By AJ Petronzi
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It isn't a new trend, but many of the NHL's hand-picked all-stars will be sitting at home watching the game on TV the coming all-star weekend.
Headlining the list of missing all-stars are Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Sydney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin. There are at least 5 additional players sitting out the game.
The NHL is the only one of the four major leagues in North America to hold its all-star game in the middle of the season. Many of the players have injuries while others like Zetterberg alledge injuries so as not to risk getting injured in the all-star game.
With the changes made to the all-star format this year, another major change is probably needed. It is beyond belief why the NHL doesn't lump the all-star game into the draft week festivites. This way, the likelyhood of players missing do to injuries, real or fake, would be much less.
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It isn't a new trend, but many of the NHL's hand-picked all-stars will be sitting at home watching the game on TV the coming all-star weekend.
Headlining the list of missing all-stars are Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Sydney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin. There are at least 5 additional players sitting out the game.
The NHL is the only one of the four major leagues in North America to hold its all-star game in the middle of the season. Many of the players have injuries while others like Zetterberg alledge injuries so as not to risk getting injured in the all-star game.
With the changes made to the all-star format this year, another major change is probably needed. It is beyond belief why the NHL doesn't lump the all-star game into the draft week festivites. This way, the likelyhood of players missing do to injuries, real or fake, would be much less.
