S74 All Star Week

S74 All Star Week

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01-24-2024, 03:18 PM (This post was last modified: 01-24-2024, 03:36 PM by karlssens. Edited 1 time in total.)

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a. Two teams, Edmonton and Los Angeles, tie with five total nods each. Both of those teams are in the West. Playoff rivalry aside, do you think it's to the West's advantage or disadvantage to have a relatively large number of players from the same two teams? Does it make the all-star game better or worse when this happens?

b. While the East rolled it back with two top defensive pairings - this year that means Philadelphia and Hamilton - the West mixed it up with only Los Angeles having two defensemen present. Everyone else has a new partner. Which side's defense are you more interested in watching?

c. While there aren't any new faces in net this season, which pair of goalies do you think is going to have more fun?

d. Why should YOUR player have made the all star game, and why should you be the last man in? (If your player did make the all star game, argue for one of your teammates instead!)

A. I believe it's to the wests advantage that they have multiple players from the same 2 teams. Chemistry aside, I believe it's best to award the best players that year the honor of attending the all star game rather than an equal amount from each team for the sake of fairness. This is especially true in the case of Edmonton as all 3 forwards that got in scored in excess of 100 points while some teams don't even have 1 player with that many.
D. Hey, for once my guy actually did a thing and you could genuinely argue he's a potential all star. Finishing the season with a career high 95 points, second only to Viktor Hargreeves who is in the all star game, Scholz had a terrific back half of the season and finished ahead of several of the players invited to the all star games in terms of production. He also finished the year quite well on the other side of the puck recording the most takeaways amongst forwards on his team and recording fewer giveaways than the rest of the team which is quite impressive given the significant bump in ice time this year.

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The Last Men In are now decided and the rosters are finalized. Who was a good pick? Who got snubbed?

I think Erik Bergmark with the Baltimore Platoon was a good selection for last man in. He was an all star last season with 89 points and managed to improve on those totals this year scoring 100 points, the first time in his career he hit the 3 digit mark. It's fitting that he is able to attend again. Axel Kirkby also put up new career highs this season with 89 points, but as the 4th highest scorer on his team and with 4 other Panther players already attending the game it seems a bit odd that he would get in. Jimmy Wagner is also a surprising selection. With just 20 points on the year he is well in to regression. I have a feeling this was more so a nod to his long and successful career as he's currently in his 19th season and this is his first SHL all star appearance.

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S74 All Star Week - by Zerg - 01-23-2024, 02:26 PM

RE: S74 All Star Week - by Zerg - 01-23-2024, 02:26 PM

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