From hockey IQ to can't-miss passing, PWHLers pick the skills they'd like to steal from their peers

Hilary Knight's shot. Nicole Hensley's patience. Renata Fast's speed.

They're the best in the world at what they do, and with the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) season underway, they're finally getting a big stage to showcase those skills regularly.

Before the season began, CBC Sports asked more than 30 PWHL players this question: if you could steal a skill from any player in the league, who would you steal from and what would you take?

One name came up more than any other, and it wasn't even close: Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin. 

It took New York forward Jill Saulnier less than a second to say the name of the player she's spent the last few years training with in Montreal.

"Pou's IQ," she said. "Easy."

But it wasn't just one thing in Poulin's skillset that players wanted to steal. The list of things she does well could stretch from the Verdun Auditorium all the way to Place Bell in Laval, Que., and players had several different answers for what they said they'd like to take from Poulin.

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Some, like Saulnier and Boston forward Jamie Lee Rattray, wanted her unrivaled hockey IQ. 

Others coveted her dangerous shot and shot deception. 

"Her shot and her skills are just another level," said Montreal forward and long-time teammate Ann-Sophie Bettez.

Some picked Poulin's two-way ability and how her defensive game is as strong as what she brings offensively.

Other players wished they had Poulin's hands and the way she makes puck control look easy.

"The way that she kind of has the puck on a string a little bit when she's stick handling the puck, but also the way that she's able to pick up passes and get her shot off really fast," Toronto