All-Star Weekend Predictions

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 22, 2009 1:12 PM EST

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The NHL's brightest stars (and a few scrubs that were voted in by Québécois robots) will gather in Montreal this weekend for the 2009 NHL All-Star Weekend. Between the skills competition, sponsor events, press conferences, and trips to full-contact strip clubs, the NHL's All-Stars will find time to play a game of pond hockey on a network that most cable subscribers don't even know they have.

I thought it would be fun to make a few predictions for this weekend. Let's start with the Honda/NHL SuperSkills Competition.

Honda/NHL SuperSkills Competition

Versus will choose not to put a mic on an often injured, foul-mouthed goalie this year.

Cisco NHL Hardest Shot: Zdeno Chara

Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater: Jeff Carter

McDonalds Accuracy Shooting: Tomas Kaberle

Scotiabank Fan Fav Breakaway Challenge: Alex Ovechkin

Upper Deck NHL YoungStars Game: Rookies win the game & Steven Stamkos takes advantage of all the open ice and earns the MVP (if there is an MVP)

2009 NHL All-Star Game

This game will feature 17 goals and less body contact than a date with one of the Duggar girls.

Winner: Does anyone really care?

MVP: ~~Sidney Crosby (the NHL needs its golden boy)~~ Ilya Kovalchuk

Stanley Cup of Chowder All-Star Weekend Challenge

Post your predictions for the following in the comment section:

- Hardest Shot (1 point)

- Fastest Skater (1 point)

- Accuracy Shooting (1 point)

- Breakaway Challenge (1 point)

- YoungStars Winning Team (1 point)

- YoungStars MVP (2 points)*

- Number of goals scored in All-Star Game (3 points)

- All-Star Game MVP (3 points)

*Not sure if an MVP will be awarded this year. Some years they have named an MVP and others they haven't.

The winner gets the distinct honor of having their name appear in a post!

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Ok, I'll play

- Hardest Shot (1 point): Chara
- Fastest Skater (1 point): Marian Gaborik (what? he’s hurt? oh crap….hmmm….who’s in it?) Jeff Carter, I guess.
- Accuracy Shooting (1 point): Savard
- Breakaway Challenge (1 point): Ovechkin
- YoungStars Winning Team (1 point): Freshmen
- YoungStars MVP (2 points)*: Pekka Rinne
- Number of goals scored in All-Star Game (3 points): 18
- All-Star Game MVP (3 points): Tim Thomas

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 22, 2009 4:06 PM EST reply actions

Wow, a goalie as MVP in the All-Star Game! That is a bold prediction.

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 22, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, it’s a long shot, but I’ll look like some kind of genius if it’s right. I should either drop the goal total or change the MVP, though.

…unless I think it’s going to be like 12-6 or something. Which is not unreasonable. Plus Carrie will be tired from the youngstars game, right?

Bouwmeester should be my pick for fastest skater, based entirely on a Mirtle post about NHL 09 skating times.

So now I’m changing my entry. Woops.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 22, 2009 11:37 PM EST up reply actions

not so much bold

as a homer bet haha

by ub3reric on Jan 23, 2009 2:26 AM EST up reply actions

Contestants

Just in case you were wondering who is competing:

Hardest Shot:
Zdeno Chara, Sheldon Souray, Vinny Lecavalier, Mike Komisarek, Shea Weber and Mark Streit

Fastest Skater:
Jeff Carter, Zach Parise, Brian Campbell and Jay Bouwmeester

NHL Fan Fav Breakaway Challenge:
Alex Ovechkin, Ryan Getzlaf, Alex Kovalev, Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane.

Accuracy Shooting:
Tomas Kaberle, Jonathan Toews, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jarome Iginla, Dany Heatley, Marc Savard, Mike Modano and Evgeni Malkin

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 22, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions

YoungStars rosters

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29363

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 22, 2009 4:21 PM EST reply actions

Crosby Out of All-Star Weekend

The Kid will not be particpating in the skills competion or all-star game.

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 22, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions

I'll give it a go

- Hardest Shot (1 point): Souray
- Fastest Skater (1 point): Campbell
- Accuracy Shooting (1 point): Toews
- Breakaway Challenge (1 point): Ovechkin
- YoungStars Winning Team (1 point): Rookies
- YoungStars MVP (2 points)*: Stamkos
- Number of goals scored in All-Star Game (3 points): 15 (8-7 in OT/SO)
- All-Star Game MVP (3 points): Iginla

by lordosis on Jan 22, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions

Hopefully I will get at least 1 point

- Hardest Shot (1 point) – Zdeno Chara

- Fastest Skater (1 point) – Jeff Carter

- Accuracy Shooting (1 point) – Evgeni Malkin

- Breakaway Challenge (1 point) – Alex Ovechkin

- YoungStars Winning Team (1 point) – Rookies

- YoungStars MVP (2 points)* Patrik Berglund

- Number of goals scored in All-Star Game (3 points) 21

- All-Star Game MVP (3 points) – Alex Ovechkin

by Amanda at Double A Hockey on Jan 23, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions

Here we go

-Hardest shot(1pt) – Souray
-Fastest skater (1pt) – Campbell
-Accuracy Shooting(1pt) – Modano
-Breakaway challenge (1pt)- Getzlaf
-Youngstars winning team (1pt) – Sophomores
Youngstars MVP (2pts)- Devin Setoguchi

of goals scored in All star game (3pts)- 15
All Star Game MVP – Thornton

by Cup comes to SJ on Jan 24, 2009 3:54 AM EST reply actions

Breakaway Challenge

The Breakaway Challenge is going to Kovalev regardless of whether or not he deserves to win it. That competition is going to be decided by fan voting, and he’s going to be the only one with 18,000 fans in the building sending his name in via text message. It’s going to be the starting lineup fiasco all over again. Stuff that ballot box!

by kessler on Jan 24, 2009 2:10 PM EST reply actions