Best All-Time Red Wings Line

[winsgnut_19 0]

Pick the five guys you would want on the ice together from the all-time roster list.

Probert-Yzerman-Datsyuk

Coffey-Lidstrom

[egroen 384]

Ted Lindsay - Steve Yzerman - Gordie Howe

Nicklas Lidstrom - Red Kelly

Terry Sawchuk - Dominick Hasek

[titanium2 867]

Good thread.

Zetterberg-Fedorov-Yzerman

Lidstrom-Konstantinov

Hasek

All in their primes, even though Z's hasn't really happened yet.

[mmamolo 287]

I'd have to think about my forwards a little but if it's all time I'd be hard pressed not to include Howe. Seeing as I'm going to be biased to guys I've seen play in my lifetime I'm going to look at it from the stand point of the last 25 years.

My D would be Konstantinov - Lidstrom no doubt.

[Guest micah]

I prefer lines that actually did spend time together, all-time is too hard.

Gallant Yzerman Probert was the most entertaining one I ever got to watch.

I would have liked to have seen Howe Able Lindsay.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I don't know about an exact line, but the defensive line would surely include Vladdy Konstantinov.

[titanium2 867]

I prefer lines that actually did spend time together, all-time is too hard.

Gallant Yzerman Probert was the most entertaining one I ever got to watch.

I would have liked to have seen Howe Able Lindsay.

Yeah I'm only going on players I've actually been able to witness. Although I'd love to hear from someone who did witness the production line instead of seeing random highlights. Chances are though that they're either dead or suffering from dementia.

[Reds4Life 51]

Just primes:

Lindsay Fedorov Howe

Lidstrom Kelly

Hasek

Careers as Red Wings:

Lindsay Yzerman Howe

Lidstrom Kelly

Sawchuk

[Drake_Marcus 890]

If it's a line that played together I'd have to pick the Production line-- Howe, Lindsey, Abel.

All time?

Howe-Fedorov-Yzerman

Lidstrom-Kelly

Sawchuk

I'm a huge fan of Vlady, but Kelly had a better career. If Vlady hadn't been hurt all bet are off, though.

[Guest Four]

Fedorov Yzerman Howe

Lidstrom Konstantinov

Sawchuk

[egroen 384]

Best two defensive combos:

Lidstrom - Konstantinov

Kelly - Stewart

Those two lines could only be rivaled by the Canadiens and Bruins.

[servo 15]

Well of course the assumption is that all of the players are in their prime

Howe-Yzerman-Datsyuk

Lidstrom Chelios

Hasek

[GMRwings1983 8,803]

If it's a line that played together I'd have to pick the Production line-- Howe, Lindsey, Abel.

All time?

Howe-Fedorov-Yzerman

Lidstrom-Kelly

Sawchuk

I'm a huge fan of Vlady, but Kelly had a better career. If Vlady hadn't been hurt all bet are off, though.

That's the exact lineup I would pick.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Going with players playing for the Wings when I've been alive -

Forwards

Brendan Shanahan (1997) - Steve Yzerman (2000) - Pavel Datsyuk (2009)

Bob Probert (1989) - Sergei Fedorov (1994) - Brett Hull (2002)

Gerard Gallant (1989) - Henrik Zetterberg (2008) - Johan Franzen (2008)

Darren McCarty (1997) - Igor Larionov (1997) - Martin Lapointe (2001, without the dumb penalties)

Defense

Paul Coffey (1996) - Nicklas Lidstrom (2006)

Vladdy Konstantinov (1997) - Niklas Kronwall (2008 playoffs)

Chris Chelios (2002) - Slava Fetisov (1996)

Goaltending

Chris Osgood (2008 and 2009 playoffs)

Dominik Hasek (2002)

[newfy 695]

My top line would be

Lindsay Yzerman Howe

Vladdy Lids

Dominator

Closely followed by a line of

Probert Shanny Kocur - just for pure entertainment purposes and the ability to score somewhat.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Probert-Grimson-Kocur

Vladdy-Rouse

Osgood

[daniel1 32]

Shanahan - Yzerman - Fedorov

Lidstrom - Konstantinov

They did play together, hence this is my all time "real" best line rather than a line that has players from different eras on it. As much as it would have been fun to see a Howe - Yzerman - Redmond line or something like that it's tough to compare players of different eras due to the style of the game and the players they played against.

[Swayze 81]

Careers as Red Wings:

Lindsay Yzerman Howe

Lidstrom Kelly

Sawchuk

Lindsay played with the Hawks, Howe with the Whalers, Kelly with the Leafs, and Sawchuk with the Bruins Leafs Kings and Rangers.

[egroen 384]

Shanahan - Yzerman - Fedorov

Lidstrom - Konstantinov

They did play together, hence this is my all time "real" best line rather than a line that has players from different eras on it. As much as it would have been fun to see a Howe - Yzerman - Redmond line or something like that it's tough to compare players of different eras due to the style of the game and the players they played against.

Although I think that line is probably beaten by:

Lindsay - Abel - Howe

Kelly - Stewart/Pronovost

Sawchuk

Whom all played together as well.

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Shanhan-Fedorov-Yzerman was probably the best line I've ever seen, when Steve was healthy.

[55fan 5,133]

Lindsay played with the Hawks, Howe with the Whalers, Kelly with the Leafs, and Sawchuk with the Bruins Leafs Kings and Rangers.

I understood that to mean that this was based on how they played during their careers as Wings as opposed to their entire careers as was the other list in that post.

I'd go with

Gordie, Stevie, Pavel

Lids, Vladdie (assuming he had never gotten in that limo)

Sawchuck

But you could easily convince me that there are other options that are at least equal. In fact, if you ask me tomorrow, I might give you a different answer.

I'm picking Sawchuck over Ozzie because I think that if Sawchuck had the equipment that goalies have today he's have been even better. The other side of that is that he'd be facing guys with modern equipment. I still think he'd have been the best. If we're looking at their careers outside of the Wings, then I'd put Dom in goal.

[BeeRYCE 2]

I'd do a powerplay line like this...

Datsyuk - Yzerman - Howe

Lidstrom - Fedorov

Sawchuk

Imagine...

[egroen 384]

My All-Time Red Wings Team:

Lindsay - Yzerman - Howe

Shanahan - Fedorov - Dionne

Datsyuk - Zetterberg - Pavelich

Grimson - Probert - Kocur

Abel

Lidstrom - Stewart

Kelly - Pronovost

Goodfellow - Konstantinov

Chelios

Sawchuk - Hasek

Osgood

That's right -- Datsyuk and Zetterberg are on the checking line, that's how good it is

Edited August 25, 2009 by egroen

[Bluedevils_13 0]

Imagine lines of....

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Howe

Shannahan-Franzen-Howe

[Guest CaliWingsNut]

I'd do a powerplay line like this...

Datsyuk - Yzerman - Howe

Lidstrom - Fedorov

Sawchuk

Imagine...

yeah... Steve Y, Howe, and Feds would all be fighting over QBing the play, while Datsyuk (who of course is able to score himself) eventually just passes it to Lids for a slap.