The 2018 NHL All-Star Game is right around the corner, and with it comes roster announcements and jersey reveals. While your mileage may vary on the NHL’s decision of bright neon colors, what really gets most going is just who makes the NHL’s All-Star weekend.
Here are our 2018 NHL All-Star Game roster predictions
The SB Nation crew takes a stab at predicting the upcoming NHL All-Star Game roster.
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We’re mere hours away from finding out which players will represent the NHL as the league’s best, but who’s to say that we here at SB Nation can’t put together a competent All-Star list? As such, we’ve taken on the mantle of giving you guys our picks for a 2018 All-Star Game team. This can’t possibly go wrong, right?
As a refresher, the NHL has some important rules for the selection process, which are as follows for the four-team event:
- One player from each NHL team (31 now with Vegas) must be represented.
- Each division (Metropolitan, Atlantic, Pacific, Central) has a captain, with six forwards, three defensemen, and two goaltenders each making the list.
And that’s it! Here are our picks for the upcoming 2018 NHL All-Star Game.
Mary Clarke’s picks
Atlantic
Forwards: Steven Stamkos (TB), Auston Matthews (TOR), Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA), Brad Marchand (BOS), Jack Eichel (BUF), Max Pacioretty (MTL)
Defensemen: Erik Karlsson (OTT), Victor Hedman (TB), Mike Green (DET)
Goalies: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB), Frederik Andersen (TOR)
Metropolitan
Forwards: Alex Ovechkin (WAS), Claude Giroux (PHI), Phil Kessel (PIT), John Tavares (NYI), Taylor Hall (NJD), Teuvo Teravainen (CAR)
Defensemen: Seth Jones (CBJ), Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI), John Carlson (WSH)
Goalies: Henrik Lundqvist (NYR), Corey Schneider (NJD)
Central
Forwards: Brayden Schenn (STL), Blake Wheeler (WPG), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Patrick Kane (CHI), Vladimir Tarasenko (STL), Tyler Seguin (DAL)
Defensemen: P.K. Subban (NSH), John Klingberg (DAL), Ryan Suter (MIN)
Goalies: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Pekka Rinne (NSH)
Pacific
Forwards: Connor McDavid (EDM), Johnny Gaudreau (CGY), Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), Brock Boeser (VAN), Anze Kopitar (LAK), Sean Monahan (CGY)
Defensemen: Brent Burns (SJS), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI), Drew Doughty (LAK)
Goalies: Jonathan Quick (LAK), John Gibson (ANA)
Satchel Price’s picks
Atlantic
Forwards: Steven Stamkos (TB), Nikita Kucherov (TB), Auston Matthews (TOR), Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA), Jack Eichel (BUF), Dylan Larkin (DET)
Defensemen: Victor Hedman (TB), Erik Karlsson (OTT), Charlie McAvoy (BOS)
Goalies: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB), Carey Price (MTL)
Metropolitan
Forwards: Jakub Voracek (PHI), Claude Giroux (PHI), John Tavares (NYI), Phil Kessel (PIT), Alex Ovechkin (WAS), Taylor Hall (NJ)
Defensemen: Seth Jones (CBJ), Zach Werenski (CBJ), Noah Hanifin (CAR)
Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ), Henrik Lundqvist (NYR)
Central
Forwards: Patrick Kane (CHI), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Blake Wheeler (WPG), Vladimir Tarasenko (STL), Brayden Schenn (STL), Eric Staal (MIN)
Defensemen: P.K. Subban (NSH), Alex Pietrangelo (STL), John Klingberg (DAL)
Goalies: Corey Crawford (CHI), Connor Hellebuyck (WPG)
Pacific
Forwards: Connor McDavid (EDM), Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), Johnny Gaudreau (CGY), Anze Kopitar (LA), Brock Boeser (VAN), Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
Defensemen: Drew Doughty (LA), Brent Burns (SJ), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI)
Goalies: John Gibson (ANA), Jonathan Quick (LA)
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