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Hmmm...this is interesting 🤔

Although the 2020-21 season was an unconventional one, there's one aspect of the campaign players want to keep.

According to the results of the 2020-21 NHLPA Player Poll released on Thursday, 66.3% of players are in favor of keeping series-style schedules. The mini-series were added specifically for the condensed season, but players clearly enjoyed the benefits of less travel and more rest.

However, the biggest change of the 2020-21 season, the temporary realignment, did not go over well with the players. Among 447 votes, 68.2% said they didn't want to see regional divisions moving forward. Fortunately for the majority, the NHL is aiming to return to the normal Atlantic, Metro, Central, and Pacific Divisions next season.


Here are the rest of the results from the poll:

On-ice​

Who is the best goal-scorer?

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Claus Andersen / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Auston Matthews46.27
Alex Ovechkin33.82
David Pastrnak6.02
Connor McDavid4.56
Who is the best defenseman?

PLAYERVOTE %
Victor Hedman64.71
Roman Josi7.35
Cale Makar7.35
Drew Doughty2.73
John Carlson2.10
Who is the best goalie?

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Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Andrei Vasilevskiy54.12
Marc-Andre Fleury8.88
Carey Price8.25
Connor Hellebuyck5.07
Tuukka Rask4.02
Who is the most complete player?

PLAYERVOTE %
Sidney Crosby23.78
Patrice Bergeron23.78
Aleksander Barkov14.65
Connor McDavid7.22
Nathan MacKinnon5.52
Anze Kopitar4.46
If you need to win one game, who is the one player (any position) you would want on your team?

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Darcy Finley / National Hockey League / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Connor McDavid36.74
Sidney Crosby23.04
Nathan MacKinnon5.87
Patrice Bergeron4.57
Andre Vasilevskiy4.57
Patrick Kane3.48
Who has the best shot?

PLAYERVOTE %
Alex Ovechkin48.95
Auston Matthews28.78
Shea Weber5.04
Patrik Laine2.94
Nathan MacKinnon1.89
David Pastrnak1.89
Who is the best stick-handler?

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Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Patrick Kane49.48
Connor McDavid25.79
Nathan MacKinnon7.55
Auston Matthews2.52
Mathew Barzal1.47
Aleksander Barkov1.26
Who is the best passer?

PLAYERVOTE %
Nicklas Backstrom20.72
Patrick Kane20.30
Leon Draisaitl18.39
Connor McDavid9.73
Mitch Marner5.71
Sidney Crosby4.23

Player personality​

Who is the most superstitious player?

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Mike Stobe / National Hockey League / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Sidney Crosby27.35
Michael Frolik5.09
Andrew Cogliano4.83
Corey Perry4.56
Samuel Girard2.95
Which player is the most fashionable?

PLAYERVOTE %
Auston Matthews21.16
David Pastrnak11.08
P.K. Subban6.55
Henrik Lundqvist5.04
Kris Letang4.53
Roope Hintz2.52
 
Hollywood said:
Hmmm...this is interesting 🤔

Although the 2020-21 season was an unconventional one, there's one aspect of the campaign players want to keep.

According to the results of the 2020-21 NHLPA Player Poll released on Thursday, 66.3% of players are in favor of keeping series-style schedules. The mini-series were added specifically for the condensed season, but players clearly enjoyed the benefits of less travel and more rest.

However, the biggest change of the 2020-21 season, the temporary realignment, did not go over well with the players. Among 447 votes, 68.2% said they didn't want to see regional divisions moving forward. Fortunately for the majority, the NHL is aiming to return to the normal Atlantic, Metro, Central, and Pacific Divisions next season.


Here are the rest of the results from the poll:

On-ice​

Who is the best goal-scorer?

cropped_GettyImages-1143540702.jpg
Claus Andersen / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Auston Matthews46.27
Alex Ovechkin33.82
David Pastrnak6.02
Connor McDavid4.56
Who is the best defenseman?

PLAYERVOTE %
Victor Hedman64.71
Roman Josi7.35
Cale Makar7.35
Drew Doughty2.73
John Carlson2.10
Who is the best goalie?

cropped_GettyImages-1304049782.jpg
Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Andrei Vasilevskiy54.12
Marc-Andre Fleury8.88
Carey Price8.25
Connor Hellebuyck5.07
Tuukka Rask4.02
Who is the most complete player?

PLAYERVOTE %
Sidney Crosby23.78
Patrice Bergeron23.78
Aleksander Barkov14.65
Connor McDavid7.22
Nathan MacKinnon5.52
Anze Kopitar4.46
If you need to win one game, who is the one player (any position) you would want on your team?

cropped_GettyImages-1232551813.jpg
Darcy Finley / National Hockey League / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Connor McDavid36.74
Sidney Crosby23.04
Nathan MacKinnon5.87
Patrice Bergeron4.57
Andre Vasilevskiy4.57
Patrick Kane3.48
Who has the best shot?

PLAYERVOTE %
Alex Ovechkin48.95
Auston Matthews28.78
Shea Weber5.04
Patrik Laine2.94
Nathan MacKinnon1.89
David Pastrnak1.89
Who is the best stick-handler?

cropped_GettyImages-1304630187.jpg
Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Sport / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Patrick Kane49.48
Connor McDavid25.79
Nathan MacKinnon7.55
Auston Matthews2.52
Mathew Barzal1.47
Aleksander Barkov1.26
Who is the best passer?

PLAYERVOTE %
Nicklas Backstrom20.72
Patrick Kane20.30
Leon Draisaitl18.39
Connor McDavid9.73
Mitch Marner5.71
Sidney Crosby4.23

Player personality​

Who is the most superstitious player?

cropped_GettyImages-1233250899.jpg
Mike Stobe / National Hockey League / Getty
PLAYERVOTE %
Sidney Crosby27.35
Michael Frolik5.09
Andrew Cogliano4.83
Corey Perry4.56
Samuel Girard2.95
Which player is the most fashionable?

PLAYERVOTE %
Auston Matthews21.16
David Pastrnak11.08
P.K. Subban6.55
Henrik Lundqvist5.04
Kris Letang4.53
Roope Hintz2.52
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So they'd go back to the normal divisions BUT they'd schedule two or three games at a time? So for example the Bolts would head to Boston for a Thursday Saturday Monday series for example?
 
Turbo said:
Thanks Vegas for having 18,000 fans in your building, many without masks, from a state with less than a 50% 1 dose vaccination rate. Very fucking classy.
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Is this on relations to this?

Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme is isolating at home due to "irregularities" in his COVID-19 testing, the club announced Friday, according to TSN's John Lu.

Ducharme will undergo more tests during the day.

The team confirmed Friday that Ducharme has been vaccinated twice, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels. The 48-year-old received his second dose June 9 along with the rest of the Canadiens who chose to get it.


Game 3 of the Stanley Cup semifinal between Montreal and the Vegas Golden Knights is scheduled for Friday night. The series is tied 1-1. If Ducharme can't lead his club in Game 3, assistant coaches Alex Burrows and Luke Richardson would be the likely candidates to replace him.

The Canadiens named Ducharme the team's interim head coach upon firing Claude Julien in February. They went 15-16-7 after Ducharme took the reins, finishing fourth in the North Division. Montreal then upset the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games during the first round of the playoffs before sweeping the Winnipeg Jets.
 
Hollywood said:
Is this on relations to this?

Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme is isolating at home due to "irregularities" in his COVID-19 testing, the club announced Friday, according to TSN's John Lu.

Ducharme will undergo more tests during the day.

The team confirmed Friday that Ducharme has been vaccinated twice, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels. The 48-year-old received his second dose June 9 along with the rest of the Canadiens who chose to get it.


Game 3 of the Stanley Cup semifinal between Montreal and the Vegas Golden Knights is scheduled for Friday night. The series is tied 1-1. If Ducharme can't lead his club in Game 3, assistant coaches Alex Burrows and Luke Richardson would be the likely candidates to replace him.

The Canadiens named Ducharme the team's interim head coach upon firing Claude Julien in February. They went 15-16-7 after Ducharme took the reins, finishing fourth in the North Division. Montreal then upset the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games during the first round of the playoffs before sweeping the Winnipeg Jets.
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Yes. I'm not bitter.

(Report from Dreger is the 2nd test is positive too and he's out for 10 days, but not confirmed by the team or the NHL yet)
 
Turbo said:
Thanks Vegas for having 18,000 fans in your building, many without masks, from a state with less than a 50% 1 dose vaccination rate. Very fucking classy.
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I guess this isn’t surprising. Hopefully it’s a false positive. Maybe they can rig something so that Ducharme can hang out somewhere and wire whoever is coaching and they can communicate.
 
Ginormousthumbs said:
I guess this isn’t surprising. Hopefully it’s a false positive. Maybe they can rig something so that Ducharme can hang out somewhere and wire whoever is coaching and they can communicate.
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See above - apparently, he was positive on the 2nd test too, but it's not official yet.
 
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