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2. a)

I don’t think there is much of a choice here. Don’t get me wrong I would love to have either one of these two if I was building a team, but that said you always go with the younger player, they have less regression they are facing so they should be potentially in a better place for a longer time. Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson all the way.

2. b)

Bjore will have the better stat line. During an all star game offense is king, I don’t think there is a single player the truly knows how to play defense during an all-star game. Because of this and a wide arrange of the best of the best playing with Bjore he will explode during the weekend.

2. c)

I am going with Casey Fantoben and Brick Wall here. I really don’t think any team should feel comfortable with goaltending during an all star game as offense rains and goalies are left out to dry. But if I was to choose a goalie I would bet on to stop a penalty shot to make the playoffs I would bet on one of these two all day long.

2. d)

I can’t put myself, still in juniors… so I will put Slavakov Vladimirashenko, there were not a lot of reasons the Pride finally made the playoffs this year. One of the few shining stars on the Pride was Slavakov who led the team’s defense. I get it 8 goals, 34 points, -18 rating is not great, but it was the best the pride had among defenders. Considering he was playing on a very young team lacking start talent those numbers are impressive. Adding in 150 blocked shots and an amazing 69 take aways to 0 give aways and he has some solid defensive numbers to earn a shot at the game.

4.

I am most excited to see Evil Allbrand take the ice. The guy was a force this season, 60 goals! A major reason my fantasy team even stayed in contention for the majority of the year. We are watching a living legend on the last legs of his career, and while he may have another 4 or 5 seasons in him the end is nearing for this amazing player. I am looking forward to seeing him while still in the prime of his career dance around the ice and score some goals while playing along side the best the league has to offer. It will be a true joy watching this hall of famer take one more run during the all star game and light it up against the opposition this year. There are a ton of great players in the all star game, but it is designed to allow those who excel in offense to shine the brightest, I can’t wait to see one of the greatest to lace them up out there at least one last time doing what he does best.