Sid Remains #1

TSN has released its top 50 players for the upcoming NHL season and even though he didn't play in the last half of last season and won't start this season due to concussion-related problems, Sidney Crosby is still the number one ranked player by an NHL on  TSN panel. Here is the complete list....

Rank Player Position Team
1. Sidney Crosby C Pittsburgh
2. Alexander Ovechkin LW Washington
3. Pavel Datsyuk C Detroit
4. Daniel Sedin LW Vancouver
5. Henrik Sedin C Vancouver
6. Steven Stamkos C Tampa Bay
7. Corey Perry RW Anaheim
8. Jonathan Toews C Chicago
9. Martin St. Louis RW Tampa Bay
10. Zdeno Chara D Boston
11. Shea Weber D Nashville
12. Nicklas Lidstrom D Detroit
13. Ryan Getzlaf C Anaheim
14. Tim Thomas G Boston
15. Henrik Zetterberg C Detroit
16. Ryan Kesler C Vancouver
17. Eric Staal C Carolina
18. Jarome Iginla RW Calgary
19. Brad Richards C Rangers
20. Rick Nash LW Columbus
21. Anze Kopitar C Los Angeles
22. Evgeny Malkin C Pittsburgh
23. Drew Doughty D Los Angeles
24. Patrick Kane RW Chicago
25. Claude Giroux C Philadelphia
26. Zach Parise LW New Jersey
27. Duncan Keith D Chicago
28. Pekka Rinne G Nashville
29. Joe Thornton C San Jose
30. Carey Price G Montreal
31. Chris Pronger D Philadelphia
32. Ilya Kovalchuk LW New Jersey
33. Bobby Ryan LW Anaheim
34. Henrik Lundqvist G Rangers
35. Patrick Sharp C Chicago
36. Ryan Miller G Buffalo
37. Danny Briere C Philadelphia
38. Mike Richards C Los Angeles
39. Patrick Marleau LW San Jose
40. Keith Yandle D Phoenix
41. Roberto Luongo G Vancouver
42. Loui Eriksson RW Dallas
43. Ryan Suter D Nashville
44. Jeff Carter C Columbus
45. Matt Duchene C Colorado
46. Marian Hossa RW Chicago
47. Tyler Myers D Buffalo
48. Nicklas Backstrom C Washington
49. Dan Boyle D San Jose
50. Jeff Skinner LW Carolina

Sid also takes the number one spot in the top 100 players in the NHL which is on the brand new blog of Chris Cuthbert. You can get that list right here