NHL All Star Rosters

It's that time of the year. We are a little more then two weeks away from the NHL All Star Game, which this year emanates from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Once again, the league is going with the 3 on 3 tournament style game that it went with a season ago. What we will once again see is a 3-on-3 tournament between All-Star teams representing the league's four divisions; the Atlantic division played the Metropolitan, while the Central played the Pacific. Each game was played in two 10-minute halves, and went directly to a shootout in the event of a tie. The winners of the two semi-final games played in a championship game to determine the winner of the competition.

So the announcement came down and here's what the rosters look like for this year's game.

Atlantic Division
Head Coach: Michel Therrien (Canadiens)
Carey Price (Canadiens)
Tuukka Rask (Bruins)
Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Brad Marchand (Bruins)
Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)
Frans Nielsen (Red Wings)
Kyle Okposo (Sabres)
Vincent Trocheck (Panthers)
Victor Hedman (Lightning)
Erik Karlsson (Senators)
Shea Weber (Canadiens)

Metropolitan Division
Head Coach: John Tortorella (Blue Jackets)
Sergei Bobrovsky (Blue Jackets)
Braden Holtby (Capitals)
Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
Taylor Hall (Devils)
Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)
Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals)
Wayne Simmonds (Flyers)
John Tavares (Islanders)
Justin Faulk (Hurricanes)
Seth Jones (Blue Jackets)
Ryan McDonagh (Rangers)

Central Division
Head Coach: Bruce Boudreau (Wild)
Corey Crawford (Blackhawks)
Devan Dubnyk (Wild)
Patrik Laine (Jets)
Patrick Kane (Blackhawks)
Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Tyler Seguin (Stars)
Vladimir Tarasenko (Blues)
Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks)
P. K. Subban (Predators)
Ryan Suter (Wild)
Duncan Keith (Blackhawks)

Pacific Division
Head Coach: Peter DeBoer (Sharks)
Martin Jones (Sharks)
Mike Smith (Coyotes)
Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Jeff Carter (Kings)
Johnny Gaudreau (Flames)
Bo Horvat (Canucks)
Ryan Kesler (Ducks)
Joe Pavelski (Sharks)
Brent Burns (Sharks)
Drew Doughty (Kings)
Cam Fowler (Ducks)

So now the question is, did the league get the all star rosters right? And I say yes! It supposed to be the best players, and the biggest names getting to play in the game. It would have been nice to see one of the Sedin twins, but Horvat has had a better year for the Canucks then they have. You could also make the same argument for Franz Nielsen with the Red Wings, and Henrik Zetterberg.  Otherwise I think its a solid all star lineup and should be fun to watch this year!