Penguins’ Phil Kessel Voted Most Overrated NHL Player In New Postmedia Poll

Phil Kessel is a great player, there’s no doubting that, but getting some respect from his peers hasn’t been so easy.

The Pittsburgh Penguins right winger was voted as the NHL’s most overrated player, according to Postmedia’s 2015-16 players poll. It’s not the first time Kessel has been No. 1 in this category.

Kessel received 29 percent of the vote, with Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban and Ottawa Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf coming in tied for second place at 11 percent. No other player cracked the 10 percent threshold.

Three Boston Bruins — Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand — were in the top five of the voting for toughest player to play against, as each of them received at least 9 percent of the vote. Players also were asked to weigh in on several other questions, including the best and worst Canadian cities to visit as a road team.