After questioning a healthy sample of 318 NHL players, the NHLPA and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada have released one of those players' polls that always provide a few shocks, revelations and points of fervent debate.
Here are the results from each question. Visit CBC Sports for the full percentages and for the runners-up:
What team would you least like to play on? New York Islanders, 27%
What rink has the worst ice? BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Fla. (Florida Panthers) 20%
What team would you most like to play on? Detroit Red Wings, 14%
What rink has the best ice? Rexall Place (Edmonton Oilers), 37%
What is your favourite rink to play in? Bell Centre (Montreal Canadiens), 40%
Which current assistant coach should be the next head coach? Kirk Muller (Canadiens), 9%
Which coach demands the most of his players? John Tortorella, New York Rangers, 28%
Which coach is the easiest to play for? Bruce Boudreau, Washington Capitals, 21%
Which coach would you most like to play for? Dan Bylsma, Pittsburgh Penguins, 21%
Which coach would you least like to play for? Ron Wilson, Toronto Maple Leafs, 21%
Should the instigator rule be abolished? No, 66%
Which Canadian city deserves an NHL franchise - Quebec City, Hamilton, Toronto or Winnipeg? Quebec City, 53%
Should fighting be banished from the NHL? No, 98%
Which rink has the worst boards/glass? Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Red Wings), 12%
Who is the toughest forward to play against? Sidney Crosby(notes), Pittsburgh Penguins, 29%
Who is the best referee? None, 15%
Which team is underrated? Nashville Predators, 18%
Which team is overrated? Washington Capitals, 35%
Which active player would you select to start a franchise? Sidney Crosby, Penguins, 69%
Who is the cleanest player? Pavel Datsyuk(notes), Detroit Red Wings, 28%
Who is the most underrated player? Loui Eriksson(notes), Dallas Stats, 5.4%
Which active player is the best role model? Sidney Crosby, Penguins, 26% For skaters only: Which goalie is the most difficult to score on? Roberto Luongo(notes), Vancouver Canucks, 17%
For goalies only: Which player is the most difficult to stop? Alex Ovechkin(notes), Capitals, 27%
Who is the toughest to play against? Sidney Crosby, Penguins, 29%
Who is the hardest to take the puck off of? Pavel Datsuyk, Red Wings, 36%
Who is the smartest player? Sidney Crosby, Penguins, 29%
Who is the toughest player? Derek Boogaard(notes), New York Rangers, 23%
Who is the best skater? Marian Gaborik(notes), New York Rangers, 26%
Who is the league's fastest skater? Marian Gaborik, Rangers, 37%
Who has the hardest shot? Zdeno Chara(notes), Boston Bruins, 44%
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