If toughness wins championships, here's another reason why the Bruins are the Stanley Cup champions...Three of the top ten are members of the Bruins... It starts with Milan Lucic, followed by Zdeno Chara with 17% of the vote and then Shawn Thornton with 11% of the vote ...They exhibited how much damage they can inflict in a long series in the playoffs last spring with three seven-game victories.

Questions for the poll were written by Hockey Night in Canada and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). The questions were circulated to players by the NHLPA. The responses were compiled by staff members of the NHLPA and forwarded to Hockey Night in Canada. 318 players responded to the questionnaire.