Category Archive: All Star

5 Players To Watch At Today’s All-Star Game

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This is just for fun, here are 5 (technically 6) players who should be fun to watch at today’s All-Star Game. 1. The Sedin Twins: Playing together this year, should be interesting to see if they rack up the points like they do with Vancouver. Would expect them to be MVP favorites for this year’s …

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All-Star Game Mock Draft

Like last year, the NHL All-Star game teams will be decided by a draft on Thursday night.  Dan & Bre will be drafting as Team Alfredsson and Cujo & Joey will represent Team Chara. We’re going by the rules of last year that all goaltenders must be picked by the end of round 10 and …

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First Half Surprises & Duds

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The All-Star game is approaching and that means we get to look back at the first half of the NHL season.  Here are a few surprises and duds from this year. Surprises LW Joffrey Lupul, Toronto Maple Leafs Lupul has bounced around the league, playing for five teams since 2006-07.  His career highs in goals …

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Projecting the All Star Selections

Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson (OTT)* David Backes (STL) Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) Jamie Benn (DAL) Pavel Datsyuk (DET) Jordan Eberle (EDM)# Marian Gaborik (NYR) Claude Giroux (PHI) Marian Hossa (CHI) Jarome Iginla (CGY) Phil Kessel (TOR) Joffrey Lupul (TOR) Evgeni Malkin (PIT) Patrick Marleau (SJ) Milan Michalek (OTT)* Teemu Selanne (ANA) Daniel Sedin (VAN) Henrik Sedin (VAN) …

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All Star Ballot Stuffing No Big Deal

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In case you missed it this week, the first six NHL All Stars were named.  They are Boston’s Tim Thomas, Toronto’s Dion Phaneuf and four players from the Ottawa Senators.  The Ottawa fans voted in forwards Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek and defenseman Erik Karlsson.  Spezza (15-26-41) and Karlsson (5-34-39) are among the league …

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