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Originally Posted by Thrice
Anyone check out the all star weekend? Or at least the game? I think it could have been netter, but was still awesome.. The fantasy draft made it.
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NHL All Star weekend is just pure win. The game itself is a little like any all star game- pussified. However, aside from the lack of hitting and defense, there's a great display of skill. What makes the weekend, though, is the skills day. That day is nearly perfect.
Fastest Skater? Awesome.
Breakaway challenge? A little rough around the edges, but players showcase a decent amount of hand/eye and overall skill and creativity.
Accuracy? Awesome.
Skills relay? Awesome.
Hardest shot? Zdeno Chara makes it interesting. 105.9 MPH- Jesus H Christ and Holy Allah!
Elimination shootout? Just a really long shootout, which is excellent.
When contrasted with the Pro Bowl this weekend, you really see how much better the NHL All Star weekend is than anything else. The fantasy draft made it THAT much better. Judging it too harsh from this inaugural draft would be unfair, like judging a new show solely from the pilot. There are a lot of tweaks that are needed in the future to make the draft better, but it was a geek/fan's dream. My only gripes, turn off the captain's microphones so there's some suspense with the picks, and improve the commentary, which mostly didn't work, was awkward, and tried too hard to stir up little faux-controversies.
9/10 overall! Hear hear!