+3 TPE



First of all, there should be a correlation. But the correlation should be a side product of more TPE correlating with on-ice results. TPE in itself should be not a factor for the all-star committee when determining all-star picks. My feeling is that this is the case right now, based on what I’ve seen. If I’m completely wrong, I hope it changes.

I think the all-star nods should purely be based on how well a player has performed on the ice on this particular season. Looking at this season’s picks, TPE definitely is not everything the committee is looking at. Dick Clapper with 601 TPE being the prime example of that. In this case, the player’s age also seems to be a big factor, as a player with -111 in the plus minus column is typically not an all-star. So to conclude, TPE shouldn’t matter at all, and looks like committee is giving it just as much weight as there should be.