JAN

27

More at http://www.pensburgh.com Time for the much anticipated, highly overrated and non-violent hockey game known as the All-Star Game. Stars from all around the league convene in one location to daintily bump, effortlessly save and casually score amidst a sea of pseudo-fans. This year, the locale of choice: Atlanta, Georgia. Nice move by the NHL to attract fans to one of the league's smallest markets for hockey. In the autobiography titled "The Kid" (about Crosby), Sid mentions how playing in Atlanta compared to Montreal/Toronto was always a pleasant break. In Montreal he'd get mobbed from the second he stepped out the side door to head off to the bus. In Atlanta, he could eat at a street-side restaurant and not be noticed by a single person. Too bad he won't be on camera tomorrow. Looks like Atlanta still needs a lesson in a robust game of "Who is Sidney Crosby?" Now I've mentioned before that I've never been one to really care much about the All-Star Game. And in fact, this post so far has taken a very biased approach to the game and so I'll apologize now for doing so. Feel free to ostracize me in the comments section. However, it does seem like a league-wide, seemingly acceptable thought to accept the All-Star Game as a lost cause. Which is why I was so interested in THN's (The Hockey News) article in their January 22 issue titled "56 Ways to Save The All-Star Game." 56 reasons, of course, because this is the 56th All-Star Game. It's more or less a tongue in cheek list, but some of the ideas aren't too far fetched. Here are a few from the list. Each is quoted directly from the THN issue. 01 Change the format. How about introducing Age Rage, with the enthusiastic under-30 guys going up against the crotchety over-30 crowd. 03 Or left-handed shot all-stars versus right-handed shot all-stars 07 Mic up every player and broadcast the best clips during breaks in the action. To take it a step further, have stretches while the game is being played -...

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