{"id":430614,"date":"2023-03-22T13:28:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=430614"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:35:17","slug":"2-oilers-players-top-nhlpa-player-poll-results","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/2-oilers-players-top-nhlpa-player-poll-results\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Oilers&#8217; players&#8217; top NHLPA player poll results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oilers forwards are among the 2022-23 NHLPA Player Poll results from NHL Players&#8217; Association.<\/p>\n<p>The results are from the anonymous 8th edition of this survey, which includes all 32 teams in the NHL. The poll happens during the 1<sup>st<\/sup> three months of the season and consists of 14 topics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since being drafted in 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmcdavid97?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cmcdavid97<\/a> has taken the league by storm. Continuously putting up video game-like numbers, it\u2019s not surprising his peers would select the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EdmontonOilers<\/a> superstar as the forward who would make the biggest mark in a must-win game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLPAPlayerPoll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLPAPlayerPoll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RpiG4f8nSv\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RpiG4f8nSv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHLPA (@NHLPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPA\/status\/1638513693901180928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some questions are who is the most complete player, the best defenceman, the right forward in a must-win match, which goalie they would choose to win 1 game, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 60% said Connor McDavid is their choice for a must-win match, while his Edmonton Oilers teammate is chosen as the best passer at twenty-five percent.<\/p>\n<p>McDavid is the current leader in the NHL, with 136 points, while the next in the race is Draisaitl, with 30 points behind him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You may as well call Leon Draisaitl an apple farmer because he\u2019s the best at dishing them out!<\/p>\n<p>His fellow players have named the forward the league\u2019s best passer for the second consecutive season. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLPAPlayerPoll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLPAPlayerPoll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfWYtb7330\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/YfWYtb7330<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHLPA (@NHLPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLPA\/status\/1638521079646789635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the most prestigious things in this poll is who is the most complete player. Sidney Crosby, who plays for Pittsburgh Penguins, won it with 30% of the vote. He scored 29 goals and gave 54 assists in 70 matches this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oilers forwards are among the 2022-23 NHLPA Player Poll results from NHL Players&#8217; Association. 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