GDT: NHL All-Star Skills Competition - January 27th - 7PM

[izzy]

fun day for mike green

 

[Fire Benning]

Why did they get rid of the breakaway competition? that was always one of the highlights of the all-star weekend.

 

[RDTBay4]

All-Star Skills Competition player assignments announced

 

[talkinaway]

Is there any kind of running scoring tally in the skills comp like last year, or is it just "oh, here's who won each competition"? Last year, the players in each division played for points, and the winner got to basically set up the bracket for the next day, choosing both their opponent and their time slot. But this year, everything's individual, which makes me think they're really doing the "just for show" aspect. Plus, there are five goalies in the shootout streak, which means it's imbalanced from a divisional standpoint. (Seriously, why couldn't they just do all 8? Time? Or because shootouts are really, really boring? In that case, knock it down to 4.)

Oh, and why DID they get rid of the breakaway challenge? Because Johnny Nutella wanted to light his stick on fire? Because it was actually fun? Did the players dread having to come up with something fun/funny?

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

 

[Straight Fire]

I’m in the minority but I love all star weekend!
It’s what got me into hockey as a little kid.

I love it too. This is coming from someone who's been watching the sport since the early 80s.

I wish everyone would try a little more, but all ASGs are a bit this way. I love the celebration of our best. Being selected is a huge honor, everything else is gravy!

 

[EdJovanovski]

Anyone else catch the ref reviewing the goal that McDavid just scored in the all-star game?

Lmao that would be a pretty funny joke for them to pull on him. Hope they do it

 

[illpucks]

The new rules for the accuracy shooting can either make the event long and painful or more entertaining.

Sid will go 5/5

 

[EdJovanovski]

Why did they get rid of the breakaway competition? that was always one of the highlights of the all-star weekend.

There are articles saying they wanted to put more emphasis on skill rather than gimmicks. I think they should’ve kept it though, hockey players are known to be a little dull and lack personality. Seeing the guys personalities is one of the most fun aspects of All Star weekend to me

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I’d love to see Letang try the passing challenge. Dude can’t even make a good one time pass to Geno.

My thoughts as well.

He'd be unstoppable in a turnover challenge though.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Why did they get rid of the breakaway competition? that was always one of the highlights of the all-star weekend.

Because the NHL can't do anything right.

 

[Little Psycho]

Funny interview.

 

[hockeykicker]

Because the NHL can't do anything right.

Or acutually since the players said to get rid of it

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Or acutually since the players said to get rid of it

When?? Who??

 

[serp]

Klingberg in the hardest shot competition ? Thats kind of random that he's not in the passing thing ^^

Never actually saw Klingberg even shoot that hard. Acurate yeah but usually not that hard

 

[Nooodles]

They should have a coach's challenge competition.

I wanna see a goalie interference challenge for the refs.

 

[Barrie22]

I believe burns should have been in the accuracy and not hardest shot.

 

[hockeykicker]

When?? Who??

The NHL just doesn't cancel things on its own. The players have to agree. Just like how the players wanted to get rid of the all star draft cause they said it was awkward and embarrassing

 

[Samuel Culper III]

I don’t think a single shooter will break 98 MPH.

 

[Sam Spade]

I too kind of want to see Giroux and Crosby together.

 

[JadedLeaf]

I wanna see a goalie interference challenge for the refs.

And a whistle blowing challenge as well. Whoever passes out first loses.

 

[JadedLeaf]

I kind of wanted to see Matthews in the shooting accuracy comp again. Kind of seems strange omitting him from that and having Boyle taking part.

 

[ThewThew]

Larkin not in the fastest skater competition ????????

 

[hockeykicker]

Larkin not in the fastest skater competition ????????

Multiple sources say that multiple players pulled out of fastest skater because of mcdavid

 

[rethinking]

Surprised Marchand not in fastest skating competition. He could win it by a nose.

Why did Syd feel that it was necessary to say referees got both calls (Matthews and McDavid) right?