New Jersey Devils players watch from the bench often and marvel at some of the things Jack Hughes can do on the ice. “Every game, at least a couple times, I'll be like, 'Oh my God, that guy's amazing,'” forward Michael McLeod said. The same goes in Buffalo, where Rasmus Dahlin described Sabres teammate Tage Thompson's development as “a ticking time bomb.” While being an All-Star is old hat for the NHL's old guard of Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and even unquestioned best player in the world Connor McDavid, the festivities this weekend in South Florida are a showcase for the league's next generation of stars, led by Hughes and Robertson now that Thompson is out with injury and replaced by Dahlin.
The NHL All-Star Game weekend is returning to South Florida for the first time in 20 years with a good mix of veterans and under-25 stars.
It is a three-on-three dream line for Saturday's All-Star Game, and the Colorado Avalanche are represented by every piece. As the luminaries hit the ice at Sunrise, Fla., the Central Division All-Star squad has a notable advantage when facing its Pacific Division foes in the first semifinal. TheCentral Division has instant chemistry with an all-Avalanche line of Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. "It'll be a fun weekend with those guys, for sure," MacKinnon said of stepping on the All-Star stage with his teammates.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
14 | LW | |
10 | C | |
12 | C | |
11 | C | |
34 | RW | |
2 | D | |
44 | D | |
4 | D | |
24 | C | |
53 | C | |
25 | LW | |
23 | D | |
5 | D | |
27 | LW | |
6 | D | |
32 | G | |
29 | G | |
16 | C | |
21 | LW | |
91 | C | |
5 | D | |
20 | D | |
15 | LW | |
41 | G |