He has only played four games since the Canadian ventured into the Stanley Cup final and his precarious state of health, but Carey Price is still seen as a goalkeeper who can carry a team on his shoulders. This was revealed on Wednesday by the results of the annual survey of more than 500 members of the Association of Players of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In question If you had to win a match, which goalkeeper would you expect?, Carey Price is in 2nd with 13.9% support. He was defeated only by Andrei Vasilevskiy (37.4%), a two -time Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Marc-André Fleury, of the Minnesota Wild, was in 3rd (6.7%).
For skaters, Connor McDavid, of the Edmonton Oilers, has the rating. Players want him to be included on their team at a rate of 42.4% to win a game. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (17.3%) and Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (6.7%) complete the top three.
Crosby is considered the most complete player on the Bettman circuit (29.5%), ahead of Aleksander Barkov (20.5%), Florida Panthers, Patrice Bergeron (19.5%), Boston Bruins, and McDavids (9.2%)
McDavid is in 2nd, at 22.8%, in the best puck holding category, behind Patrick Kane (57.3%), of the Chicago Blackhawks.
However, Kane (15.6%) came second in the best pass category, behind Leon Draisaitl (17.7%), McDavid’s teammate with the Oilers.
NHL players dream of having a shot by Alexander Ovechkin (53.1%). The Washington Capitals forward leads Auston Matthews (24%), of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in this category.
Brad Marchand (26.4%), of the Bruins, was first in question Who is the player you don’t want to meet and want to be on your team?leading McDavid (18.3%) and Capitals agitator Tom Wilson (10.7%).
Three arena Canadian teams top the list for the quality of their ice, according to players: the Bell Center in Montreal (39.6%), Place Rogers in Edmonton (13.7%) and the Canada Life Center of Winnipeg (12.2 %).
Finally, Marie-Philip Poulin, who won Olympic gold with Canada at the Beijing Olympics this winter, is considered the world’s best player by 43.2% of NHL players, ahead of American Hilary Knight (20 .7 %) and Amanda Kessel (6.2%).
Source: Radio-Canada
