All star hockey game 2012 roster

Yet, we find them in the upper half of the pack of the NHL, nothing negative to say exactly, but nothing all together stellar either. My point? The NHL in the near future will choose captains, and then they choose teams via a fantasy draft.

Sounds cool on paper, but again I'm left feeling like Picard. This in between business just leaves a roster looking crappy. Sure some of the picks are solid, others not so much. At least when fans choose, I can somewhat swallow the huge number of Ottawa Senators on the roster.

Anyway, wouldn't the Ottawa fans like to see someone else play other than their hometown heroes? The All-Star game has become a joke since ditching its East versus West structure. As a youngster watching with my dad, it was interesting seeing division rivals become friends in the name of taking down the other conference.

Maybe the NHL doesn't share that sentiment. Regardless, the All-Star game confirms two things. In the News: J. Toews , D. Keith , J. Benn , R. Getzlaf , C. Perry , A. All-Time Greats: W. Gretzky , R. Bourque , G. Howe , N. Lidstrom , M. Brodeur , J. Active Greats: A. Ovechkin , T. Rask , S. Crosby , J. Thornton , N. Kucherov , H. Louis , Winnipeg. Today's Games , Season Schedule. Birthdays , Uniform Number Tracker , We're Social Jamie Benn.

Brian Campbell. Zdeno Chara. Pavel Datsyuk. Jordan Eberle. Jimmy Howard. Jarome Iginla. Patrick Kane. Phil Kessel. Joffrey Lupul. Evgeni Malkin. Corey Perry. Dion Phaneuf. Carey Price. Tyler Seguin. Ryan Suter. Tim Thomas. Kimmo Timonen.