NHL ON TSN: TOP 50 NHL PLAYERS
TSN has unveiled the NHL's Top 50 players heading into the 2011-12 hockey season based on selections by a panel of experts, and this year's top player once again is Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.
The order for the Top 50 was determined by a cumulative point system based on individual rankings.
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1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50
11. Shea Weber
| Profile |
| Team: Nashville Predators |
2010-11 Ranking: 19 |
| Position: Defence |
Age: 26 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 82 |
16 |
32 |
48 |
+7 |
56 |
| Noteworthy: |
| The Nashville standout has recorded 55 goals in the last three years and is one of the best all around defencemen in the game. |
12. Nicklas Lidstrom
| Profile |
| Team: Detroit Red Wings |
2010-11 Ranking: 26 |
| Position: Defence |
Age: 41 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 82 |
16 |
46 |
62 |
-2 |
20 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Despite posting the second most points of any defenceman in the league last season, The 41-year-old was a minus player for the first time in his lengthy career. |
13. Ryan Getzlaf
| Profile |
| Team: Anaheim Ducks |
2010-11 Ranking: 17 |
| Position: Centre |
Age: 26 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 67 |
19 |
57 |
76 |
+14 |
35 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Anaheim's 6-foot-4, 220-pounder remains on the league's ultimate embodiment of strength down the middle. |
14. Tim Thomas
| Profile |
| Team: Boston Bruins |
2010-11 Ranking: N/A |
| Position: Goaltender |
Age: 37 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
GAA |
PCT |
SO |
| 57 |
35 |
11 |
9 |
2.00 |
.938 |
9 |
| Noteworthy: |
| After a great regular season, the ageless wonder led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Championship, collecting the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP along the way. |
15. Henrik Zetterberg
| Profile |
| Team: Detroit Red Wings |
2010-11 Ranking: 11 |
| Position: Centre/Left Wing |
Age: 30 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 80 |
24 |
56 |
80 |
-1 |
40 |
| Noteworthy: |
| The 30-year-old remains one of the best two-way forwards in the game and is a proven playoff performer. |
16. Ryan Kesler
| Profile |
| Team: Vancouver Canucks |
2010-11 Ranking: 46 |
| Position: Centre |
Age: 27 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 82 |
41 |
32 |
73 |
+24 |
66 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Coming off a career-high 41 goals in 2010-11, Kesler might not be ready to start the season as he recovers from hip surgery. |
17. Eric Staal
| Profile |
| Team: Carolina Hurricanes |
2010-11 Ranking: 24 |
| Position: Centre |
Age: 26 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 81 |
33 |
43 |
76 |
-10 |
72 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Staal, who has cracked the 30-goal plateau in five of the last six seasons, remains one of the top centres in the league. |
18. Jarome Iginla
| Profile |
| Team: Calgary Flames |
2010-11 Ranking: 32 |
| Position: Right Wing |
Age: 34 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 82 |
43 |
43 |
86 |
Even |
40 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Iginla hasn't missed a game in the last four seasons and has scored 30 goals or more in each of the last 10 seasons. |
19. Brad Richards
| Profile |
| Team: New York Rangers |
2010-11 Ranking: 49 |
| Position: Centre |
Age: 31 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 72 |
28 |
49 |
77 |
+1 |
24 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Richards, who is one of the league's better playmakers, signed a nine-year deal to bring his skills to the New York Rangers. |
20. Rick Nash
| Profile |
| Team: Columbus Blue Jackets |
2010-11 Ranking: 14 |
| Position: Right Wing/Left Wing |
Age: 27 |
| 2010-11 Stats |
| GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
| 75 |
32 |
34 |
66 |
+2 |
34 |
| Noteworthy: |
| Long one of the league's true power forwards, Nash will get some help in 2011-12 with the acquisition of Jeff Carter from Philadelphia. |
