All Star Rosters Announced

Ah the annual All Star game. The one weekend of the hockey season where the best of the best come together for a three on three divisional tournament for bragging rights amongst the divisions. Its a showcase of the best players in the league, all converging on Amalie Arena in Tampa the last weekend in January. There will be some injury replacements sure, but the teams are now set. It will be, just like last year, the four divisions facing off to see who's the best of the bunch. Now, with that being said, here's what the rosters look like for the 63rd NHL All Star Game.

Atlantic Division
Head Coach: Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (Captain, 5th)
F Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (2nd)
F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (2nd)
F Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers (1st)
F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins (2nd)
F Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1st)
D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (2nd)
D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators (5th)
D Mike Green, Detroit Red Wings (2nd)
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (1st)
G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens (6th)

Metropolitan Division
Head Coach: Barry Trotz, Washington Capitals
F Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Captain 7th)
F Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils (3rd)
F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (3rd)
F Josh Bailey, New York Islanders (1st)
F John Tavares, New York Islanders (5th)
F Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers (5th)
D Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets (2nd)
D Noah Hanifin, Carolina Hurricanes (1st)
D Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (4th)
G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4th)
G Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals (3rd)

Central Division
Head coach: Peter Laviolette, Nashville Predators
F Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (7th)
F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2nd)
F Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets (1st)
F Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues (1st)
F Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild (5th)
F Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars (5th)
D P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators (Captain, 3rd)
D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues (1st)
D John Klingberg, Dallas Stars (1st)
G Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators (2nd)
G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets (1st)

Pacific Division
Head coach: Gerard Gallant, Vegas Golden Knights
F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (Captain, 2nd)
F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames (4th)
F Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks (1st)
F James Neal, Vegas Golden Knights (3rd)
F Rickard Rakell, Anaheim Ducks (1st)
F Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (4th)
D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings (4th)
D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks (5th)
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes (2nd)
G Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (3rd)
G Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (3rd)

So now it begs the question, did they get the picks right? A little surprised that guys like Vladimir Tarasenko of the Blues, Phil Kessel of the Penguins, John Carlson of the Capitals and Jonathan Marchessault of the Golden Knights didn't make the cut. Phil Kessel is in the top 15 in scoring and has always been a consistent player an d he actually has more points then Crosby does this year, to this point. James Neal has had a solid year in Vegas, but Marchessault is the Golden Knights leading scorer and yet gets left out. Also quite surprised Fleury got in. He's having a good year, but I feel because he missed so much time due to injury that should have kept him out of the running.Otherwise, it looks pretty good as to who got picked for the midseason All Star Game!