1. https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3466676
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2a. Personally, I think the homogeneity of the west’s all star team roster is both a blessing and a curse for them. On one hand, all of these players are used to playing with each other and there’s going to be a lot of chemistry there and developing plays and tactics should be a lot easier. On the other hand, by having so many people from those two teams kind of goes against the spirit of the all star game to a degree. A lot of the fun of the ASG is watching players that never will be on the same team coming together for one game and all of the interesting interactions that can come from that. The west mostly being on the same couple teams diminishes that a lot.
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2b. Unquestionably I am more interested in watching the west’s defensemen. As I said in my previous answer, I love watching players play together that otherwise wouldn’t and all of the wackiness that goes with that. The west is… probably not going to do that judging from composition. The one thing I’m secretly hoping for is LA’s defensemen being split up so the west can roll 3 completely new pairings just for shits and giggles. 
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2c. The western goalies are gonna have more fun for sure. They’re a younger tandem on average than the east’s, and there should still be some leftover playoff hangover lethargy to shake off on Base Pack’s end. Plus, the west is stereotypically more chill than the east in America, so Justin can do some surfer bro shit. Hell yeah duuuuude. 
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2d. I should make the all star team because… who the hell am I kidding, no I shouldn’t. I have another 2 years in the J left. That being said I’ll use this space to make a case for… what’s this? The entire Panthers roster! They should have all made it because everybody else smells bad. 
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4. From a cursory glance at the all star roster, there’s definitely a correlation between TPE and an all-star nod. I mean, minus FHM random what have you for the most part higher TPE players are just… better. You’re not really seeing players at like 1100 TPE (or 500 if you’re a goalie because goalies are weiiiiird) on the list because they probably aren’t putting up the numbers to be picked. If this question is asking the completely different question of whether or not TPE the actual number is being used to pick the players… ehh probably not? With the exception of, say, likable veterans and fan vote candidates, the ideal real life all star picks usually are determined on their stats. That’s what I think the SHL all star team’s criteria should be for the most part unless you mean to award a player with a sort of “lifetime achievement award” selection as previously mentioned.
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Total: 8 TPE