Skip to main contentCall it an annual coronation. King Connor’s reign as No. 1 in the TSN Top 50 Players poll has extended to seven straight years. It was never in doubt. Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid is, for a third consecutive pre-season, the unanimous choice as the player projected to be best in the NHL. All 20 TSN voters had McDavid first on their ballots. Would anyone expect anything else? The 2022-23 season was one long victory lap for McDavid, who became the fifth modern-era player to lead the league in goals, assists, and points and seventh player to win four individual...…Skip to main contentCall it an annual coronation. King Connor’s reign as No. 1 in the TSN Top 50 Players poll has extended to seven straight years. It was never in doubt. Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid is, for a third consecutive pre-season, the unanimous choice as the player projected to be best in the NHL. All 20 TSN voters had McDavid first on their ballots. Would anyone expect anything else? The 2022-23 season was one long victory lap for McDavid, who became the fifth modern-era player to lead the league in goals, assists, and points and seventh player to win four individual...WW…

Odds byFleury, Mogilny, Alfredsson, Iginla, Getty ImagesSr. Managing Editor of HockeyIf only every Hockey Hall of Fame decision were as straightforward as the one the selection committee faces Wednesday on first-year eligible .A 600-goal scorer. Three-time first all-star. Two-time Rocket Richard winner. Two-time 50-goal scorer. Two-time Hart runner-up. Two-time Olympic hero. Ted Lindsay winner. Art Ross winner. World Junior superstar.Quintessential power forward. Ten-year captain. Textbook Hall of Famer.Apply the rubber stamp.Some believe that every Hall of Fame debate should be that easy....…Odds byFleury, Mogilny, Alfredsson, Iginla, Getty ImagesSr. Managing Editor of HockeyIf only every Hockey Hall of Fame decision were as straightforward as the one the selection committee faces Wednesday on first-year eligible .A 600-goal scorer. Three-time first all-star. Two-time Rocket Richard winner. Two-time 50-goal scorer. Two-time Hart runner-up. Two-time Olympic hero. Ted Lindsay winner. Art Ross winner. World Junior superstar.Quintessential power forward. Ten-year captain. Textbook Hall of Famer.Apply the rubber stamp.Some believe that every Hall of Fame debate should be that easy....WW…