#oh also plz note that I made giroux the captain of the metro team bc I'm petty like that

[holtbaest]

2019 All-Star Game Rosters 2.0

I didn’t like the 2019 ASG rosters so I made my own. I stuck with all of the rules so it still won’t make everyone happy but imo these are better than the originals (all of the changes are italicized):

METRO DIVISION F - Sebastian Aho (CAR) F (via last man in vote) - Nicklas Backstrom F - Mat Barzal (NYI) F - Sidney Crosby (PIT) F - Claude Giroux (PHI) (C) F - Taylor Hall (NJD) F - Cam Atkinson (CBJ) Artemi Panarin (CBJ)

D - John Carlson (WSH) D - Seth Jones (CBJ) Kris Letang (PIT)

G - Braden Holtby (WSH) G - Henrik Lundqvist (NYR)

ATLANTIC DIVISION F - John Tavares (TBL) Aleksander Barkov (FLA) F - Steven Stamkos (TBL) Max Domi (MTL) F - Nikita Kucherov (TBL) F - Auston Matthews (TOR) (C) F - David Pastrnak (BOS) F - Jack Eichel (BUF) Jeff Skinner (BUF)

D - Thomas Chabot (OTT) D - Keith Yandle (FLA) Morgan Rielly (TOR)

G - Jimmy Howard (DET) G - Carey Price (MTL) Andrei Vasilevksy (TBL)

Last man in vote, take your pick lol - Jack Eichel (BUF), Brad Marchand (BOS), Mitch Marner (TOR), Brayden Point (TBL), Steven Stamkos (TBL), John Tavares (TOR), Victor Hedman (TBL), Shea Weber (MTL), Frederick Anderson (TOR)

CENTRAL DIVISION F - Patrick Kane (CHI) F (via last man in vote) - Patrik Laine (WPG) F - Nathan MacKinnon (COL) (C) F - Ryan O-Reilly (STL) F - Blake Wheeler (WPG) Zach Parise (MIN) F - Mikko Rantanen (COL) F - Mark Scheifele (WPG)

D - Miro Heiskanen (DAL) D - Roman Josi (NSH)

G - Devan Dubnyk (MIN) Ben Bishop (DAL) G - Pekka Rinne (NSH)

PACIFIC DIVISION F - Leon Draisaitl (EDM) F - Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) F - Clayton Keller (ARI) F - Connor McDavid (EDM) (C) F - Joe Pavelski (SJS) Sean Monahan (CGY) F - Elias Petterson (VAN)

D - Brent Burns (SJS) D - Drew Doughty (LAK) D - Erik Karlsson (SJS) D (via last man in vote) - Erik Karlsson (SJS) or Mark Giordano (CGY)

G - Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) G - John Gibson (ANA)

I’ve always had an issue with the way the NHL ASG rosters are chosen and this year really uhhhhh demonstrated the problems with that process. there is truly no way to make everyone happy BUT I thought I would try my hand at building my own rosters for each division while still following the rules and tbh I’m pleased with these results.

also plz note that you could build a whole other team with the last man in options for the Atlantic. damn that division is stacked.

#I will not be taking criticism at this time #I can't make everyone happy this model makes it impossible ok #I tried to get marner and/or point on the atlantic roster but it was tbh impossible #oh also plz note that I made giroux the captain of the metro team bc I'm petty like that #nhl all star game #asg 2019 #you can bet your ass I'm not tagging every player lol