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Originally Posted by sad99

The Athletic ran a poll among players across the league and the results, though far from scientific, are kind of interesting. They talked to 392 players, more than half the league, but some declined to answer some questions. Everyone was guaranteed anonymity. Here are some of the results.

Best player: McDavid 63%, MacKinnon 17% Crosby 16%

What goalie would you want in game 7 of the SC finals (they couldn't pick their own team's goalie): Price 33%, Fleury 23%, Vasilevskiy 11%

Most underrated player: Barkov 22%, Huberdeau 9%, Backstrom 8%

Dirtiest player: Marchand 29%, Wilson 24%, Matthew Tkachuk 11%

Player you'd mot like to have a beer with (again, not on their own team): Ovechkin 14%, Crosby 12%, Thornton 12%

The one with the most agreement, do you pay attention to advanced stats: No 86%, Yes 14%

I saw the poll and was somewhat surprised by the best player results. I didn't think there would be as much separation between McDavid and MacKinnon as the results showed.