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3. Written, 3 TPE, The Teammate One (150 words min.)
Tell me about your teammate who made the all star game! Who are they, why were they an obvious choice to make the All Star roster, and what do you expect from them this ASG? (If more than one of your teammates made the game, pick one of those players other than yourself. If you are the only player on your team selected for the all star game so far, write about your team's candidate for last man in instead.)

Good ol Borje Samuelsson. This guy has been a true Wolfpack vet who has been on the team through thick and thin. As I was just getting my skates underneath me in the SHL this guy was always there helping me working on my skills. Before I knew it, I had climbed up from the 3rd pairing to find myself on the second line with none other than my man Borje as we worked together to get ourselves a cup that year. As time has gone on, Borje has stayed with the team being a constant producer of goals and energy. Even as an aging vet, I expect borje to put up many goals in the ASG with his hockey sense and puck moving skills. The old man still got it and its evident as he was picked to go back to the all star game without even being a write in.

2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Shiny Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 topics related to the All Star Game to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. The presumable top forward line of both conference teams this season is two teammates plus one from a division rival. For the East, Lacksamus and Svoboda of New England will have their line completed by either Shoyo Hinata of Atlanta or Ricky Koivu of Philadelphia. In the West, Edmonton's Winter and Surkhi-Ze'ev teaming up with an old nemesis in Ekholm-Gunnarsson gives me the shivers as a goalie. Which of these top lines do you think will score more this ASG?
Its no question that youl wil get more points from the double wolfpack line. They already have great chemistry and the scoring power of lacksamus to backstop everything coming out of the west. At this point, the east has just been generally stronger than the west and that should still be the truth when we watch the two sides battle it out.

b. Both conferences also have two pairs each that played together all season. The East has the top pairings of the Wolfpack and Forge, while the West has those of Edmonton and Winnipeg. If you were coaching these games, would you keep those pairs together, or would you mix them up?
If you want to win you keep them together so they can showcase the teamwork they have already built. If you want to put on a show and have fun then you mix up the lines so that people can focus on what an all star game should be, entertainment. There is no glory for these winners, just the fun factor of winning something.