Rangers News: Henrik Lundqvist And Marc Staal Named To All Star Team
by Joe Fortunato on Jan 11, 2011 11:48 AM EST
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PrintSome good news on the Rangers front, Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Staal have been named to the 2011 NHL All Star team.
Rookie Derek Stepan was named to rookie skills competition team.
Brandon Dubinsky is an obvious omission here, and it's unfortunate because he's having a career season. Dubinsky's 36 points (16 goals and 20 assists) are just eight points of his career high 44 points, with just about half the season remaining. He is also only four goals away from tying his career high of 20. Still, no need to focus on this too much, there really wasn't anything Rangers fans could have done.
Still, you have to be happy for Lundqvist and Staal; both who are very deserving. For Lundqvist it's his second All Star Game appearance, and for Staal it's his first. Staal has participated in the "young guns" competition twice however.
Lundqvist is 18-12-3 with a 2.33 GAA and an eye-popping .923 SV%, this season. He's a very deserving choice at keeper for sure.
Staal has six goals and 11 assists for 17 points this season, and has been his normal rock on defense. It's nice to see him get some recognition for being one of the better young defenders in the league.
For Stepan it's a fine reward for a hell of a rookie season (half season?). Stepan has 12 goals (more than Ilya Kovalchuk) and 24 points (also more than Kovalchuk) and has been a fantastic addition to the Rangers this season. His 24 points is good for second on the team, and his 12 goals is also good for third on the team. Although Marian Gaborik has 11 goals, with 14 less games played.
Thoughts guys?
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No real surprises here
Dubi’s having a career season, but i mean i dont really have any qualms other than fleury being an all star. that is some serious bull.
It's hard to say
I think Dubinsky is more worthy than Henrik if only because there are probably five more guys in the NHL deserving to start over Henrik, despite his great season. You can, however, say the same thing about Dubinsky. However, if someone like Claude Giroux or Mike Richards (who are both having similar seasons to Dubs) get in, then I’ll cry foul.
Huh
I take that back a little since it looks like Giroux is the ONLY Flyer going. Still, I can’t believe they decided against Pavelec.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
true...
i pretty much feel the same way….posted this about a half hour ago.
http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2011/1/11/1928567/all-star-players-announced
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions
I guess Marc Staal IS pretty good, huh? What do the haters have to say to this? Is that silence I hear?
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by greifi griffie on Jan 11, 2011 12:10 PM EST reply actions
frankiec...
prob hasn’t seen this yet.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
staal is overrated
not as good as carcillo
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by Kevin Power on Jan 11, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
If he's THAT good
Does that mean we can get anyone NOT on this all-star team for him?
Bottom line, Girardi should have gotten that spot, if the league insisted on having a Ranger defenseman, but I can’t believe they took anyone from our blueline.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
They’re usually in for offensive fireworks to try to excite people. It’s odd they would choose any player whose calling card is defense first.
Well
There’s some stronger defensive players who’ve put up better offensive numbers then Staal too. Something tells me there’s an off-season “Life on the Sod Farm” reality show in the works.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Does that mean we can get anyone NOT on this all-star team for him?
Other than the really good young guys like Doughty and Pietrangelo, probably. That’s an argument for age/cap hit more than total skill however.
I also disagree with your bottom line. In November, no question. Staal’s been tremendous for 2 months running now, and all of the underneath “advanced stats” favor Staal now. That’s not a knock on Girardi, who has an excellent season, but Staal’s the better player.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
In the land of the blind...
My real bottom line was that we don’t have an All-Star defenseman. I was giving the nod to Girardi over Staal, but that was if I had to pick between the two.
Either way, Staal is on the team.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
I mean…obviously I can make arguments for a bunch of players over Staal (again, Doughty is the glaring omission), so if your point is that neither represents one of the 12 best d-men, that’s fine, I won’t go crazy.
I personally am happy they rewarded one of them (i’d have been fine with Girardi), as they’ve represented one of the best shutdown tandems in the NHL over the last couple months.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
That was pretty much my point – We don’t have one of the 12 best defensemen in the league any way you look at it. If you want to go by just this season, there’s guys I think deserved it more. If you want to go by a sort of overall value as a player thing, I still don’t think any of our D are in the top 12.
Regarding them as a “shut down pair” Staal and Girardi’s improved play over the past few months has coincided with Hank getting his game back. I still believe that Hank is our most valuable defenseman. With Hank on his game, we’re able to keep pucks out of the net, and our D looks better. The saves Hank makes on second chances are unreal. If our D was shutting down the other team, they wouldn’t be getting those chances to begin. They’d be frustrating offenses, teams would be able to set up or get anything going, and Hank wouldn’t be making those saves.
It’s a chicken and the egg kind of thing, and I’m not expecting to win you over with it, but I just thought I’d let you know what my line of thought was on it all.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
I still believe that Hank is our most valuable defenseman. With Hank on his game, we’re able to keep pucks out of the net, and our D looks better.
I think you should know by now that I’m not measuring the quality of our D by the number of goals allowed, which is obviously linked to the goaltender.
I know it’s an argument that will continue on, but I would like to think that the recognition of Staal here might help open your eyes to the fact he’s an excellent defenseman, and the league recognizes him as such.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Does Behind the Net allow you to overlay a player’s Shots Against/60 with Total Team Shots Against/60 with goalie Save % on a game by game basis?
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 11, 2011 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Good question
They added a lot of new wrinkles that I haven’t played with yet, it might be possible to do that season long, not sure about game by game.
I have all the shots, scoring chances, and ice time in a database, I might be able to pull that out. I’ll try at least. What do you think that would tell us?
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Buck—considering that you thought Del Zotto had a better year than Staal and would be the better player this season too, I guess that it’s not surprising that you still cannot admit you are completely wrong about Staal’s game.
Del Zotto has really outperformed Staal this year, too, huh? I’m sure it’s an oversight that DZ isn’t an all-star….
Prole art threat.
by greifi griffie on Jan 11, 2011 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
I said MDZ had a better upside then Staal and brought something more important to the team
I still stand by that. I’ve also been pretty clear that I don’t think Torts is the guy who’s going to help MDZ fufill his potential. Maybe the “grounding” works, but having a guy who can show MDZ how to use the crazy talent he has seems like it would be a much bigger help then Torts telling him to dumb it down so he doesn’t get caught.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
so we can go ahead and pick up...
henrik zetterberg….hmm id be inclined to take that deal.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I meant among other D-men.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Boyle
Stepan is #3 in goals on the Rangers. You forgot the biggest surprise of the season. Boyle is second behind Dubi with 14
ah crap
you’re right
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 11, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
No Dubinsky is hard to understand
Leading his team in goals and assists, two way forward, has some grit in his game, has been the MVP of his team this season, and a leader on and off the ice.
I knew Stepan would make the rookie squad. He should be fun to watch in the skills competition.
Hank deserves the nod, he was snubbed way too many times early in his career in the All-Star game. Glad he is getting recognition as one of the top three goalies in the Eastern Conference. I’m off to see the rest of the list!
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I agree
If they’re picking guys who are “fun to watch” he’d be a great pick. He plays hard, but has the element of skill he breaks out when he can, and I think that would make him a great fit, from that perspective. He also has the numbers to make the cut so far this season.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
*Top six in the league. (Conference doesn’t come into the equation this year.)
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It's nice Hank is getting that
But it sucks if it was at the expense of a guy like Pavelec, who’s been really breaking out this season.
That having been said, I think Hank’s proved in the last few weeks he still is our top defenseman. The statline shows our defense keeping some big players off the board recently, but the highlights show what Hank had to do to win those games for us.
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Way to keep repeating that line about Lundqvist, Buck….keep repeating it, maybe someone will believe it….as for the rest of us we’ll take Marc Staal as the Rangers’ best d-man.
Prole art threat.
by greifi griffie on Jan 11, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
He might very well be
But that doesn’t give us a good blue line
by BuckarooClub on Jan 11, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
yeah...
5 of 6 goalies this year…are all from the east.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
Probably would be different if Quick and the Kings hadn’t taken a nose dive recently. That being said, Luongo certainly is deserving.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think the league is messing with us
They’re putting a couple of our guys in the All-Star Game (an exibition) so they keep can keep screwing us on calls in the game that counts.
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Jordan Eberle – Edmonton Oilers
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Phoenix Coyotes
Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks
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7th in the league in points. Henrik Zetterberg snubbed. Worst forward snub in my opinion. Why Ales Hemsky over Zetterberg? Edmonton already has the two rookies playing in the rookie skills competition. I’d be miffed if I was a Red Wings fan, I am a little grumpy as a hockey fan.
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How Hemsky and Elias are in and Zetterberg is out is mind-bottling as Chazz Michael Michaels would say.
I understand Elias being there because there has to be a Devil- and none of their rookies deserve it more than any of the 12 rookies selected, but snubbing Zetterberg is just awful. If Hemsky is there then Hossa should be there and Zetterberg sure as hell should be there. [end rant]
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It all comes down to the tried and true problem of getting someone in the All Star game from each team. To get Zetterberg on the team, what forward would you remove?
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, I did find one
WTF is Patrick Kane doing on the All Star team?
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Not every team has to be represented in the actual game. Several teams are only represented in the ‘rookies’ section (Florida, Islanders, and the Coyotes). Off the top of my head Kane has been injured most of the year, so has Hemsky. Zetterberg deserves it more than either of them. The Oilers already have Hall and Eberle going, they don’t need Hemsky going too.
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Your right, I didn’t notice that they were counting the rookies. That’s odd.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
does anyone here think that any devil deserves to be anywhere near this game
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by Kevin Power on Jan 11, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Not that I would argue
Elias though has 30 points on a team that has only scored 74 goals all season (points on 40.5% of their goals). It’s a fairly impressive total for a terrible team.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
More impressive than Kovalchuk’s totals, that is for sure.
If anyone from that team should go it is Elias but I still think he isn’t having a strong enough campaign to justify him there. That is just my opinion though.
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The every team represented thing is the killer. I agree that he’s not that strong, but he is easily the Devils best player this season, and if guys like Burmistrov aren’t on the rookie team, there’s no way in hell Tedenby should be.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed.
It is time the league stops doing this pathetic ‘every team should be represented’ crap. It makes for a less interesting game. I’d love to see what Burmistrov could have done in a shootout challenge. That kid has amazing hands.
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Same thing happens in just about every sport
You want to give fans of each market at least SOME reason to watch the game. Purely economic decision.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
I would think the Devils fall into one of those teams that should send a rookie to ‘represent’ them… but I can’t name you that rookie and they certainly don’t deserve it more than the very deserving twelve already going.
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22 GP, 4 G, 5 A… not so sure he deserves to go. 9 points in 22 games isn’t bad for a rookie for a team like the Devils I also think he is currently injured.
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"In Prust we Trust."
When it comes to this rookie game, I don’t think point totals are as important as just being an exciting, young talented player. Tedenby certainly fits that bill.
Didn’t know about the injury though.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
funny story about the devils...
haha some guy from the devils called me today regarding the game i went to 2 weeks ago….and asked me how my experience was and if i was a “HUGE” devils fan….
I’m like…sorry buddy…..but i went to the game as a Rangers fan….
and he’s like….oh funny….we get this a lot?
okay, thanks bye!
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
i dont agree with that whole there has to be one player from every team represented. The all star game is about showcasing the best players in the league and does Patrick Elias fall into that? Not in my mind, now Zetterberg was a big snub but having a player representing a team that is the worst in the league over a player who is in the top ten in points is inexcusable to me…I think the fans take part of the blame but maybe the ballots should not be made up at the beginning of the season and should be made up in november/december where we have a better look at who the best teams are
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by Kevin Power on Jan 11, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
+1 on the every team represented concept
If your team is terrible and really has no top level player at this point, you don’t get a representative. Hockey fans will still watch even if no one from their team is in.
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not true about every team being rep in the game....
no panthers as far as i remember..
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
They have a rookie representative. Dadonov.
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"In Prust we Trust."
but thats just the skills competition...
im talking the game specifically.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t need a representative in the actual game. I mentioned this above.
Not every team has to be represented in the actual game. Several teams are only represented in the ‘rookies’ section (Florida, Islanders, and the Coyotes).
The Isles, Panthers, and Coyotes are only represented by rookies.
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"In Prust we Trust."
i know...so then we're in agreement....
cuz thats what i said….
No panthers represtented in the game…
and that Dadonov is just there for the skills competition
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
It doesn’t surprise me too much. Not a lot of offensive talent on the ‘Yotes, Islanders, or Panthers. Sorry for the confusion. I thought you weren’t clear on whether or not they were represented at all.
I am almost certain those are the only three teams without a forward, goalie, or d-man represented though.
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Vokoun could have easily gone in instead of Hank IMO. But I think that’s about it for Florida. For Phoenix, you could potentially make an argument for Yandel or Doan. Islanders? Uhhhhhhhh….
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
moulson or even pierre-alexandre if they reallly needed to be represtented....
and tavares has been pretty sick during their recent…decent play….but prob nothing warranting them being on the team.
but yeah again…i just dislike how many guys that have been injured for substansial amounts of times are still on the team.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed. Seems cherry-picked.
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"In Prust we Trust."
Definitely
Got some stars in there that probably don’t deserve to be there other than the fact they are stars.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
More midseason fodder to talk about:
ESPN’s midseason grades.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6011395
How do the Caps rank an A- for a disappointing season and the Rangers only a B+ for an overachieving season?
because the caps were on HBO and the Rangers were not
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It took them 30 years to implement the forward pass and 70 to mandate helmets thus making all hockey players who wear helmets and visors as well as goalies who wear masks and pads all wimpy cry babies
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by Kevin Power on Jan 11, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
The Rangers were on HBO when they beat the Caps and the Pens and they probably went further in depth in those games than against almost any other opponent.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 11, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
grain of salt
They say the Flyers are steady in net too.
Manning lobs it, Burress alone, touchdown New York!
For the empty net, Mark Messier... do you believe it?! Do you believe it?! He said we will win game 6 - he has just picked up the hat trick!
Well, they CURRENTLY are. It remains to be seen if Boucher will revert to a pumpkin. Certainly Bobroski isn’t playing as well as he did earlier now that the league is figuring him out.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough, but I don’t see either of those two stealing 3 or 4 games in the playoffs like every cup winner seems to have. Maybe I just hate saying anything even remotely complimentary to anything in Philly…
Manning lobs it, Burress alone, touchdown New York!
For the empty net, Mark Messier... do you believe it?! Do you believe it?! He said we will win game 6 - he has just picked up the hat trick!
Oh, I hate Philly too but remember: Boucher was in net for most of their run last year. He’s capable of getting hot.
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Just saw something interesting
Ryan Whitney of the Oilers is +15. If someone should be an All Star for Edmonton, it’s the guy that logs 25 minutes of ice team and is +15 for that stinker of a team.
Whitney is amazing on the powerplay, he picks up a ton of assists on a team that has a rather modest offense. You are right he should have gotten the nod… but who would you take out? I don’t think Marc Staal’s game will be ‘exciting’ for an All-Star game, but that is just my opinion. Karlsson deserves it (second on Ottawa in points, sophomore year). As does everyone else on that list. Tough call.
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being awesome on the PP...
doesn’t help the +/- so that makes him even more impressive when you think of it.
it just wouldnt have been right if they left out hall…even if he isnt having that great of a season….
and way to pick a bunch of injured players…..
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
He’s hurt, that probably factored into it.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 11, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
wow
Dubi got snubbed hard
this is only Henrik’s 2nd All Star? wow
by Archie Barberio on Jan 11, 2011 1:44 PM EST reply actions
Hate to steal the thread but...
Does anyone know of Wolski’s status for tonight? Playing Not Playing? Whats the deal?
Also, tonight is the expected Rangers debut of Wojtek Wolski. Even though Sean Avery has played well the past three games on Marian Gaborik’s left wing, I suspect Wolski will get a chance to skate with Gaborik and Artem Anisimov with Avery skating with Drury and, most likely, Kris Newbury. But we’ll see about the line combinations later on.
Via Andrew Gross.
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dubinsky not going is a disgrace
im calling a hat trick for him tonight
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by BombersGmenBlueshirts25 on Jan 11, 2011 2:15 PM EST reply actions
well i dont i could be happier to hear this prediction...
might need to bring a hat today just in case.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jan 11, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
I just think it's silly
That Detroit (the 2nd best team in the league) & Philly (3rd best team) only have 1 player representing them? Something’s wrong here…
With the exception of Zetterberg and Briere
Who else would you want on there?
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 11, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
At least we got two in
I hate when we only have one
by The Last Shall Become First on Jan 11, 2011 3:31 PM EST reply actions
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