The Puck Stops Here

Last night, the NHL revealed the risters for the 2007 NHL All Star Game. I have already announced who I would have picked. I have the roster format correct in my predictions. 21 player, 3 goalies, 6 defenceman and 12 forwards per conference with at least one player per team. This is better than the ESPN predictions where none of the three held to this format. It appears that the NHL did not pick players who would be worthy of an All Star Game appearance but have questionable availability due to injury. Thus players like JS Guguere, Chris Pronger and Jarome Iginla were not selected by the NHL. That is the biggest source of discrepancy on the two lists. At a point in the future, I will address the discrepancies between our lists and explain why I chose the players that I chose and not the ones that the NHL selected. Here are the All Star rosters:

East Conference

Jason Blake Forward New York Islanders
Jay Bouwmeester Defenceman Florida Panthers
Daniel Briere Forward Buffalo Sabres Starter
Martin Brodeur Goaltender New Jersey Devils
Brian Campbell Defenceman Buffalo Sabres Starter
Zdeno Chara Defenceman Boston Bruins
Dany Heatley Forward Ottawa Senators
Marian Hossa Forward Atlanta Thrashers
Cristobal Huet Goaltender Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Kaberle Defenceman Toronto Maple Leafs
Vincent LeCavalier Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Miller Goaltender Buffalo Sabres Starter
Alexander Ovechkin Forward Washington Capitals Starter
Brian Rafalski Defenceman New Jersey Devils
Martin St Louis Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Brendan Shanahan Forward New York Rangers
Sheldon Souray Defenceman Montreal Canadiens Starter
Eric Staal Forward Carolina Hurricanes
Justin Williams Forward Carolina Hurricanes

West Conference

Philippe Boucher Defenceman Dallas Stars
Jonathan Cheechoo Forward San Jose Sharks Starter
Bill Guerin Forward St Louis Blues
Martin Havlat Forward Chicago Blackhawks
Miikka Kiprusoff Goaltender Calgary Flames
Nicklas Lidstrom Defenceman Detroit Red Wings Starter
Roberto Luongo Goaltender Vancouver Canucks Starter
Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks
Rick Nash Columbus Blue Jackets
Scott Niedermayer Defenceman Anaheim Ducks Starter
Yanic Perreault Phoenix Coyotes
Dion Phaneuf Defenceman Calgary Flames
Brian Rolston Forward Minnesota Wild
Joe Sakic Forward Colorado Avalanche Starter
Teemu Selanne Forward Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Smyth Forward Edmonton Oilers
Joe Thornton Forward San Jose Sharks Starter
Kimmo Timonen Defenceman Nashville Predators
Marty Turco Goaltender Dallas Stars
Lubomir Visnovsky Defenceman Los Angeles Kings
Henrik Zetterberg Forward Detroit Red Wings