PRIME TIME: All-Time Best Starting Lineups for Every NHL TEAM

Forget eras, forget careers, this video builds the ULTIMATE starting lineup for EVERY NHL team! We're drafting players based solely on their PEAK PERFORMANCE, creating a dream team of unstoppable forces. Can you imagine a line with Gretzky in his prime alongside another legend? Buckle up and see how each team stacks up in this NHL PRIME TIME SHOWDOWN!
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[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Two corrections: • Kariya - Getzlaf - Selanne is my forward line for the Ducks (I had Kariya as a C, but he was a LW...how I goofed that, I have no idea). • Also at 28:15 I accidentally depicted Kelly Hrudey, but my Islanders goalie is Billy Smith. Comment with your team's best lineup, and become a member to see my GOAT lineup for the North Stars, Whalers, and more! 🙌 Also, here's a guide for the major awards I refer to, if ya need a refresh: • Hart = MVP • Art Ross = points leader • Rocket Richard = goals leader • Norris = best defenseman • Vezina = best goaltender • Selke = defensive forward • Conn Smythe = playoffs MVP Thanks for watching, Twisters!

[@bandofbricks2577]

Canucks trade bure, bure was an amazing player but they traded him.

[@HolyFrickBro]

I was an oilers fan during the Chiarelli era so take your pick for worst screwup

[@JPS47]

Sabres trading Hasek for Kozlov was lazy dumb. They could have had more in return from Detroit for Hasek that might have helped them in their eventual playoff run

[@tj_mcdonald21]

@@HolyFrickBro selling gretzky has to be the worst screw up in nhl history right?

[@pineapple97]

The Wild letting Marian Gaborik leave in free agency for nothing. The Wild proceed to miss the playoffs 3 years in a row which leads to the Parise and Suter signings, and the team's current dead cap headache.

[@colbypupgaming1962]

David Ayres got snubbed for the Hurricanes. He won every game he appeared in.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

^ Facts

[@MrSparkle76]

Ken Dryden as the habs goalie.

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

I’m 58 and he’s the best goaltender I ever seen play, with apologizes to Bernie Parent…and I’m a Bruins fan!

[@supermarioharvey2174]

As a Wild fan I completely agree more with that roster. Also that Oilers team was literally just the 80s dynasty.

[@jameshetu6885]

I was going to say exactly that, we saw that oilers team play in real life

[@ObsceneLobster]

Absolutely amazing video brother! Honestly, Sharks have made tons of mistakes over the years, but recency bias has me still saying that losing Pavelski will forever haunt the franchise, especially with how well he’s thriving in Dallas and how badly he wanted to stay. Fattest L that DW ever gave us.

[@joegeyster2096]

So hard to not have Fedorov zetterberg or Datsyuk on for the red wings. So many good players😊

[@sammyweed4771]

Alex Delvecchio was a legend also

[@Rodanguirus]

The fact they're all centers makes it brutal.

[@JiraiyaTheGallant44]

@@Rodanguirus Fedorov was primarily a center, but he could play on the wing just as well. He was an amazing two-way player and he had an absolutely lethal shot. Wayne Gretzky once called him one of the best players he's ever seen play. Honestly, I agree with his Wings lineup, but I would have to put Fedorov in for Lindsay. I love Ted Lindsay, he is an icon of the sport, but Fedorov was a force on the ice and I just couldn't leave out my favorite player of all time. I feel like for teams like the Wings, Maple Leafs and the Canadiens, you have to make an entire team, not just one line, to do them justice. For the Wings, I would have this team: Line 1: C - Yzerman, RW - Fedorov, LW - Howe, D - Lidstrom, D - Kelly Line 2: C - Datsyuk, RW - Brett Hull, LW - Shanahan, D - Chelios, D - Pronovost Line 3: C - Delvecchio, RW - Kozlov , LW - Lindsay, D - Konstantinov, D - Kronwall Line 4: C - Larionov, RW - McCarty (you have to have an enforcer on your team), LW - Robitaille, D - Fetisov, D - Reed Larson Goalies: Sawchuk, Hasek Even with that list, I am leaving out some great players. But still, good luck winning against that team. Best part is, those lines can be switched around at will. You can have an enforcer line with McCarty, Konstantinov, Kronwall, with Shanahan and maybe Yzerman to hold it together. You can have the Russian Five line out there as well. So many possibilities.

[@icewyre]

I'd go Jovocop over Ohlund, personally. Also, for the Canucks' worst move, the Cam Neely trade really sticks out in my head.

[@spartan4196]

Oel is up there

[@pbabs3389]

The bruins finally stopped receiving assets from the Neely trade when you follow the history

[@keving4408]

Fun watch - thanks for making and posting this. My only real quarrel is Dionne over Gretzky at center for LA. Dionne was great and terribly underrated, but could never get it done in the playoffs. Gretzky, on the other hand, spearheaded the Kings to their first Stanley Cup Final.

[@user-xt5rw4hb2x]

Yeah all Gretzky had to do was slash Gilmour in the chin.... What a legendary play! I am encouraged to see that the refing is historically consistent in it's inconsistency.

[@seansibley9371]

@@user-xt5rw4hb2xleafs fans always gotta make everything about them

[@rickpapineau5939]

@@user-xt5rw4hb2x "slash"? It was a follow-through on a shot... so the verb you were looking for was "clip". Also, let is go. 30 years... there is no guarantee that Toronto would have won that game nor the game seven that followed had Gretzky been suspended or given the 5-minute major that should have ensued.

[@user-xt5rw4hb2x]

@@rickpapineau5939 I agree there is no guarantee but it drew blood, and it was a high stick. Go watch the video and please explain to me how it was the "follow through", maybe I am missing something...

[@charlieb308]

I’m a Sabres fan and Pat Lafontaine was my favorite player before he was traded to Buffalo but I would take Gilbert Perreault because he was the all-time leading score in the regular season and the playoffs for Buffalo. Mike Ramsey was amazing, team USA 1980 then on to Buffalo!

[@plots4]

You nailed it on Philly. I wore a Desjardins jersey to games for a decade. I considered Johnny Leclair but Tim Kerr was a better pure goal scorer and they may have won the Cup in 87 if he was healthy.

[@lgg7347]

This is a nice reference Video. I think you nailed a list of hockey giants for each team

[@phantompower]

Holy hell you earned my sub, great video !

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Holy hell, you just made my day! Thank you 😃

[@billytrespassers3123]

🌮 It's not really a regret but I do wish Teemu Selänne had a better time with the Avs. Had a 32 point season with the Avs and then returned to Anaheim and put up back-to-back 90 point seasons.

[@dannycarlow8204]

I love me some Teemu. I went to a lot of games in his rookie season in Winnipeg. He's my second favorite all time but he was just meant to play in Anaheim for some reason.

[@ucumari77]

I was ready to disagree with you about the Habs all time line up but you pretty much nailed it. For personal reasons I would have put Dryden in goal but Plante is probably the better choice. Worst screw up has to be the Roy trade. Should have traded (coach) Trembley. Excellent video, a lot of time/effort was put into this and it shows! 🌮🌮🌮

[@shotaholic1]

growing up Boston, I actually agree with you that trading Roy was a massive misstep and in hindsight, the problem stemmed with Trembley. for me, Roy was always like the hockey version of Jeter…the utmost respect as a player but despised the team they played on. once he did go to Colorado, I actually got to root for him. 😋

[@ucumari77]

@@shotaholic1 that's exactly how I felt about Bourque, the utmost respect just played on the wrong team most of his career ;o)

[@shotaholic1]

@@ucumari77 and the irony of them winning the cup together…oh and Bourque was not on the wrong team until late into his career. lol I’m just glad he got to go out on top.

[@jameshetu6885]

Ken Dryden was lights out in 77.

[@matt75hooper]

Bruins Defense : 13 Norris Trophies & Orr won the scoring title two of those seasons ! That is mind boggling. That line would be very very difficult to beat.

[@WarioSaysSo]

Well done! Those 8 team players I will change are: 4:08 - Toronto Maple Leafs: / Changing Center. 13# Mats Sundin = Greatest scorer in Leafs history. Great 2-way center inkl. right winger. Great captain. 5:18 - Dallas Stars: / Changing Goalie. 20# Ed Belfour = Turco is fine but Belfour IMO deserves it more. 2x Vezina Trophy, 4x William M. Jennings Trophy, 3 Cup finals etc 7:46 - Montreal Canadiens: / Changing Goalie. 33# Patrick Roy = Needing no introduction. One of NHL's 3 greatest goalies and a pioneer in modern goalie techniques. 11:55 - Los Angeles Kings: / Changing Center. 99# Wayne Gretzky = Needing no introduction. Kings all-time most valuble player who put the team on the map. 12:54 - Wasington Capitals: / Changing Defender. 55# Sergei Gonchar = A top defenseman who was always reliable and good at point scoring. 19:52 - Arizona Coyotes: / Changing Goalie. 35# Nikolai Khabibulin = Was a elite goalie who held up like a wall despite Coyotes had a poor defense for years. 32:06 - Pittsburgh Penguins: / Changing Defender. 55# Larry Murphy = Was an elite defender who played smart hockey and great support. Hard worker indeed. 33:14 - Colorado Avalanche: / Changing Center. 19# Joe Sakic = Mr Avalanche himself is 1#. All time leader in scoring, games and All-Stars etc. Won all!

[@DNP_10]

The fact that the lineup you picked for San Jose all played together at one point (with the exception of Nabokov and Burns) shows how well equipped we were through the first two decades of the 21st century. Shame we couldn’t get the job done.

[@rickpapineau5939]

"we"? What position did you play for the Sharks? I've probably got your rookie card.

[@billymays7210]

Interesting video. Obviously impossible to please everyone... Agreed with most. Not down with omitting Gretzky and Quick from LA or Lindros from Philly... I pose this question: Which is the best line out of all the teams?!

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

When I saw what Vachon did with LA, I thought to myself "Omg...am I about to snub Quick!?" 😆 Easily one of the most exciting goalies of that time

[@disneyjohn8536]

Diver Forsberg over Sakic? You are insane!

[@dw1784]

I'm a big Sakic fan. Both were superstars offensively, but I think Forsberg could do just about anything Sakic could and then some. I still like Sakic better though, but maybe that's my Canadian bias. I can't argue against Forsberg though.

[@jameshetu6885]

Agreed, Sakic over Forsberg. I don’t know how you say otherwise

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Great Video. I agree with you on nearly all, but, especially Tim Kerr for The Philadelphia Flyers.

[@dannycarlow8204]

The Jets taking Aaron Ward with the 5th overall pick letting Philly take Peter Forsberg with the next pick was a highlight in Winnipeg mistake lore.

[@timtam888]

Kariya played LW (not C)

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll make a note of that in my pinned comment, and now we'll roll with Kariya - Getzlaf - Selanne for our forwards.

[@shotaholic1]

Boston Bruins screw ups is a toss up between… 1) trading “Jumbo” Joe Thornton 2) for keeping Chara too long and not giving Bergy the C sooner (and just to be clear, I’m not saying Chara didn’t deserve it or do well…but they should have moved on from him by the end of the 2013 Finals or *latest* by 2016)

[@isaus6597]

Respect your list on the Penguins. I did notice though that you put a note on there that you would’ve taken Murphy over Letang, which I agree with. It’s amazing when we talk about the centers (Lemieux, Crosby, Francis, Malkin) that the D is really as loaded (Coffey, Murphy, Letang, Zubov, Gonchar). It’s a very tough list.

[@ctoph75]

Why omit Dino? Did the North Stars not exist? Also, you showed a picture of Kelly Hrudey when mentioning Billy Smith.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Good catch, thanks for pointing that out 👍

[@sheddingmyvelvet]

🌮🌮🌮i would say daccord might catch grubauer in a few years, same with beniers for gourde, great vid

[@TheDjcorey19]

Your sens picks were spot on. It's hard to say what our worst mistake was. A toss up between not re-signing Chara and trading Mark Stone I suppose

[@larsonawitz]

I know he was never able to play for them, but to make Montreal's goaltending list even more ridiculous they also drafted and held the NHL rights to Vladislav Tretiak.

[@ucumari77]

It's really a shame he never got to play for an NHL team.

[@Leafsdude]

Worth pointing out that Charlie Conacher wore #9 with the Leafs; the number was honoured and then retired by the team. Numbers in the NHL date back to the 1920s. I'm going to guess you used Hockey Reference for numbers? Cause they randomly cut off their number history to 1950-51, probably because records for numbers before then are incomplete.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Omg you're totally right hahaha, thanks for letting me know!

[@arickquinton1268]

As you're doing one line teams I'd think of them more as a PP lineup. So for the Avs I'd say Forseberg Sakic McKinnon Borque Makar Roy. I would play this line against anybody and feel confident about the outcome. Passing, Speed, Checking, Defensively Responsible, and the Shooting, omg the shooting.

[@PJLeo-sp4gn]

Great in-depth video. Not to nit-pick but the photo of the goalie shown for the islanders isn’t Billy. He wore 31. I think the photo is of Kelly Hrudey.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Thanks, yeah I goofed on that 😆

[@DanMcIntyre-Pengwn]

Good picks for the Flames. I would have had a very hard time picking between Theoren Fleury and Gary Roberts at LW, but reviewing the stats, I think you made the right call. Theo kept up his numbers better through the 90s as the Flames wallowed in that playoff drought. As for worst screw-up, my initial thought was The Gilmour Trade, that 10-player blockbuster with the Leafs that brought little but disappointment in return. None of guys that came west had any impact worth speaking of, but since the Flames did rebound from missing the playoffs that season to a pair of Pacific titles, I'm going to think outside the box a little and nominate . . . . . . the diagonal stripe jersey. During the time the Flames sported that kit, they went from Pacific champs and that first-round elimination by the Sharks, to nearly moving south in the midst of seven seasons out of the playoffs as fan interest waned during the most moribund period in franchise history. It's hard to pinpoint a worst moment for this club, because in 50+ years of existence, it's never finished in the bottom three of the overall NHL standings, even as a fresh expansion team in Atlanta. Things have been bad, but never absolutely terrible, so why not pick a symbol of the toughest stretch the Flames have endured so far?

[@ariccua6101]

My all-time Leafs starting lineup, and sometimes changes over time: Keon-Matthews-Sundin Rielly-Salming Bower HC: Pat Quinn

[@bbb462cid]

Thumbs up for Davey Keon alone

[@dfwplanespotters_yt]

TACO great video lol

[@nathanwatt5545]

Ottawa had Hasek. Even though his groin was a liability, and even though prime Andy was nuts, Hasek was the best we ever had

[@jimmur2464]

Great Topic/list!! Usually these lists are atrocious with most people making these lists not knowing people beyond 2000, but loved this list/picks, and what tough choices to make for some of these franchises. Dal- love the Hatcher pick, he may not have had some of the numbers but when he played teams they feared him cuz he was ferocious. Now me personally, I would have went with Eddie the Eagle, I know he was a bit of a head case but if I was playing D he would be the guy I'd want behind me. Chi- I would pick Savard all day over Kane. To me personally Kane looked lazy numerous numerous times, but Savard, whoa, that guy was magic. It didn't matter if the Hawks were down 3 goals Savard would do his spin-o-ramas and play like his life depended on it. Det- Federov was amazing and sacrificed his incredible numbers to play more defensively when asked later in his career, but you can't go wrong with Stevie-Y, great player, great captain! Wash- Bondra, ehh, mister invisible in the playoffs. Just glad you didn't mention Bobby Carpenter. Me personally, I would have picked Mike Ridley over Backstrom. Backstrom is definitely incredible and probably better than Ridley, but that Wash era with Ridley was a crap team other than him and Kelly Miller. NJ- Love the MacLean pick Cal- Yea, my pick would have been Gary Roberts Phi- I would have somehow tried to get LeClair in there somehiow. But thats just personal opinion, he's the only guy I think still to this day to slap a puck through the twine, not even Al MacInnis, or Rob Blake did that. Plus he sacrificed his back and body playing more in the slot instead of Lindros to save Lindros for the season and playoofs

[@michaelkeller5927]

Oilers defence would be coffey - Pronger, and the goalie would be CuJo

[@scapgoat]

As a fan of old and new Jets, thanks for doing them both.

[@Rodanguirus]

As a Wings fan, tough to argue with that lineup! Red Kelly definitely doesn't get enough respect nowadays, and it's notable that the Norris Trophy didn't debut until after he had several seasons in Detroit as an All-NHL First Team member and the highest defenseman vote recipient of the All-Star Game. In short, he has a very strong case to win 3 or 4 more Norris Trophies if the award had existed through the entirety of his career. The Red Wings' worst screwup can probably be traced to GM Jack Adams' shortsighted decisions in the late '50s. Lowlights include: Trading away Sawchuk in his prime, with the rationalization that they had a young Glenn Hall. Trading away Hall and Lindsay 2 years later (Lindsay because he was trying to start a players' union). Trading away Red Kelly for nothing (because Adams asked him not to say he was playing hurt in the playoffs, and Kelly made an offhand comment about it several months later). Trading away a young Johnny Bucyk to get Sawchuk back. If I have to pin it to one thing, I'll say Hall and Lindsay, since that took two incredible players off the board in one fell swoop, AND made the previous Sawchuk trade look even worse. In more modern times, GM Ken Holland refusing to step down and make way for Yzerman in the late '00s/early '10s, as was owner Mike Illitch's plan.

[@kevnoxious]

Sakic is not on your list for Colorado? Wow

[@fastfootedone]

agreed -- that's insane. put him on the effing wing if you have to. He's their franchises best player.

[@greatestgoalie25]

For all the complaints about the Leafs D costing them, they have had solid goalies until the last 4 or 5 season carousel. Cujo and Potvin would be choices for me that would come close to Bower, and Sundin could make a case for Center.

[@111oooo]

Worst move, as a long time Leafs fan is trading draft picks and missing out on Scott Niedermeyer. And a different draft missing out on Hall or Seguin. As for liking the Canucks it has to be trading Cam Neely

[@andrewdouris6035]

Good selections. It's not easy, but I think everything worked out here.

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

How Gil Perrault gets excluded from Buffalo is inexcusable. Most in that area would say he’s the greatest Sabre player of all time. I seen him play many years-He was their greatest player.

[@Cheyennemae.A]

🌮🌮🌮 great video, I have no idea what my favorite teams biggest screw up has been though

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

To be fair, the Preds have run their organization very well over the past 25 years...there aren't all that many blunders to taco'about 😆

[@pbabs3389]

As a bruins fan I wasn’t disappointed by the Thornton trade as he wouldn’t have led the bruins to a cup. The seguin trade was botched. Should have gotten a haul in return that led to another cup but Louie Erickson was a bust

[@ryandoneghey8278]

Great job and very hard to choose. Only big changes I would make is Duncan Keith over Pilote. He won multiple cups logging insane minutes. Also Mathew’s needs to be on Leafs team without question

[@footfungus6226]

Not putting Jere Lehtinen or Marty Turco in the Stars all time lineup is a sin.

[@fastfootedone]

who?

[@dextrosebizarre]

Super cool video!! I agree mostly with everthing, but... :-) Denis Savard over Mikita... Joe Sakic over Forsberg, and the French connection over Mogilny, Lafontaine, Andreychck because of their impact when they played together... Interesting enough... New York Islander and Edmonton Oilers won Stanley Cup with your picks... Pittsburg, almost if you put Zubov in front of Letang... I like Letang a lot, but I think prime Zubov was more efficient... Mention special to ulf Samuelson and Kasparaitis... And I' m glad you put Neeley... One og my favorite player... For Toronto, I' m a bit disappointed, they don't look strong... Boston could be the best team with Bourque and Orr, but wakness in the net... Barasso is a weakness for Pittsburg too... So I think the best team are Oilers, Islanders, Montreal and Colorado...

[@wildwilliamplayz6295]

For the wild it is either trading away nick leddy and Kim Johnson for nothing of trading back one pick allowing the lightning to select Brayden point

[@routliffer]

As a sens fan I was hoping for the pizza line and you delivered! Biggest screw up? Duchene trade no doubt, or letting bishop walk

[@nathancjarrett]

Stars Fan, I picked Jamie Benn over Lehtinen, but everything else I agreed on. Lehtinen was quietly dominant, and there's a good case to have him on the list. Turco over Belfour is one a lot of people don't get, but Marty was the better netminder. He just didn't have the name recognition that Belfour had coming from Chicago.

[@Desert-Father]

Giving Jagr the nod as a Rangers winger for a single season over Rod Gilbert entire career with the Rangers is a very odd choice. Gilbert still holds the Rangers franchise record for goals.

[@rileykazama3145]

My all time vgk lineup Would be Marchessault Karlsson smith McNabb schmidt and in net Flurry

[@111oooo]

IMO overall you did a great job here, great recognizing Ted Lindsey for Detroit and Vachon for LA. Now to nitpick 😁. For Buffalo, you do not leave off Perreault, he was special when the Sabres were brand new. Bad for the Rangers, Messier being a rental after screwing over the Canucks, Rod Gilbert should be there (don't forget the GAG Line). As for Boston absolutely Orr should be there but Shore IMO over Bourque. Shore was a bit of a bastard but a very talented gamechanger in his own right. Lastly the Flyers. I think I would have had Rick MacLeish over Kerr and Jimmy Watson on D over Desjardins

[@Hogtownboy1]

Maple leafs biggest screw up was back the small market team for a hard salary cap

[@ntq0364]

As much as I love Pavelski, Selanne in his prime with Thornton would have been Insane! My D would be Blake and Boyle. Vlasic works if you want a LH. Nabokov number was 20.

[@cantpleasonist]

4:22 Conacher wore 9.

[@CrazyDuck27]

These are all great rosters. Kind of feel bad for the wild and Phoenix though.

[@MonsieurBooyah]

missed opportunity to have jumbo joe on 2 teams

[@bobmatley]

Plante 6 Cups Harvey 6 Cups Robinson 6 Cups Lafleur 5 Cups Richard 8 Cups Beliveau 10 Cups That's 41 Cups between 6 players

[@jok3r906]

I'd love to see the defunct video... WITHOUT having to pay for it. Life is already expensive enough

[@littleblackduck3134]

That was fun , and as a Black Man from Harlem I'm kinda proud to know over 80% of the players mentioned Still , choosing LaFontaine over Perreault is Nutz

[@brandongonzalez6034]

Red wings: if you want the older one it’s trading away Ted Lindsay. If it’s new then it’s not making Yzerman the gm when he retired.

[@Rodanguirus]

Spot on! To make the Lindsay trade worse, part of that same deal was the Wings giving up a young Glenn Hall (whose presence was the reason given that they foolishly parted with Sawchuk a couple years before that)!

[@subnormality.]

And then trading Bucyk to get Sawchuk back, just to complete the cycle of incompetence.

[@jordanmccallum8132]

You Put Kariya who is a LW at center to make the Ducks but couldnt move Dionne or Gretzky to make that line.

[@jricoc3475]

As a Rangers fan it pains me to say you nailed the Isles roster, particularly the intact No. 1 line. On another note, you gotta do this by franchise, without regard to (current) site ...

[@mariovaccarella6854]

My 2 Favorite Teams are, as I think that you know by now, The Chicago Blackhawks & The New York Rangers. For Chicago, the trade that would likely have broken my heart, is the one that prevented Both Of The Esposito Brothers from being Chicago Blackhawks at The Same Time. The one that broke my heart/still is deemed The Poorest Rangers Trade was losing Ric Middleton to get a much older & beyond his time (talking about Massacre, with no disrespect to Crispus Atticus).

[@Krobscorner2006]

I'd have Brenden Morrow or Benn on the left side, also Hullie is a natural right winger.

[@hollowmade]

As a Panthers fan - totally agree on that lineup.

[@thegoods2240]

NYR, Ratelle, Jagr, Gilbert up front, Park and Leetch on D, Richter in net.

[@DeanJones13]

Vegas has only been in the league 7 years. So you really can’t go wrong picking Marchy, Eichel, Stone as the forwards. Theodore, Pietrangelo and Fleury. I picked Karlsson over Eichel because he scored 43 goals in his first season there, he has played more years in Vegas than Eichel and has an above 50% face off win rate. Eichel has around 45%. Karlsson gets in the dirty areas as well and battles for pucks. I feel Eichel is improving in that area, however. Other than that I agree with the picks. Big Stone fan too. So glad he made your list. The worst screw up ever was trading Fleury.

[@shotaholic1]

I agree, trading Fleury was disappointing…but the way it all went down was even more ridiculous.

[@noahdoss1967]

Would Dickie Moore have made your Habs roster? Like 20 man roster?

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

I didn't think about the full 20-man roster, but I think as long as we're sticking to true positions, it'd be tough to leave him off the depth chart. On top of his two Art Ross Trophies, it looks like he had a few big showings in the playoffs.

[@jermhanson13]

No Crosby is wild but I suppose I respect your reasoning.

[@rydenhaze10]

first the is the flames trading hull, second biggest mistake of the flames is giving tkachuk a bridge deal because brad wanted to keep frolik on the team who isn’t even in the nhl anymore, last season tkachuk was a top 10 player in the league

[@lonkylaine]

Brett Hull has nothing to do in a starting lineup in Dallas. He's already there with the Blues. Kariya too in Nashville.

[@jonjanson2]

🌮 great picks for St. Louis Blues!

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Gracias!

[@scsports7281]

I feel like a sharks screw-up was trading down and drafting Chris Pronger

[@daveblock4061]

Everything here is subjective however Boston did NOT win the Stanley Cup in 1971, Montreal did.

[@jodytollefson7187]

I'm a Flames fan and for the most part i agree with your choices but the center i would put my all time favorite Flame #9 Lanny McDonald.

[@TheSlimeyboyMC]

For the Hawks, wheres Duncan Kieth or Brett Seabrook

[@brendan9868]

Personally for the caps I think I’d take Gartner over Bondra, Carlson over Stevens and Holtby over big O. Holtby was also an elite playoff performer with a Vezina, a Jennings, better all around stats and crucially a cup.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Yeah when Holtby had to relieve Grubauer in the first round, he was awesome.

[@jmarx3943]

My flyers team would be Clarke, Leach, and Leclair on forward, howe and either dejardins or timmonen, and parent. Leach won the conn smythe trophy on the losing team as a forward.

[@thegreenmercenary]

Where are my Seattle Kraken???

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

30:01 but I just quickly named the teams since they're just 3 years in.

[@time.4004]

Isles is pretty easy when you have 3 HOF on one line! 😅I think the biggest screw up for the Islanders was trading away Pierre Turgeon for Kirk Muller who refused to even report to the Isles.

[@CentTV]

as a jackets fan agree with bob nash z man and jones i would go Jenner at C and Cam or Panarin is so close panarin just wasnt here long enough

[@fredrikkampenberg7368]

Kent Nilsson at center in flames 🤔

[@SmithSens16]

Phillips not being on there for the sens is wrong, Karlsson isn't a defenseman, sorry not sorry, stats for D doesn't equal being good in their own end which is what a defenseman is for

[@Potter2010Fan]

i honestly feel like Corey Crawford got snubbed for the Blackhawks.

[@rickpapineau5939]

So, the all-time Oilers line up was their top line in the 83-84 regular season?

[@MinnesotaArcticBlast]

My teams biggest mistake was Trading Nick Leddy for Cam Barker Thanks Fletcher nice trade for one of your first trades Minnesota Wild

[@lunixcaptain]

What's with the random order?

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

I like to mix things up!

[@charlessorrento9145]

Hold my beer

[@dandonoghue6810]

Islanders biggest regret: Mike Milbury

[@th3noobz566]

Pittsburgh's trade for Alex Stojanov and sends Markus Naslund to Vancouver on March 20th, 1996. Also I agreed with most rosters except a few, like Owen Nolan for SJ, Larry Murphy for PIT. Also having Q. Hughes over Edler, Tanev and Ehrhoff. Not saying Hughes doesn't deserve the honor, just he is a bit young for the list and he has so much more potential. Same with J. Hughes for NJ, there is Arnott, Gomez and Henrique. Again not saying the Hughes Brothers should be snubbed but they have yet to reach potential and so many other key players for the orgs they are signed to have had stellar careers. Let the kids cook a bit more and in a few years, revisit the list again. Other than that, I have very little questions about the lineups and I look forward for more content. 🌮👍

[@Martin-re8ei]

I'm going to look at the players prime. Bext breath: I'm taking ... for he was good over several years

[@reedhoule3045]

Mikita over Toews is interesting.

[@ThaSpeedsterZ]

Kariya was a winger

[@andygluehere8266]

Pre watch, I will say the Penguins hands down, not even close. Nothing but HOF players stacked at every position, and a few of these players in the top ten of all time. After watching Murphy or Zubov over Letang, It you went 4 lines deep... all lines would have a HOF player at every position.

[@colddeadhands5167]

Glen Hall? Took the Note to 3 finals in their first 3 years? C'mon man.....

[@kevnoxious]

Great lists lots of people are gonna go nuts over the how many players from the past were picked. I probably would take Cheevers over Mr Zero Frank Brimsick though