Aksel is trying very hard to get the attention off himself and onto the new up and comers who are the new faces of the franchise. He doesn't want to fade into obscurity - he's still going to campaign HARD for all stars, but he doesn't want to talk to media all the time. He's old. He's got less words or whatever. So whenever journalists call him up, he grabs his nearest teammate and puts them on the phone. It's happened so many times now that the locker room has actually changed seats so that the interview-hungry players are on either side of his stall, and the people who are like him and don't want to talk to anyone anymore are clear on the other side of the room. Surprisingly, it's had the opposite desired effect on journalists - they call even more now, because they know they'll get to talk to someone. Aksel gives them some shit for not doing a better job of contacting the rookies personally, but then hands them off. His calendar is completely clear for the pre-season.