Friday, January 23, 2015

Team Foligno Vs. Team Toews

The +NHL had their All-Star Fantasy Draft tonight and the rosters for the All-Star weekend were set, as team captains Nick Foligno and Jonathan Toews made their picks and gave faces to each side of the draw.

First of all, I didn't really highlight the changes to the overall roster of all-stars throughout the last couple of weeks, so I'll make notes of it here.  Kristy & Don lost the services of Pekka Rinne in Week Fourteen, which meant that Marc-Andre Fleury could join, which gave +Clayton his fourth player on the active roster.  Jimmy Howard was also removed from the weekend's festivities, due to a groin injury, taking Dale B.'s only all-star out and it allowed Tony to have a fourth all-star in Jaroslav Halak.  There was also a rookie roster change, as Tony lost his rookie representation in Tanner Pearson, allowing a non-pool player to take his place, Montreal's Jiri Sekac.

Later on in the week, Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin dropped out, then Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky got hurt and then Colorado defenseman Erik Johnson was also head back, due to injury.  The only player to be actually added for the replacements was Brian Elliott of the Blues, as the other three were rookies, who were already on their way to Columbus.

Without further adieu, here's how the draft finished off and where all of the loyalties lie.  Which team are you going to cheer for on Sunday?

Team Foligno NHL Pool Team Toews NHL Pool
Nick Foligno CBJ Wes Jonathan Toews CHI Stacey M.
Patrick Kane CHI Stacey C. Ryan Getzlaf ANA Cam
Ryan Johansen CBJ Grant S. Rick Nash CBJ Grant K.
Anze Kopitar LOS B&S Jakub Voracek PHI Dale C.
Steven Stamkos TAM Grant K. John Tavares NYI Brian
Claude Giroux PHI Troy Vladimir Tarasenko STL Dale C.
Phil Kessel TOR Tony Patrice Bergeron BOS Grant K.
Bobby Ryan OTT Ryan Tyler Seguin DAL Ryan
Radim Vrbata VAN Benson Patrik Elias NJD Not Picked
Zemgus Girgensons BUF Scott Tyler Johnson TAM Brian
Alex Ovechkin WAS K&D Filip Forsberg NAS B&S
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM Mike
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Drew Doughty LOS Clayton Shea Weber NAS Clayton
Duncan Keith CHI Clayton Brent Seabrook CHI Leo
Dustin Byfuglien WPG Tony Aaron Ekblad FLA Grant S.
Brent Burns SAN Cam Ryan Suter MIN Scott
Kevin Shattenkirk STL Tony Marc Giordano CAL Mike
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI Scott Justin Faulk CAR Stacey M.
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Carey Price MTL Wes Corey Crawford CHI Dale C.
Marc-Andre Fleury PIT Clayton Roberto Luongo FLA Stuart
Brian Elliott STL Clayton Jaroslav Halak NYI Tony
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Jonathan Drouin TAM Dale C. Johnny Gaudreau CAL Wilton
Jiri Sekac MTL Not Picked Mike Hoffman OTT Not Picked

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