Star-studded top lines will get you excited about the World Cup
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The World Cup will feature some major fire power. We were reminded of that fact Monday, when teams took to the ice to practice for the first time.
Here are the first lines for six of the tournament's eight teams (we're still waiting on the Czech Republic and Team Europe):
Canada
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand (BOS) | Sidney Crosby (PIT) | Patrice Bergeron (BOS) |
Finland
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Patrik Laine (WPG) | Aleksander Barkov (FLA) | Jussi Jokinen (FLA) |
North America
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Drouin (TAM) | Connor McDavid (EDM) | Mark Scheifele (WPG) |
Russia
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin (WAS) | Evgeny Kuznetsov (WAS) | Nikita Kucherov (TAM) |
Sweden
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sedin (VAN) | Henrik Sedin (VAN) | Loui Eriksson (VAN) |
USA
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Max Pacioretty (MTL) | Joe Pavelski (SJS) | Patrick Kane (CHI) |
Yeah, this tournament's going to be fun.
- With h/t to Pro Hockey Talk
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