oh no monkey d luffy got snubbed let me drivel on about how our beloved buffalo star got left off... PSYCH

instead, i'll be discussing a player who warranted the all-star nod more than luffy, and probably wasn't complaining as much although he probably was complaining. that man is chicago syndicate center ryan shepard, who *gasp* has scored more points (it's only one but who cares lol). shepard has 52 points, with 20 goals and 32 assists, so he's obviously one of the best playmakers (and scorers in general) in the league. he may not be shooting efficiently, but he doesn't give the puck away much if at all (his 17 giveaways is surprisingly good for a star of his ilk), he can play on both the PP and PK, he can play physical if need be (50 hits ain't bad), and his advanced stats (4.2 GF/60 compared to 2.3 GA/60, 47 SF/60 to 21.6 SA/60, 68 fenwick and corsi with a 3.9 corsi rel) paint him as an offense driver who can shut it down. i get that the great lakes have most of the forwards but for shepard to be left off is kinda nuts