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Hi Keeba!
I find it pretty bland, too, though the skills competition was kind of amusing. But "nightmare" makes it sound like peoples' lives are threatened.
The highlight for me was Sutter's son (with Down Syndrome) on the bench in a coat and tie, getting in Ovechkin's face and trying to rally the team from 4 goals down. He was intense, and it was awesome.
Maybe its not truly different from other sports, but I feel like hockey players are more in touch with fans. I can't imagine a moment like that from an NBA team or the NFL.
I also loved Toews drafting Kessel with his first pick because he is "very coachable". Kind of digging at the media chumfest that revolves around Toronto.
Oh, and also loved when Johnny Gaudreu was taken out to do the shoot-out shot like he was a little kid. Even my wife laughed, and she doesn't really care about hockey.
And no one was injured in the event, as far as I know.
You know you guys could always just not watch it...... fairly simple solution
You're entitled to your opinion but I just don't get why anyone cares about All-Star games or complains about them. This goes for any sport. It's simply just not a big deal considering it's an absolutely meaningless game.
I think the Pro Bowl is the worst of them all. So therefore I never watch it. And it doesn't bother me at all.
Because it's just not worth it to make a game out of it. There's no point in risking an injury or anything like that for a meaningless game to be honest. The fans have to take a back seat on that one.The game doesn't bother me, i just don't watch. However the title of this thread is "All star game discussion" I could ask why me being critical of the game bothers YOU Bluedream? You call it meaningless and i agree but it was not always that way. It never meant a lot but certainly the game itself has taken a long drive off a short cliff. Many of the best players on the planet are there, why not make a game out of it? Just saying it could be much, much better.
Don't forget the notion that teammates might play against each other. It could turn into a **** show real quick If someone hits someone else hard and his AS teammates go after him.
The game is made for players to have have. You know what it is going to be like, you don't like the format, then don't watch it. Complaining is pointless