Nash An All-Star — Mason Snubbed
- Updated: January 7, 2009
Rick Nash was named today to the Western Conference All-Star team, according to the roster released by the NHL at Noon EST. Unfortunately, Steve Mason was left off the squad. Here is the complete Western Roster: (*denotes fan-elected starter)
Forwards:
Jonathan Toews — Chicago *
Patrick Kane — Chicago *
Ryan Getzlaf — Anaheim *
Jarome Iginla — Calgary
Milan Hejduk — Colorado
Rick Nash — Columbus
Mike Modano — Dallas
Pavel Datsyuk — Detroit
Dustin Brown — Los Angeles
Shane Doan — Phoenix
Keith Tkachuk — St. Louis
Joe Thornton — San Jose
Defense
Scott Neidermeyer — Anaheim*
Brian Campbell — Chicago*
Sheldon Souray — Edmonton
Dan Boyle — San Jose
Shea Weber — Nashville
Nick Lidstrom — Detroit
Goal
J.S. Giguere — Anaheim*
Roberto Luongo — Vancouver
Niklas Backstrom–Minnesota
Now the politics and whining begins. While Mason clearly deserved it on merits, Luongo was made the token Canuck. What about Daniel Sedin, who is having a great year? We can go on and on, but I’d like to hear your thoughts first about who got a gift, and who got the shaft.
Eastern Conference announced tomorrow, and Young Stars on Friday. Mason had darn well better be in the Young Stars game!!!
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