Datsyuk - Bergeron - Hossa vs Iginla - Forsberg - Lehtinen

[authentic]

Zetterberg had the tougher matchups with only marginally worse numbers. And Zetterberg was twice the playoff performer that Datsyuk was.

People always bring this up like Datsyuk wasn’t the better player anyway, peak career and prime.

 

[authentic]

tough poll

Datsyuk is like my favourite player, and Bergeron might have been the best defensive C of all time.

Just 2 alone, would be a coach's dream to throw them out to tilt the ice.

But Forsberg is the best playmaker in this group, and Iginla probably best shot. They are also the 2 most physical.

I think you have to go with the Forsberg line, more offensive upside and physicality. And its not like they are poor defensively, Lehtinen won selkes as a winger.

Plus Forsberg finished 2nd and 4th in Selke voting.

 

[blundluntman]

I'm taking the latter for a playoffs series. Forsberg and Iginla would have great chemistry as a playmaker-sniper combo. That line also has more grit to it which is great in playoff series. The former is definitely better defensively but Forsberg is no slouch and Lehtinen has a few selkes under his belt too.