[The Canadian Content]

The Blue Line
LW - Ryan Malone
C - Neal Broten
RW - Tony Amonte
D - Dustin Byfuglien
D - Jack Johnson
G - Frank Brimsek

Hawks
LW - Bobby Hull
C - Phil Esposito
RW - Stan Mikita
D - Larry Robinson
D - Red Kelly
G - Tony Esposito

The "Can't Think of a Name, Will Take Suggestions" Line
LW- Steve Shutt
C- Marcel Dionne
RW - Claude Giroux
D - Doug Harvey
D - Shea Weber
G - Andy Moog

[The Canadian Content]

The Blue Line because Byfuglien. The Can't Think of a Name line because it's crazy talented and I think Moog was an underrated pick.

[Cliffsnotes]

Alright... I'm already trailing in this one, so I need to post a few things here:

In 2010, THN named Bobby Hull the top LW in NHL history, and Mikita and Esposito the 6th and 7th best centers in NHL history. All three were teammates at one point or another on the Chicago Blackhawks, so there's certainly established chemistry.

Statistically, of the 12 best offensive seasons in NHL history (using Point Shares), Phil Esposito owns #6 and #9. He is the only player not named Gretzky or Lemieux in the top 12.

Kelly and Robinson are THN's 7th and 8th best defensemen of all time.

Red Kelly is one of the ten players that the NHL waived the waiting period for entry into the Hall of Fame. Won 4 Cups playing D for Detroit, and 4 Cups playing C for Toronto.

Larry Robinson: 6 Cups, and in 76-77, had a +120 and statistically, the best defensive season in NHL history.

[Cliffsnotes]

Hold up! The Blue Line is in Poll 3 and Poll 5!

[The Canadian Content]

Nov 26, 2012 15:43:14 GMT -5 Cliffsnotes said:

Hold up! The Blue Line is in Poll 3 and Poll 5!

I screwed up. This should be The Red line. Poll 5 is correct. I'll lock this one and start a new thread for Poll 3 with the right teams. Thanks for the catch, JD.

[Road Warrior Shark]

Fishy beat me to it