There is no shortage of people who believe Edmonton's Connor McDavid has supplanted Sidney Crosby as the top player in the world.
A lot of their peers, however, don't necessarily feel that way.
In a wide-ranging poll of players from around the league, the NHL Players' Association discovered that Crosby is considered the most complete player in the game and was singled out as the individual others would most want on their team if they had to win one game.
Crosby had a 44.03 percent-30.53 edge over McDavid in the "one game" category and a 45.56 percent-25.44 advantage over Boston's Patrice Bergeron as the most complete player.
Mike Sullivan didn't have a vote in the NHLPA poll, of course, but probably wasn't surprised that Crosby came out on top in the "one game" voting.
Speaking on a conference call Tuesday, Sullivan said that, "those of us who have the opportunity to watch him every day ... appreciate how hard he works and how invested he is in helping the Penguins win."
Interestingly, McDavid was chosen as the top forward in a landslide, 68.45 percent-14.93, with Crosby placing second.
Other winners in the polling:
Best defenseman -- Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay).
Best goalie -- Carey Price (Montreal).
Best trash-talker -- Brad Marchand (Boston).
Worst trash-talker -- Marchand.
Player you would pay to see -- Wayne Gretzky. (Mario Lemieux finished third, behind Bobby Orr.)
Best female player -- Marie-Philip Poulin (Team Canada).
Funniest player -- Keith Yandle (Florida).
Best bromance -- David Perron-Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis.)
Best follow on social media -- P.K. Subban (New Jersey)
Player who should be on social media, but isn't -- Crosby.
Best nickname -- Tomas "Tuna" Tatar (Montreal).
Best golfer -- Joe Pavelski (Dallas). Justin Schultz was third.
Best visitors' dressing room -- Edmonton.
Best jersey -- Chicago Blackhawks.
Best ice -- Bell Centre (Montreal).
Best mascot -- Gritty (Philadelphia).
