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  <title>SI Players NHL Poll</title>
  <published-at type="datetime">2008-02-20T10:18:11-05:00</published-at>
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  <created-at type="datetime">2008-09-10T06:39:51-04:00</created-at>
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        <body>I would take Vinny L</body>
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  <body>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you were starting a team, who&amp;#39;d be the first active player you&amp;#39;d pick to play  on it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sidney Crosby&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Penguins&lt;/em&gt; C........39%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alexander Ovechkin&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Capitals&lt;/em&gt; LW........14%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roberto Luongo&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Canucks&lt;/em&gt; G........14%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vincent Lecavalier&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Lightning&lt;/em&gt; C........6%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nicklas Lidstrom&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Red Wings&lt;/em&gt; D........5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jarome Iginla&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Flames&lt;/em&gt; RW........5%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joe Thornton&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Sharks&lt;/em&gt; C........4%&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin Brodeur&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Devils&lt;/em&gt; G........2%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scott Niedermayer&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Ducks&lt;/em&gt; D........2%&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Henrik Zetterberg&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;em&gt; Red Wings&lt;/em&gt; LW........1%&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[Based on a survey of 365 NHL Players]&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FAST FACTS:&lt;/strong&gt; Players couldn&amp;#39;t vote for a teammate.... Last season Crosby,  20, became the NHL&amp;#39;s second-youngest MVP; he&amp;#39;s been out since Jan. 18 with an  ankle sprain and is due back in March.... Ovechkin led the NHL with  78 points through Sunday.... The Devils&amp;#39; Martin Brodeur (eighth, 2.2%) was  the only other goalie among the top 10 vote-getters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an expanded version of the NHL poll from the February 25, 2008 issue of  &lt;em&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What&amp;#39;s your take on this poll? &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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    <display-name>The SI Staff</display-name>
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