I wanted to live blog tonight’s game but I had a cable fail which, unfortunately, prevented me from watching it live and then, when my DVR recorded a later game, the shootout was cut off because it went over the scheduled time.  Okay, I am finished venting…

Just like last year, the best in the East beat out the best in the West (much to my chagrin) with a final score of 12-11.  There are a lot of videos available on the NHL site but here is the scoring summary followed by the video of the shootout.
ASW: Tkachuk, K. …read more

Did you watch the 2009 NHL YoungStars game last night?  I really preferred the new format with the rookies facing off against the sophomores.  Here are the rosters:

ROOKIES

SOPHOMORES

Patrik Berglund (STL) Mikkel Boedker (PHX) Drew Doughty (LAK) Michael Frolik (FLA) James Neal (DAL) Luke Schenn (TOR) …read more

The lineups for the 2009 NHL All-Star game have changed with several big stars dropping out.  In the Western Conference lost Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit), Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit), Erik Ersberg (Los Angeles Kings) and Steve Mason (Columbus).  They have been replaced by Patrick Marleau (San Jose), Stephane Robidas (Dallas) and Pekka Rinne (Nashville).
In the Eastern Conference, Nicklas Backstrom (Washington) and Milan Lucic (Boston) have also backed out.
It’s also looking like Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) may have to drop out since his team doctors are saying he should rest so that he can be in a better position to help his team make …read more

The starting lineup for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game has been announced and I’m relatively happy with the list.  I would have liked to see more Calgary Flames there but I can understand these choices.  I also wish Alex Tanguay (Montreal Canadiens) would be playing but, after getting injured, he was forced to bow out.  I’m crushed.  At least four other Habs will be in the lineup to represent!
Anyway, I love the All-Star Game because it’s just a lot of good fun and it’s a nice way to get to know players that you don’t get to see too …read more