Player Poll: Who is the best player in the NHL? The worst? Most underrated?

For decades now one of the biggest complaints that hockey fans and media have about the sport is that the players simply don’t offer up enough of their personality to the public. NHLers are notorious for delivering cliched, pre-manufactured answers to softball questions. It’s tough to get a hockey player to deliver a soundbite… it’s simply not part of the game.

Talk to a player away from the microphone though, maybe get a cold adult beverage or two into him, and things suddenly change. When players are free from public criticism and can speak freely, things suddenly become a lot more interesting. 

In his latest article for The Athletic, NHL writer Ian Denomme polled 198 NHLers and asked them for their anonymous opinion on everything from who is the best player in the NHL to which road city do they like travelling to the least. Without further ado, let’s get to the results:

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Who is the best all-around player in the NHL today?

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Who is the most underrated player in the NHL?

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Who is the most overrated player in the NHL?

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What is the most fun city to visit on the road?

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What is the worst city to visit on the road?

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Which team has the best fans?

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Which team has the worst fans?

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