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.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Forsberg
Datsyuk
Iginla

Hossa
Bergeron
Lehtinen

Is how I rank these players overall. I'll take the team with 2 of the top 3. They would bully that line.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I voted too quickly.

I would rather add the Datsyuk group to my team's roster, but the Forsberg line would be better as a line, especially, I think, in a short tournament/head-to-head.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Healthy and in prime Forsberg and Iginla is too much for me to resist.

 

[Kiorei]

The one with Foppa. Iginla on his wing would be deadly. I think Datsyuk is on his level but Forsberg is the best player here by a lot.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Iginla and Forsberg would run right over the other line.

 

[ESH]

Correct, he didn't. He was 2nd line or higher his 2nd season and beyond.

He was 12th in even strength ice time for forwards on Detroit’s Cup winning team in 2002

 

[norrisnick]

He was 12th in even strength ice time for forwards on Detroit’s Cup winning team in 2002

Which was his 1st season.