Best player in the world: 2013

[FrankSidebottom]

It was a close race in Pittsburgh but Malkin was better. Moving on to the lockout year (12/13).

Previous polls:
1998 (62% 1 Hasek, 2 Jagr, 3 Forsberg)
1999 (48% 1 Jagr, 2 Hasek, 3 Forsberg)
2000 (72% 1 Jagr, 2 Pronger, 3 Bure)
2001 (33% 1 Lemieux, 2 Sakic, 3 Jagr)
2002 (36% 1 Iginla, 2 Lidstrom, 3 Lemieux)
2003 (52% 1 Forsberg, 2 Naslund, 3 Lemieux)
2004 (23% 1 Forsberg, 2 St. Louis, 3 Luongo)
2006 (31% 1 Thornton, 2 Jagr, 3 Crosby)
2007 (73% 1 Crosby, 2 Lidstrom, 3 Lecavalier/Luongo)
2008 (64% 1 Ovechkin, 2 Crosby, 3 Zetterberg)
2009 (44% 1 Ovechkin, 2 Malkin, 3 Crosby)
2010 (56% 1 Ovechkin, 2 Crosby, 3 H.Sedin)
2011 (58% 1 Crosby, 2 Thomas, 3 D. Sedin)
2012 (47% 1 Malkin, 2 Crosby, 3 Stamkos)

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[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Crosby shut her down

 

[Coffee]

Seriously?

These ones should be skipped and leaves a big delay

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Seriously?

These ones should be skipped and leaves a big delay

I wish you never made bold statements about poll results. I mean, dude…

Comment #2

 

[Coffee]

I wish you never made bold statements about poll results. I mean, dude…

Comment #2

Bringing up comments from over years ago

Yeah stay classy, pal

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Stay classy

It takes two to tango.

 

[Caser]

Does the Ovechkin option here means the RW Ovechkin from that year's first all-star team or the LW Ovechkin from the second all-star team?

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Bringing up comments from over years ago

Yeah stay classy, pal

It was literally less than three months ago…

 

[Coffee]

It takes two to tango.

Listen, you’re one of the best poll makers in the game right now, and I’ll be the first to admit that

But you can’t be responding to criticism with “gotcha moments”

 

[FrankSidebottom]

Listen, you’re one of the best poll makers in the game right now, and I’ll be the first to admit that

But you can’t be responding to criticism with “gotcha moments”

Thanks for your appreciation but it was valid criticism from my side. Sometimes one should just wait and see a bit.

 

[wetcoast]

Which thread am I in?

8-4 when I voted for Sid but seriously Ovechkin beat up on one division this one is clearly Crosby.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Crosby was very clearly the best the entire calendar year. Not even close

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

It took ovechkin a month to tie crosby on the last day of the season. Crosby ainec

 

[daver]

Since playoffs are usually included:

Total points for OV: 58 points in 55 games (1.05 PPG)

Total Points for Crosby: 71 points in 50 games (1.42 PPG)

How can anyone vote for OV?

 

[blundluntman]

Crosby without a doubt. The next few are gonna be pretty easy until 2017

 

[GreatGonzo]

It’s Crosby then Ovechkin, but I wonder who would be the third. Could be between guys like Tavares, Toews, and Bobrovsky.

 

[Regal]

It’s Crosby then Ovechkin, but I wonder who would be the third. Could be between guys like Tavares, Toews, and Bobrovsky.

Kane would be up there as well. And I think Datsyuk was pretty awesome this year as well. 10th in points and the same amazing underlying numbers as always, but this time without Lidstrom behind him, and playing a huge chunk of his minutes with Abdelkader.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Crosby without a doubt. The next few are gonna be pretty easy until 2017

The 16-17 should still go to crosby

 

[GreatGonzo]

Kane would be up there as well. And I think Datsyuk was pretty awesome this year as well. 10th in points and the same amazing underlying numbers as always, but this time without Lidstrom behind him, and playing a huge chunk of his minutes with Abdelkader.

True. Hard to say between Kane and Toews personally but Kane definitely stepped up that year and had a great playoff run to go along with it.

 

[Regal]

I think this is the one Crosby season with missed time where it’s really hard to argue with. Again, if the point is best player rather than just best season, Crosby played more than enough and stood out more than enough to make it obvious. And his injury didn’t take him out for the rest of the season like 10-11 or cause him to be in and out regularly and a question mark all year like 11-12. He was the best player all year, his play wasn’t abnormal for him, then he got injured and was back for the playoffs. No different than Jagr in 99-00, who lost the Hart to Pronger but was clearly the better player.

 

[JaegerDice]

It was obviously Crosby, but Im voting for Toews cause he was a damn monster this season.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Y'all know the answer

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Y'all know the answer

Is this a picture of Subban pointing in Crosby's direction?

 

[Coffee]

It was obviously Crosby, but Im voting for Toews cause he was a damn monster this season.

Dude… man whatever. Do whatever you want.

I don’t care anymore.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Crosby was the best player this season and played enough games so he had the best season too.