Too bad Colorado needs a guy in there, otherwise I'm sure Staal would've been the next guy up.
Couldn't we have sent Pominville and let the important players have a nice break? (kind of serious)
Yay, for the guys going.
Couldn't we have sent Pominville and let the important players have a nice break? (kind of serious)
Couldn't we have sent Pominville and let the important players have a nice break? (kind of serious)
Yay, for the guys going.
How the 'H' is Johnny Toes on this team again? There is no way he deserved that over Scheifele, Ehlers, Wheeler, Staal, Coyle, Granlund, Benn, or Duchene.
Is this about pandering to a large fanbase, or is the NHL just in love with him?
Too bad Colorado needs a guy in there, otherwise I'm sure Staal would've been the next guy up.
They are releasing their list of 100 greatest players, and Toews is on it (for some reason) so they want him there.
Atleast that's the prevailing theory.
It would be so damn funny if he's on that list.
Is he not worthy? I honestly don't know. He did captain the team to three cups didn't he?
Is he not worthy? I honestly don't know. He did captain the team to three cups didn't he?
Edit: the top 100 list I mean. he's obviously not worthy of being on the all star team this year.
If you look at the collective hardware he's won to date (often in a leadership role), it's pretty impressive.
2-time U20 WJC Gold
World Championship Gold, Silver
2-time Olympic Gold
Wold Cup Gold
3 Stanley Cups
Is he not worthy? I honestly don't know. He did captain the team to three cups didn't he?
Edit: the top 100 list I mean. he's obviously not worthy of being on the all star team this year.
Nick Johnson.
Johnson has had an interesting season, too; he figured when the Pittsburgh Penguins placed him on waivers Sept. 28, his next stop would be Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Instead, he was claimed by Minnesota, and now Johnson will be the Wild’s representative at the NHL All-Star Game, taking part in the skills competition Saturday in Ottawa as one of several rookies.
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He was picked to represent Minnesota in Ottawa when Wild center Mikko Koivu, named to the All-Star Game early this month, was ruled out because of an upper-body injury. Although Minnesota is not stocked with all-stars, Johnson said it has become almost a bragging point that the team can win anyway.
The Wild’s healthy scratches were defensemen Marek Zidlicky and Mike Lundin, and forward Brad Staubitz. …
If you look at the collective hardware he's won to date (often in a leadership role), it's pretty impressive.
2-time U20 WJC Gold
World Championship Gold, Silver
2-time Olympic Gold
Wold Cup Gold
3 Stanley Cups