2015 All Stars
Announced
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| 2015 All-Star Jersey |
When the 2015 NHL
All-Stars were announced earlier today, the line-up looked a little odd. Where
were the greats such as Pavel Datsyuk, the Sedin twins, Henrik Lundqvist and
Henrik Zetterberg? Okay, let’s go a little further and ask where is Joe
Thorton, P.K. Subban, David Backes or Erik Karlsson? It is
not surprising after seeing the amount of snubs this year that only two St.
Louis Blues’ players made the list. Both of them are young, but definitely
deserving of making the trip. However, are they the most deserving of the Blues
players to have been chosen as All-Stars? Maybe everyone but Shattenkirk and Tarasenko got a sneak peak of the jerseys and let it be known that they would not mind having a weekend off! These jerseys are truly bizarre and extremely ugly!
Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko will don the
ugliest NHL All-Star jersey yet and
represent their team in what should be an interesting skills challenge and
All-Star game. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that Shattenkirk and
Tarasenko are not worthy of being All-Stars, of course they are. What I am
saying is why was David Backes, TJ Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo forgotten? All
three of these guys have been on fire lately and have shown themselves to be
worthy of being called All-Stars.
That being said, the big question is how will Shattenkirk
and Tarasenko stack up against their fellow 2015 All-Stars? Shattenkirk has
proven that he can stay cool under pressure. He was an Olympian last year so he
is used to the glitz and glam that comes with being called an elite athlete,
therefore, he should not become star-struck over his fellow teammates. The same
can be said for Tarasenko. He was also an Olympian and although he is younger, he has a demeanor on the ice that speaks of maturity.
Both players should represent their team and their city well
and they are two players that St. Louis
should be proud to send off to Columbus.
Congratulations to Shattenkirk and Tarasenko for a job well-done!
I speculated on Brodeur's leave of absence from the St. Louis Blues to think about his future. Many say that he is planning on retiring and then working in the New Jersey Devils' front office. They are claiming that he knew he was holding the Devils back and moved aside graciously to make room for a young and talented goalie.
