My picks for a fictional iNHL All-Star Game with 3v3 format
Jan 6, 2016 16:11:51 GMT -5
Rob, Beans (BOS), and 3 more like this
Post by JasonG on Jan 6, 2016 16:11:51 GMT -5
So with the 2015-16 NHL All-Star game participants announced today, I decided I would take a look around the iNHL and pick my All-Star teams based on the same roster format and rules the NHL adopted this year. As an outline, there will be 11 players on each team (6 F, 3 D, 2 G) and each team must have at least one representative. I feel like I left so many deserving players out of this because of the rules placed on the creation of the rosters.
This is going to be far from perfect, and lord knows I probably overlooked a few players completely, albeit not intentionally. Many times I had a player from a franchise on the roster only to remove them because I got to the next team and their only viable option was at a position that was already full. Needless to say the Metropolitan Division game me the biggest headache, as I am sure I wrote and rewrote so many different names before settling on the 11 players that I did. Madness I tell you! But it was fun, and I am looking forward to the feedback and discussion on snubs and whatnot that may come from this. Enjoy!
ATLANTIC DIVISION
F - Michael Grabner, Boston Bruins
F - Patrick Kane, Buffalo Sabres
F - Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
F - Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
F - Nazem Kadri, Toronto Maple Leafs
F - Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
D - Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers
D - Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
D - Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
G - Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
G - Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
This is going to be far from perfect, and lord knows I probably overlooked a few players completely, albeit not intentionally. Many times I had a player from a franchise on the roster only to remove them because I got to the next team and their only viable option was at a position that was already full. Needless to say the Metropolitan Division game me the biggest headache, as I am sure I wrote and rewrote so many different names before settling on the 11 players that I did. Madness I tell you! But it was fun, and I am looking forward to the feedback and discussion on snubs and whatnot that may come from this. Enjoy!
ATLANTIC DIVISION
F - Michael Grabner, Boston Bruins
F - Patrick Kane, Buffalo Sabres
F - Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
F - Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
F - Nazem Kadri, Toronto Maple Leafs
F - Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
D - Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers
D - Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
D - Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
G - Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
G - Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
F - Mike Cammalleri, New Jersey Devils
F - Patrice Bergeron, New Jersey Devils
F - John Tavares, New York Islanders
F - Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
F - Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
F - Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
D - Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes
D - Keith Yandle, New York Rangers
D - John Carlson, Washington Capitals
G - Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
G - Tuukka Rask, Philadelphia Flyers
CENTRAL DIVISION
F - Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
F - Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
F - Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
F - Jaden Schwartz, St Louis Blues
F - Vladimir Tarasenko, St Louis Blues
F - Brian Little, Winnipeg Jets
D - Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
D - Tyson Barrie, Colorado Avalanche
D - Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
G - Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
G - Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
PACIFIC DIVISION
F - Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks
F - Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
F - Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
F - Taylor Hall, Edmonton Oilers
F - Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
F - Mark Stone, Vancouver Canucks
D - Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
D - Drew Dougthy, Los Angeles Kings
D - Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
G - Steve Mason, Edmonton Oilers
G - Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
