2008 NHL All Star Game

[Rustpot 1]

I hope they don't botch it up. No mention of hardest shot and sniper's com.

I remember when they did the goalie shot before. They put a waist-high barrier at center ice and they had to shoot crease to crease, right? That was after Osgood got his empty netter, can't remember when Hextall and Brodeur (?) got theirs though.

The skill shot sounds like it could be cool, but why the hell did they need to mention NBA dunk-fest?

[Chadd 916]

How is Leclaire not an All-Star? Wasn't he second in votes behind Luongo?

Every year there is at least one guy who gets screwed, evidently he's the guy who got jobbed this year.

[camhockey16 5]

This goes out to all the lazies out there:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Head Coach - John Paddock - Ottawa Senators

Starters:

Sidney Crosby - 87 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Forward

Vincent Lecavalier - 4 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Forward

Daniel Alfredsson - 11 - Ottawa Senators - Forward

Andrei Markov - 79 - Montreal Canadiens - Defense

Zdeno Chara - 33 - Boston Bruins - Defense

Martin Brodeur - 30 - New Jersey Devils - Goalie

Goalies:

Rick DiPietro -New York Islanders

Tomas Vokoun - Florida Panthers

Defense:

Brian Campbell - Buffalo Sabres

Sergei Gonchar - Pittsburgh Penguins

Tomas Kaberle - Toronto Maple Leafs

Kimmo Timonen - Philadelphia Flyers

Forwards:

Scott Gomez - New York Rangers

Dany Heatley - Ottawa Senators

Marian Hossa - Atlanta Thrashers

Ilya Kovalchuk - Atlanta Thrashers

Alex Ovechkin - Washington Capitals

Mike Richards - Philadelphia Flyers

Jason Spezza - Ottawa Senators

Eric Staal - Carolina Hurricanes

Martin St. Louis - Tampa Bay Lightning

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Head Coach - Mike Babcock - Detroit Red Wings

Starters:

Henrik Zetterberg - 40 - Detroit Red Wings - Forward

Pavel Datsyuk - 13 - Detroit Red Wings - Forward

Jarome Iginla - 12 - Calgary Flames - Forward

Nicklas Lidstrom - 5 - Detroit Red Wings - Defense

Dion Phaneuf - 3 - Calgary Flames - Defense

Roberto Luongo - 1 - Vancouver Canucks - Goalie

Goalies:

Manny Legace - St. Louis Blues

Evgeni Nabokov - San Jose Sharks

Chris Osgood - Detroit Red Wings

Defense:

Ed Jovanovski - Phoenix Coyotes

Duncan Keith - Chicago Blackhawks

Chris Pronger - Anaheim Ducks

Sergei Zubov - Dallas Stars

Forwards:

Jason Arnott - Nashville Predators

Marian Gaborik - Minnesota Wild

Ryan Getzlaf - Anaheim Ducks

Shawn Horcoff - Edmonton Oilers

Anze Kopitar - Los Angeles Kings

Rick Nash - Columbus Blue Jackets

Henrik Sedin - Vancouver Canucks

Paul Stastny - Colorado Avalanche

Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks

I'll update this as they announce more i guess..

[sc37 0]

How is Leclaire not an All-Star? Wasn't he second in votes behind Luongo?

Every year there is at least one guy who gets screwed, evidently he's the guy who got jobbed this year.

His record isnt as good as everyone else...but hard to look past 7 shutouts.

And yeah, who the heck put Duncan Keith in there?

[jbyun04 7]

whoa henrik sedin made it! I was hoping it would be daniel but that's pretty cool

[mrusse01 0]

Atlanta is a gigantic market.

Atlanta is also a TERRIBLE sports city, other than Miami I can't think of any place worse.

[cbj05 0]

F*** the NHL. I'm sick of this bullshit.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

LOL! Well put, how did he not make it when he was voted second.

[D-MaN88 0]

Not really up to date on St. Louis and Columbus's records but its hard to put Legace in over LeClaire. He did get the short end of the stick, no pun intended.

As far as the rest of the rosters go I don't really have any problem with them, good to see Statsny in there from Colorado. Tremendous skills and talent there.

As for Duncan Keith, I can understand where your coming from Chadd, I get all the Blackhawk games around here and I don't know what everyone sees in him that I've talked to. Yes he's fast and can create a rush type opportunity but his problem is in his own zone, I thought I was the only one that thought he turned it over every time he touched the puck. But I mean I don't think Seabrook is much better, he's slow, often out of position and the only thing offensively he's got going for him is his shot. Both of them together isn't really a "top-pairing" in my opinion.

[cbj05 0]

The problem is that every team has to be represented. If a team is crap and doesn't have any deserving players, then they should not be represented. IMO, Rick Nash does not deserve to be at this year's ASG, but Pazzy does.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

nevermind lol

[Chadd 916]

Not really up to date on St. Louis and Columbus's records but its hard to put Legace in over LeClaire. He did get the short end of the stick, no pun intended.

As far as the rest of the rosters go I don't really have any problem with them, good to see Statsny in there from Colorado. Tremendous skills and talent there.

As for Duncan Keith, I can understand where your coming from Chadd, I get all the Blackhawk games around here and I don't know what everyone sees in him that I've talked to. Yes he's fast and can create a rush type opportunity but his problem is in his own zone, I thought I was the only one that thought he turned it over every time he touched the puck. But I mean I don't think Seabrook is much better, he's slow, often out of position and the only thing offensively he's got going for him is his shot. Both of them together isn't really a "top-pairing" in my opinion.

Seabrook passes the puck very well, especially that first pass out of the zone. Compared to Keith he's slow but he's no Derian Hatcher out there. I would also blame some of his positional issues on playing with a guy like Keith who rushes from corner to corner and point to point in his own zone on most shifts.

That said, they don't have a real #1 defenseman on that team. They have about ten guys who rotate through the lineup on any given night. They should be looking to move a some of that depth for a little more quality.

[mrusse01 0]

Ed Jovanovski - Phoenix Coyotes

Duncan Keith - Chicago Blackhawks

Jason Arnott - Nashville Predators

None of those guys are All-Stars in my opinion...get rid of the one player per team rule.

[hehatemefrisbee 0]

would have rather had rafalski there for jovo or keith. But we cant have 5 players there i guess. Ozzy deserves to be there. Not so sure about Legace.

[lee92 2]

Not really up to date on St. Louis and Columbus's records but its hard to put Legace in over LeClaire. He did get the short end of the stick, no pun intended.

As far as the rest of the rosters go I don't really have any problem with them, good to see Statsny in there from Colorado. Tremendous skills and talent there.

As for Duncan Keith, I can understand where your coming from Chadd, I get all the Blackhawk games around here and I don't know what everyone sees in him that I've talked to. Yes he's fast and can create a rush type opportunity but his problem is in his own zone, I thought I was the only one that thought he turned it over every time he touched the puck. But I mean I don't think Seabrook is much better, he's slow, often out of position and the only thing offensively he's got going for him is his shot. Both of them together isn't really a "top-pairing" in my opinion.

He may not be a legit defenseman in his own end, but the basic point of the all star game is offense, not defense, so who cares. There may be better deserving players out there, but I'd rather see D-men rush the puck and take chances, rather than a top flight defensive defenseman shutting down rushes during the game.

I'm also a bit confused about Legace, but he has been hot lately and has put up good numbers. It's odd seeing new comers to the game every year, rather than guys like Turco or Giguere, even though those players may not be having seasons they're normally accustomed too. The one player per team rule should also be axed. I understand putting the all stars of every team together, but I'd rather have a league wide all star event, where the best from the league are put together instead. Also hesitant on some of the new skill events, like fastest skater, and the obstacle course. Also, the goalie scoring event seems kinda retarded as well.

[PWBIII 0]

legace only has a few more good seasons left. leclaire has years to be to be in, and will be in all star games. he only has a total of 87 nhl games under his belt.... look for him to be in the youngstars game.

manny has worked hard and is playing amazing right now. he deserves it

[kosydar 0]

legace only has a few more good seasons left. leclaire has years to be to be in, and will be in all star games. he only has a total of 87 nhl games under his belt.... look for him to be in the youngstars game.

manny has worked hard and is playing amazing right now. he deserves it

Exactly. Manny has definitely paid his dues and its good to see him get rewarded for it. Its unfortunate for LeClaire because he has had a great season as well, but he'll get his shot.

[djinferno 2]

Too bad Ribs did not get the nod...

[RadioGaGa 162]

Too bad Ribs did not get the nod...

I'm guessing he and Huselius would be high on the list as replacements if a forward gets hurt or backs out.

[camhockey16 5]

updated the list back on page 2 with the eastern roster..

[Thockey17 1]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Defense:

Brian Campbell - Buffalo Sabres

Daniel Briere - Philadelphia Flyers

Sergei Gonchar - Pittsburgh Penguins

Tomas Kaberle - Toronto Maple Leafs

Kimmo Timonen - Philadelphia Flyers

Am i seeing things?

Daniel Briere a defenseman?

[camhockey16 5]

yeah he just changed positons... didn't you hear?

geesh.............

actually is doesn't look like he made it - they said he was like 4th in votes or something a few days ago - but he isn't on the roster so i don't know what happened..

[hockeysc23 0]

No Mike Green even though he is leading the league for Defensemen in goals? eh ... maybe im too much of a homer but I thought he deserved it this year.

[mrusse01 0]

updated the list back on page 2 with the eastern roster..

Do I need to wash my eyes, or is Sundin actually NOT on the team?

What a fucking joke...this has to be the biggest all-star snub in the history of any sport.

[camhockey16 5]

i think you could easily make an arguement for green, huselius, and sundin..

maybe replace keith with souray (he is an all star although he's been hurt)

did they strictly go by number of votes or did they try to have at least one guy from each team or what?