Posts About "2016 NHL All-Star Game"
NHL All-Star Weekend: John Scott Ovation A Sign of the Times
January 31st, 2016 When players are traded, demoted, placed on waivers or even benched, we as viewers and fans have gotten used to hearing the same old cliché - hockey’s just a business. And so we’ve grown used to seeing anything happen. That was until this year when the league was embarrassed by the number of all-star votes pouring in for the...
All-Star Profile: Tyler Seguin
January 30th, 2016 Although Tyler Seguin has been a small step behind his buddy Jamie Benn for most the season, that is still plenty good enough to make him a 2016 NHL All-Star. He's been right behind Benn in scoring for most of the season and is well-deserving of the All-Star selection. Let's look at how he got there. Seguin, a Shining Star Seguin's...
All-Star Profile: Jamie Benn
January 30th, 2016 The Dallas Stars have arrived at their all-star break and two of their players are in Nashville to participate in the festivities. Tyler Seguin and the captain, Jamie Benn arrived at the Music City to showcase their talents in the 3v3 tournament this weekend. Both players have been sitting in the top-three in NHL scoring with Patrick...
NHL All-Star Game is Giving the League a Black Eye
January 28th, 2016 The NHL All-Star Game is supposed to be a fun event, held at mid-season to put the talent and skill of the league's most coveted players on display. Sounds like a great time, right? The problem with the event isn't the idea behind what it sets out to accomplish but instead, the execution by the league. I'll admit that I thought they...
Maple Leafs News: Komarov, JVR Hurt and the Marlies
January 11th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs recently completed their swing of hockey on the California coast. They played a masterful game and shut out the Anaheim Ducks before losing a close one against the Los Angeles Kings the following night. The trip ended with a clash against the San Jose Sharks who put a beating on the Blue and White and skated away...
Minnesota's All-Star Team
January 7th, 2016 The 2016 NHL All-Star Game is just around the corner, which means the league is focused on shining the spotlight on all its usual superstars. Each year, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Kane and Evgeni Malkin (and I guess John Scott this year, too) seem to get all the attention, while maybe one or two Minnesota Wild players (Devan Dubnyk is...
The NHL Doesn’t Need an All-Star Game
January 6th, 2016 For the last few seasons, the NHL All-Star Game has gone through numerous changes, from fantasy drafts, to North America vs. the World and now a 3-on-3 tournament. For each of these past few seasons and even beyond that, the All-Star Game has been … well, boring, uneventful and bland; but there is only one solution to make it better....
Buffalo Sabres: Three Players Worthy of All-Star Selection
January 5th, 2016 The 2016 NHL All-Star Game is coming up at the end of this month in Nashville. The format is once again being altered to a 3 on 3 game and the teams being broken out by the four divisions. The four All-Star captains have been chosen by the fans which included leading vote getter John Scott. The game itself has become a joke, but...
