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Originally Posted by d1
For some of those teams, you could argue they are stacked front and back.
Detroit: Z, D, Franzen, Filppula but on the back end, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall.
Pitts: Hard for MG to replicate this since they have arguably 2 of the top 3 players in the games.
Chicago: Young guns up front over-achieving for what they are getting paid but a stacked D as well with Campbell, Keith, Seabrook, Barker.
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Yes you are right in that all teams are formidable all areas. But I think you misunderstood on what I meant of being built Forward-In. What I meant is that the heirarchy of talent/skill IMO does go from Forward back. It didn't mean stacking to one side only.
DET: Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen et al.
(supported by) ---> Lidstrom, Rafalski et al.
(supported by) ---> Chris Osgood
PIT: Crosby, Malkin, Staal
(supported by) ---> Gonchar et al.
(supported by ---> Fleury
CHI: Kane, Toews, Havlat/Hossa et al.
(supported by) ---> Seabrook, Campbell et al.
(supported by) ---> Khabibulin/Huet
It just seems to me that gone are the days of the ultra-defensive teams that used to rule the NHL. I understood why Nonis did this approach at the time, but the league has long since passed those times. Anyways, that's just the observation that has me partial to offensive minded teams over defensive minded ones.