2020 All-Star Weekend Thread

[naslundfan19]

Might as well get it started. Auston Matthews not playing due to injury. Brady Tkachuk replacing him.

 

[naslundfan19]

Petey in the hardest shot competition.

 

[esls79]

Reid Boucher has a harder shot than all of them. Too bad he's not an all star this year.

 

[Comeds]

Are the skills competitions going to be outdoors?

 

[puckhead]

Are the skills competitions going to be outdoors?

only parts of them

 

[dash]

It's not bad enough Hunter is scaring kids in Edmonton, now he's scaring the bejeesus out of St. Louis children as well.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

It's not bad enough Hunter is scaring kids in Edmonton, now he's scaring the bejeesus out of St. Louis children as well.

What is that?!?!?

 

[dash]

 

[naslundfan19]

Is Al Murdoch the new main PA guy for the NHL?

 

[puckhead]

that helps

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Is Al Murdoch the new main PA guy for the NHL?

yes
Canucks PA man Al Murdoch now the NHL’s big game voice man too

 

[puckhead]

Love markstrom miked up
Gets scored on with a clean shot "oh fuck off!"

 

[puckhead]

And the upgraded accuracy technology was messed up.
Players were sure that they hit the targets and hesitating while waiting for the bell.
Then Huberdeau was nowhere near the target, and it triggered.

Bring back the foam discs

 

[puckhead]

And the goofy target thing needs to be revamped.

Everyone just going for the 10 point spot, of course.
But hitting the target wasn't good enough, you had to hit the net in front of the target, which was tough to see from every angle.
The 2 and 4 point shots were just arbitrary misses of the 10 pointers.

 

[puckhead]

 

[forty_three]

Wayne Gretzky - "one of" the greatest players in NHL history AND former St Louis Blue.

 

[puckhead]

That's kind of cool

 

[jstewismybastardson]

ron burgundy wore it best when baxter got kicked off the bridge

 

[dash]

This is good news...

 

[naslundfan19]

You could hear Murdoch get a bit more excited introducing the Canucks players.