from Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun, NHLers obviously aren’t concerned by the medical reports because they voted for Crosby as the player they would build around. Alex Ovechkin got just one vote. Thanks Mrs. Ovechkin.
Crosby was noted in several categories: Best skater, best puckhandler and best passer.
The Big Z, Zdeno Chara, edged Shea Weber by one vote for the hardest shot and also got mentioned in the hardest hitter, best fighter and player to build around categories.
Some players marvelled over Red Wings centre Pavel Datsyuk and Blackhawks centre Jonathan Toews, who play the game well at both ends of the ice.
Sean Avery is always in the thick of things in this poll—thanks to his flapping gums. But he’s not an A-lister anymore—not with Steve Ott upping his game….
Here are the top three in each of the 11 categories for the annual QMI Agency NHL player poll:
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