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NHL Players Poll: Most Overrated

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Jan 11, 2012

NHL Players Poll: Most Overrated

Dion Phaneuf

Dion Phaneuf — Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images

Sports Illustrated asked 161 NHL players to name the most overrated player in hockey. Here are the results:

Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin — David E. Klutho/SI

Scott Gomez

Scott Gomez — Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Roberto Luongo

Roberto Luongo — David E. Klutho/SI

Dany Heatley

Dany Heatley — Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images

Ilya Kovalchuk

Ilya Kovalchuk — Lou Capozzola/SI

Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier — Lou Capozzola/SI

Jay Bouwmeester

Jay Bouwmeester — David E. Klutho/SI

Ryan Kesler

Ryan Kesler — Lou Capozzola/SI

Mike Komisarek

Mike Komisarek — Joel Auerbach/Getty Images

Chris Pronger

Chris Pronger — Lou Capozzola/SI

Jarome Iginla

Jarome Iginla — David E. Klutho/SI

Alexander Semin

Alexander Semin — Lou Capozzola/SI

Olli Jokinen

Olli Jokinen — David E. Klutho/SI

Ed Jovanovski

Ed Jovanovski — AP

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