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9. The West may be a flash in the pan type of All Star team, while the East is very much a meat and potatoes Type of squad. Its hard to look past the flash and glamour of the West's super stars when picking a winner between the two teams. But I would have to give my choice to the much more balanced and overall deeper team the East ice's. I would much rather have a team of 75 overall players then a squad of players who have a few 90 overall and a bunch of 50's. I always route for balance over flash and this years All Star game is no difference. The West may have a slight advantage with its few top end players but I truly feel the overall depth and good, not great talent of the East will be the victor. As a reult my bet is fully on the East to win it all, even if I think it might be a close game.
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11. I think what would be best for the game as a whole would be to see the All Star games being held in arenas that dont see the playoffs much or at arenas of future expansion hopefuls so that the league can see if they can even fill a barn. It would be good for the game to hold the games at arenas that tend to be perennial playoff missing teams. If these cities struggle to make the playoffs year after year and struggle to fill the arena for the All Star games, then I think a serious conversation should be help about their right to own a SHL team.
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