NHL All-Star Fan Vote

[The Comish]

This is the end of fan voting. Fans/people are stupid anyway and influenced big time by media's opinions far too often. What's the point of voting for John Scott to play against All-Stars in a 3 on 3 no hit affair? He'll know that he's the butt of all the jokes, he can't keep up with ANY of the players, so he won't even play much - it won't be an "honour" for him to go (if he does go). It's like voting for the dweeb to be homecoming king - just a joke so all the cool kids can make fun of him. People suck.

Also, if the NHL wants to see more goals, figure out a way to clone Cam Ward. That is all.

[ericdaoust]

This is the end of fan voting.

I hope you're right.

[StuntMan12]

If fans wanted to do it right we would come to a consensus and vote for 4 goons or 4 undeserving players to the game. Well that's what I'm doing but Toots is about 150th place or so. Going to support him 100% though.

[Dano85]

Someone posted a pretty good idea to Dregers twitter feed today, it was something along the lines of

the league nominate x number of players to go to the game, then the fans vote between those players. sounds like a pretty good idea to me, and still leaves for some fan interaction

[NoWayOut]

I pretty much come down on The Comish's side of this, but the biggest flaw with the way the NHL is going about this is allowing fans to vote 10 times a day. That just encourages this nonsense. How about 1 vote, period. Or one per day. Once a week.

Vote 10 times a day sounds like a Chicago mayoral election not an All-Star vote.

[ericdaoust]

If people actually cared about the ASG the voting results would be much different. People watch because it's the only hockey on that weekend but I don't get a sense that anyone is emotionally invested.

[Dennis4022]

I didn't mind it last year when girgensons was actually playing well but I think voting John Scott is taking it a little too far

Does anyone on this planet really care about the All Star game ?

[Bomm Bastic]

Zemgus had THIS

All due respect to fans, it’s just something that you have to deserve,” Girgensons said Thursday in First Niagara Center. “How it went last year, I don’t want to repeat that. It’s a lot of pressure on me and something that’s not earned right now.

“It was mixed emotions, different emotions,” he said. “It’s not something I got too much satisfaction out of and something I don’t want to repeat this year.”

[StuntMan12]

Does anyone on this planet really care about the All Star game ?

I think the skills competition is the only thing worth watching. If John Scott played in the 3 on 3 I would watch just to see how he did. It's suppose to be an event that is fun and for the fans and ultimately means NOTHING so why not put in a guy people want to see play.

[Dennis4022]

I think the skills competition is the only thing worth watching. If John Scott played in the 3 on 3 I would watch just to see how he did. It's suppose to be an event that is fun and for the fans and ultimately means NOTHING so why not put in a guy people want to see play.

I understand that it's fun for you to watch the skills competition, but let me change my question: Would anyone really miss the All-Star Game?

I never understood why it has to be during the season, it just annoys me.

[StuntMan12]

I understand that it's fun for you to watch the skills competition, but let me change my question: Would anyone really miss the All-Star Game?

I never understood why it has to be during the season, it just annoys me.

No I find it pointless. I remember as a kid I was always excited for it and watching Pavel Bure and rooting for him.....but the older I got I found it boring and didn't bother following it. What I do like the NHL doing is the outdoor games on New Years, glad they keep doing that.

[JohnScott AllStarMVP]

This is the end of fan voting. Fans/people are stupid anyway and influenced big time by media's opinions far too often. What's the point of voting for John Scott to play against All-Stars in a 3 on 3 no hit affair? He'll know that he's the butt of all the jokes, he can't keep up with ANY of the players, so he won't even play much - it won't be an "honour" for him to go (if he does go).

In the end, it all worked out. It was a huge honor and keeping up with the pace of the game was no problem.

[blayze]

If they want to make the All Star game relevant, they need to put something real at stake... like with MLB and home-field advantage in the world series.

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

If they want to make the All Star game relevant, they need to put something real at stake... like with MLB and home-field advantage in the world series.

God no. Because in baseball, the players still don't care and treat it as a joke. But with a real consequence. It's awful.