probably followed by a healthy Boston line and the Avs/lightening followed by probably the Caps or Leafs.

 

[nowhereman]

Pens without any question.

Crosby and Malkin are still top 5 players in the NHL. Who else can claim that?

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Penguins for this year.

 

[Skolman]

This is the Penguins easily. You'll have Leaf fans who won't allow it to be a blowout though.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I picked Pittsburgh but I don’t think Colorado’s line is getting enough love in here.

 

[Just Linda]

I was tempted just to pick Washington based on chemistry. I picked Tampa, I'm probably wrong but if all these teams played 3 on 3 with the same level of goalie in net... I couldn't decide so I just picked my favourite of those lines

 

[cgf]

Pens without any question.

Crosby and Malkin are still top 5 players in the NHL. Who else can claim that?

Colorado

 

[sessiroth]

Tampas sure looks hard to turn down

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Colorado. Chemistry is a real thing. The Avs top line is the best in the league and there is no guarantee that some of these combinations would work as well.

 

[ijuka]

I'm not really feeling the Rielly-Matthews-Andersen line, to be honest.

 

[brianbutler726]

in theory it would be the pens easily but some of these lines wouldn't mesh well altogether there is only so much puck to go around and most of these players want the puck on their stick most of the time.