Which team has the best top-six forward group in the NHL? That's not an easy question to answer.
Do you look at the six most productive scoring forwards regardless of what line they play on, or do you note how many minutes they suit up for? Does power-play time count, or do we just look at five-on-five play?
So many questions. The way we approached the answer was to break down each team's top two lines at full strength, as determined by LeftWingLock, with a few judgement calls along the way.
Included are the total goals scored by the six players, which in the cases of those who are new to their teams as of the trade deadline also include what they'd done previously. But this isn't a straight ranking of the total goals. In some cases, the numbers may be skewed by injuries. In others, new additions subjectively strengthen the group.
Star power is not more important than balance, which is why the Anaheim Ducks are absent from this list. Interestingly enough, if this were a look at top-nine forward groups, they might rank at the top.
Click ahead to read one writer's take on the best top-six forward groups in the NHL.
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Article written by Steve Macfarlane
Ranking the Best Top-6 Forward Groups in the NHL
March 10th, 2016 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
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