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  • CS10029
    Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
    • Feb 2004
    • 4616

    #1

    Am I The Only One...

    Who thinks it is absolutely ridiculous that neither of the top teams from the West or East are represented in the starting line up of this years All Star game?

    FOUR CANADIENS?!?!?! Are you ****ing kidding me, the Bruins are 14 points ahead of the Canadiens... Savard is in the top point getters, Thomas AND Manny are both in the top for Save and GAA, and Kessel is not too far behind from the lead in goals. I don't follow the Sharks, but I'm sure Scott could throw together a good argument for them.

    So pathetic that these are the lineups. How embarrassed must the NHL be?
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  • phillyfan23
    MVP
    • Feb 2005
    • 2319

    #2
    Re: Am I The Only One...

    it's pretty bad...that's why they should do it like the NFL...league decides. If that's the case, everyone who deserves it goes and the ones that don't watch.

    Pretty simple
    Last edited by phillyfan23; 01-03-2009, 02:47 PM.

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    • DrJones
      All Star
      • Mar 2003
      • 9113

      #3
      Re: Am I The Only One...

      Originally posted by phillyfan23
      it's pretty bad...that's why they should do it like the NFL...league decides. If that's the case, everyone who deserves it goes and the ones that don't watches.

      Pretty simple
      Agreed. The players should be picked by whoever votes for the 1st and 2nd Team All-Stars at the end of the season. The fans obviously regard it as a joke (if Markov and Komisarek didn't get voted in, Gonchar and Whitney would've), and the NHL obviously doesn't have talented enough IT people to prevent idiots from e-balloting tens of thousands of votes at a time, so it's time to scrap the whole thing.
      Originally posted by Thrash13
      Dr. Jones was right in stating that. We should have believed him.
      Originally posted by slickdtc
      DrJones brings the stinky cheese is what we've all learned from this debacle.
      Originally posted by Kipnis22
      yes your fantasy world when your proven wrong about 95% of your post

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      • headrulz101
        MVP
        • Jul 2004
        • 2045

        #4
        Re: Am I The Only One...

        Originally posted by CS10029
        Who thinks it is absolutely ridiculous that neither of the top teams from the West or East are represented in the starting line up of this years All Star game?

        FOUR CANADIENS?!?!?! Are you ****ing kidding me, the Bruins are 14 points ahead of the Canadiens... Savard is in the top point getters, Thomas AND Manny are both in the top for Save and GAA, and Kessel is not too far behind from the lead in goals. I don't follow the Sharks, but I'm sure Scott could throw together a good argument for them.

        So pathetic that these are the lineups. How embarrassed must the NHL be?
        You just realized this garbage now? It's been like this for the past couple of years. I don't think any of the Canadiens forwards should make it in, nor do I agree with Price making it in. Komisarek and Markov have been playing some fantastic hockey though.

        But then again, imagine a Boston goaltender starting for the Eastern All Stars in Montreal? A funny thing I noticed, the two top goalies are Price and Fleury.

        1. Price plays for Montreal
        2. Fleury is French Canadian
        3. The game is in Montreal

        Anyways, it's just a popularity contest. If Kovalev makes the lineup, I will lmao.
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        • SPTO
          binging
          • Feb 2003
          • 68046

          #5
          Re: Am I The Only One...

          Originally posted by phillyfan23
          it's pretty bad...that's why they should do it like the NFL...league decides. If that's the case, everyone who deserves it goes and the ones that don't watch.

          Pretty simple
          So Pro Bowl voting by the fans doesn't accomplish anything?

          The NFL only overturns the votes of the fans if there's massive irregularities in the voting which is what happened here with the NHL but i'm going to give the league a pass on this simply because it's the Canadiens 100th anniversary and it's quite plausible that Habs fans from all over clogged up the voting.

          It's not like others like Sid the Kid aren't getting votes as I read a while ago that he has the most votes compiled of any player in ASG history.

          Sucks for Bruins fans though but hey, you guys can knock the Habs out if they face each other in the playoffs
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          • headrulz101
            MVP
            • Jul 2004
            • 2045

            #6
            Re: Am I The Only One...

            Originally posted by SPTO
            So Pro Bowl voting by the fans doesn't accomplish anything?

            The NFL only overturns the votes of the fans if there's massive irregularities in the voting which is what happened here with the NHL but i'm going to give the league a pass on this simply because it's the Canadiens 100th anniversary and it's quite plausible that Habs fans from all over clogged up the voting.

            It's not like others like Sid the Kid aren't getting votes as I read a while ago that he has the most votes compiled of any player in ASG history.

            Sucks for Bruins fans though but hey, you guys can knock the Habs out if they face each other in the playoffs
            I think the Bruins are scared of facing the Habs in the 1st round!
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            • DrJones
              All Star
              • Mar 2003
              • 9113

              #7
              Re: Am I The Only One...

              And for the record, my picks for starters:

              East: Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, Chara, Markov, Thomas
              West: Iginla, Kane, Thornton, Boyle, Weber, Backstrom
              Originally posted by Thrash13
              Dr. Jones was right in stating that. We should have believed him.
              Originally posted by slickdtc
              DrJones brings the stinky cheese is what we've all learned from this debacle.
              Originally posted by Kipnis22
              yes your fantasy world when your proven wrong about 95% of your post

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              • DrJones
                All Star
                • Mar 2003
                • 9113

                #8
                Re: Am I The Only One...

                Originally posted by SPTO
                The NFL only overturns the votes of the fans if there's massive irregularities in the voting which is what happened here with the NHL but i'm going to give the league a pass on this simply because it's the Canadiens 100th anniversary and it's quite plausible that Habs fans from all over clogged up the voting.
                More like a half-dozen Habs fans with insta-vote programs.

                Originally posted by SPTO
                It's not like others like Sid the Kid aren't getting votes as I read a while ago that he has the most votes compiled of any player in ASG history.
                That's because a Pittsburgh fan started his own ballot-stuffing program. Gonchar, Whitney, and Fleury barely avoided getting voted in.
                Originally posted by Thrash13
                Dr. Jones was right in stating that. We should have believed him.
                Originally posted by slickdtc
                DrJones brings the stinky cheese is what we've all learned from this debacle.
                Originally posted by Kipnis22
                yes your fantasy world when your proven wrong about 95% of your post

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                • CS10029
                  Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 4616

                  #9
                  Re: Am I The Only One...

                  Originally posted by DrJones
                  And for the record, my picks for starters:

                  East: Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, Chara, Markov, Thomas
                  West: Iginla, Kane, Thornton, Boyle, Weber, Backstrom
                  I'd be happy with that. And I think Kessel and Savvy should be on a second or third line.
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                  • CS10029
                    Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 4616

                    #10
                    Re: Am I The Only One...

                    Originally posted by DrJones
                    More like a half-dozen Habs fans with insta-vote programs.



                    That's because a Pittsburgh fan started his own ballot-stuffing program. Gonchar, Whitney, and Fleury barely avoided getting voted in.
                    Those are facts?
                    I don't like the Yankees, I like the Red Sox, I don't like the Lakers, I like the Celtics, I hate the Canadiens and I love the Bruins. Soccer is the best sport on Earth, but most Americans are too ignorant to realize it. I am American.

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                    • DrJones
                      All Star
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 9113

                      #11
                      Re: Am I The Only One...

                      Originally posted by CS10029
                      Those are facts?
                      Regarding Gonchar, Whitney, and Fleury almost making it? Yes, check NHL.com. Regarding programs being responsible? I don't have proof, but it's pretty clear. Ever since the NHL switched to online voting, you'd see massive surges on certain teams from week to week. This happened with all four of the teams represented on this year's teams. Getzlaf, Niedermeyer, Pronger, and Giguere each gained over 300,000 votes over the last week. Kane and Toews received 400,000 votes each in the last week, while Iginla picked up around 50,000. Compare the West vote totals of Dec. 24 and today and tell me if it looks legit. The whole thing is ********.

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                      Originally posted by Thrash13
                      Dr. Jones was right in stating that. We should have believed him.
                      Originally posted by slickdtc
                      DrJones brings the stinky cheese is what we've all learned from this debacle.
                      Originally posted by Kipnis22
                      yes your fantasy world when your proven wrong about 95% of your post

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                      • Pink Mist
                        Pro
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 921

                        #12
                        Re: Am I The Only One...

                        Does not matter anyway...the all-star game is a joke!

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                        • CS10029
                          Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 4616

                          #13
                          Re: Am I The Only One...

                          Originally posted by Pink Mist
                          Does not matter anyway...the all-star game is a joke!
                          They should at the very least have all star players at the all star game...
                          I don't like the Yankees, I like the Red Sox, I don't like the Lakers, I like the Celtics, I hate the Canadiens and I love the Bruins. Soccer is the best sport on Earth, but most Americans are too ignorant to realize it. I am American.

                          This is My Music:
                          www.youtube.com/user/christoffascott

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                          • Pink Mist
                            Pro
                            • Sep 2008
                            • 921

                            #14
                            Re: Am I The Only One...

                            Originally posted by CS10029
                            They should at the very least have all star players at the all star game...
                            Most players make in in their anyway.

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                            • SPTO
                              binging
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 68046

                              #15
                              Re: Am I The Only One...

                              Originally posted by DrJones
                              More like a half-dozen Habs fans with insta-vote programs.



                              That's because a Pittsburgh fan started his own ballot-stuffing program. Gonchar, Whitney, and Fleury barely avoided getting voted in.
                              Ah well that does make the whole thing a bit more egregious then.

                              BTW I think the Winter Classic format should be applied to the ASG. Of course you'd have to move the ASG to Jan 1st though.
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