2018-2019 Best NHL Players: Voting Results Out Now

[Theokritos]

Vancouver Canucks (8 ballots, max 80 points)

Rank:	Player:	Position:	Country:	1st:	2nd:	3rd:	4th:	5th:	Ballots:	Points:
1.	Elias Pettersson	F	Sweden	8	0	0	0	0	8	80
2.	Brock Boeser	F	America	0	6	1	0	1	8	68
3.	Bo Horvat	F	Canada	0	2	6	0	0	8	66
4.	Quinn Hughes	D	America	0	0	0	6	0	6	42
5.	Jacob Markström	G	Sweden	0	0	1	1	4	6	39
6.	Alexander Edler	D	Sweden	0	0	0	1	2	3	19

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One voter made a statement by ranking J.T. Miller who didn't play for Vancouver last season.

Voters:
@Baby Pettersson
@Canadian Canuck
@CH
@forty47seven
@Lucbourdon
@Mr. Canucklehead
@PG Canuck
@Tryamkin

 

[Theokritos]

Washington Capitals (5 ballots, max 50 points)

Rank:	Player:	Position:	Country:	1st:	2nd:	3rd:	4th:	5th:	Ballots:	Points:
1.	Alexander Ovechkin	F	Russia	5	0	0	0	0	5	50
2.	John Carlson	D	America	0	4	1	0	0	5	44
3.	Nicklas Bäckström	F	Sweden	0	1	3	1	0	5	40
4.	Michal Kempný	D	Czechia	0	0	0	1	3	4	25
5.	Yevgeni Kuznetsov	F	Russia	0	0	1	1	0	2	15
6.	Tom Wilson	F	Canada	0	0	0	2	0	2	14
7.	Braden Holtby	G	Canada	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
7.	T.J. Oshie	F	America	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

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Voters:
@AlexBrovechkin8
@BackToTheBasics
@Calicaps
@Sam Spade
@Silky mitts

 

[Theokritos]

Unfortunately I didn't get enough ballots for the other teams. Thanks to those who voted though:

Anaheim Ducks: @Paul4587
Arizona Coyotes: @lanky
Buffalo Sabres: @Zman5778
Dallas Stars: @The Dallas Jims
Minnesota Wild: @Minnesnota
Nashville Predators: @King Weber
New York Islanders: @SI90
New York Rangers: @Krams, @nyr2k2
Ottawa Senators: @Upgrayedd
Philadelphia Flyers: @Beef Invictus
Pittsburgh Penguins: @Honour Over Glory
Saint Louis Blues: @EastonBlues22, @Ranksu, @Spektre

 

[Beef Invictus]

Unfortunately I didn't get enough ballots for the other teams. Thanks to those who voted though:

Anaheim Ducks: @Paul4587
Arizona Coyotes: @lanky
Buffalo Sabres: @Zman5778
Dallas Stars: @The Dallas Jims
Minnesota Wild: @Minnesnota
Nashville Predators: @King Weber
New York Islanders: @SI90
New York Rangers: @Krams, @nyr2k2
Ottawa Senators: @Upgrayedd
Philadelphia Flyers: @Beef Invictus
Pittsburgh Penguins: @Honour Over Glory
Saint Louis Blues: @EastonBlues22, @Ranksu, @Spektre

 

[nyr2k2]

Unfortunately I didn't get enough ballots for the other teams. Thanks to those who voted though:

Anaheim Ducks: @Paul4587
Arizona Coyotes: @lanky
Buffalo Sabres: @Zman5778
Dallas Stars: @The Dallas Jims
Minnesota Wild: @Minnesnota
Nashville Predators: @King Weber
New York Islanders: @SI90
New York Rangers: @Krams, @nyr2k2
Ottawa Senators: @Upgrayedd
Philadelphia Flyers: @Beef Invictus
Pittsburgh Penguins: @Honour Over Glory
Saint Louis Blues: @EastonBlues22, @Ranksu, @Spektre

Keep doing this and I have no doubt it will catch on!

 

[Upgrayedd]

Unfortunately I didn't get enough ballots for the other teams. Thanks to those who voted though:

Anaheim Ducks: @Paul4587
Arizona Coyotes: @lanky
Buffalo Sabres: @Zman5778
Dallas Stars: @The Dallas Jims
Minnesota Wild: @Minnesnota
Nashville Predators: @King Weber
New York Islanders: @SI90
New York Rangers: @Krams, @nyr2k2
Ottawa Senators: @Upgrayedd
Philadelphia Flyers: @Beef Invictus
Pittsburgh Penguins: @Honour Over Glory
Saint Louis Blues: @EastonBlues22, @Ranksu, @Spektre

Cool idea and I'm sure it was alot of work, would be happy to contribute again next time!

 

[CH]

Vancouver Canucks (8 ballots, max 80 points)

Rank:	Player:	Position:	Country:	1st:	2nd:	3rd:	4th:	5th:	Ballots:	Points:
1.	Elias Pettersson	F	Sweden	8	0	0	0	0	8	80
2.	Brock Boeser	F	America	0	6	1	0	1	8	68
3.	Bo Horvat	F	Canada	0	2	6	0	0	8	66
4.	Quinn Hughes	D	America	0	0	0	6	0	6	42
5.	Jacob Markström	G	Sweden	0	0	1	1	4	6	39
6.	Alexander Edler	D	Sweden	0	0	0	1	2	3	19

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One voter made a statement by ranking J.T. Miller who didn't play for Vancouver last season.

Voters:
@Baby Pettersson
@Canadian Canuck
@CH
@forty47seven
@Lucbourdon
@Mr. Canucklehead
@PG Canuck
@Tryamkin

This voting shows what was wrong with this poll. Although the title said best players in 2018/19, many voters didn't read that. 6 of 8 Canuck voters thought that Quinn Hughes in five games played was better than other players who appeared in 70 or 80 games. That is impossible to defend. They clearly didn't think that. They think or hope that in the future he will be valuable. One voter here thinks JT Miller is one of the five best Canucks now despite the fact that he didn't play any games with them in 2018/19.

The moral here is that what this voting means is unclear. It appears that a majority didn't notice the 2018/19 in the title and some did. Therefore the votes cast were for different things which in some cases are very different. A man with 5 games played is not one of the best players on your team in the season in which he only plays five games. I think the plans to do it immediately following the season next year will hopefully remedy this problem.

 

[Theokritos]

I think the plans to do it immediately following the season next year will hopefully remedy this problem.

Agreed.

 

[Theokritos]

Reminder to the public:

The 2019-2020 edition of this voting will be run in June 2020 after the 2020 Playoffs. The categories in which you can vote will be the same:

Top 5 players on your favorite team.
Top 10 players in the league.
Top 10 forwards in the league.
Top 10 defensemen in the league.
Top 5 goaltenders in the league.
Top 5 sportsmanlike players in the league.
Top 5 referees.