NHL All-Star Game

The NHL All-Star game is coming up Jan. 28-30th.  The Montreal Canadiens are sending a single player, Carey Price, to the game.

All-Star Game Format

So this year, the game isn't going to be East vs. West or North America vs. the World. This year, the league decided to have a good old draft using captains! Just like we would do on an outdoor rink. Now I can't wait to see how this unfolds!

Does Price Deserve to Go to the All-Star Game?

Ok, so Montreal is sending off Carey Price to the All-Star game. I'm not too surprised nor very impressed. I feel like he got the shove in because of the rule that every team in the NHL needs to have a player representing them in the game. 

His save percentage (.919) and goals-against average 2.38 rank him 17th and 12th in the NHL accordingly. Decent performances but what about all those goalies ahead of him? The only places where he ranks amonsgt the top in the NHL is games played and wins. Games played is not a terribly justifiable stat for ending up in the All-Star game. And while wins might be, seeing as wins go hand-in-hand with games played, and he's played the 2nd most games (39), of course he is going to be up there for wins (21-3rd in the NHL). But, realistically, he's only winning about half his games played.

P.K. Subban Will Sit Out All-Star Weekend

Now, P.K. Subban is a guy I would like to see in the All-Star game. In the fan voting Subban finished 7th overall amongst all defensemen! Yet, somehow he's not in the game? There's no doubt in my mind that Subban is one of the fastest, strongest and most creative players in the NHL.

There are some great experienced defensemen in the league and maybe PK needs more time to prove himself in the NHL. But, there is also a list of 12 rookies going to the game and I am curious as to how Subban missed that list! It would only get him into the skills competition but it would still be better than watching the game on TV!