by no means am i a fan of his, but i think seguin sneaks int here instead of joe pavelski. Blake Wheeler is definitely missing from the right side. Kyle Connor missing. Filip Forsberg missing. Or were you trying to do something where every team gets a guy? either way, couple guys missing here. Eric staal also had 42 goals last year.

Or Mark Scheifele....This guy doesn't like the Jets...

Marchessault before Karlsson
Josi before Hamonic
P. Kane before Debrincat
Gaudreau or Monahan before E. Kane
Kopitar Before Niederreiter
Tarasenko or Schenn before Rakell
Missing Scheifele seguin benn

Yes, I was trying to do something where every team gets a guy. I do see the point you are making, but not everyone can fit on the roster. I'm in no way saying that Kyle Conner, Filip Forsberg, Eric Staal or Tyler Seguin are not capable of making the All Star team, because they are,, but they just didnt fit. I also added more players from San Jose becuase thats where the all star game (or games) will be hosted and they tend to add more players from the home team.

Not sure they would go before Rakell. Same point total and Rakell led the Ducks.
Schenn or Tarasenko before Draisaitl

We can debate until the cows come home but I applaud you for actually picking representation from every team.

However, you were down graded from 5 stars when Raanta was added to the team.

Okay, you want all 15 teams represented. That means there are 5 extra players that make the cut. So who are your five 2nd best players on their respective team in the West?

Let's start with the best player on every team:

Anaheim-Rakell,F
Arizona-OEL,D
Calgary-Gaudreau,F
Chicago-Kane,F
Colorado-MacKinnon,F
Dallas-Seguin,F
Edmonton-McDavid,F
Los Angeles-Kopitar,F
Minnesota-Dubnyk,G
Nashville-Josi,D
San Jose-Burns,D
St. Louis-Tarasenko,F
Vancouver-Boeser,F
Vegas-Marchessault,F
Winnipeg-Schiefele,F

So, we have 11 F, 3 D, and 1 G.

Who is the next best goalie in the West? Quick, Hellybuyck, or Rinne? We'll come back..

We know we need 3 defensemen. Drew Doughty will be the first. That eliminate's Quick.

Next, we look at the fact that the game is in San Jose. That would likely add Joe Pavelski as your last forward, and probably Martin Jones as your final goalie.

Let's say you don't play that game. I would imagine your 12th forward is Draisaitl. Your second goalie is likely Hellybuyck.

Tow more D. Any of Klingberg, Subban, Byfugelin, Pietrangelo, Giordano would do. I pick Subban and Klingberg to keep the R-L order.

And there is your roster.

Anaheim-Rakell,F
Arizona-OEL,D
Calgary-Gaudreau,F
Chicago-Kane,F
Colorado-MacKinnon,F
Dallas-Seguin,F; Klingberg,D
Edmonton-McDavid,F
Los Angeles-Kopitar,F; Doughty,D
Minnesota-Dubnyk,G
Nashville-Josi,D; Subban,D
San Jose-Burns,D; Pavelski,F; Jones,G
St. Louis-Tarasenko,F
Vancouver-Boeser,F
Vegas-Marchessault,F
Winnipeg-Schiefele,F

Will Staal do that again? I don't think so. Maybe 30 goals.

I agree with you on Wheeler, but Kyle Connor? Sure the guy got 30 goals last year, but that doesn't make him an all star. And Forsberg would go if he was the Preds guy. Probably only in place of a D.



Tarasenko, yes. Schenn, no.

but that works for alex debrincat? seriously?

Don't they do 3-on-3 in the all star game?

Hey, I never said I would put DeBrincat in the ASG. Though is it more likely that DeBrincat has the best stats on the Blackhawks in 18-19 than Connor does with Winnipeg.

Here's the thing, Connor is at best the fourth best forward on the Jets. That doesn't even include the D or Hellybuyck. Can you make a legitimate argument that DeBrincat wasn't a top three PLAYER on Chicago last year?

That is the point of my comment.

Is Kyle Connor a top 12 forward in the West? Or let's just say top 20? No. Neither is DeBrincat (and Connor is better IMHO). But compared to his teammates, DeBrincat has a better chance if we need one player from every team.