NHL All Star’s Announced – HUGE Blackhawks Snub

The 2016-17 NHL All Star’s have been announced, and the Chicago Blackhawks are well represented in what should be another great event. While the team will send the normal guys, there is one Huge Blackhawks snub and there are some fans that are very upset over this.

Atlantic Division

Forwards Defensemen Goalies
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators Carey Price (C), Montreal Canadiens
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Shea Weber, Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
Vincent Trocheck, Florida Panthers Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
Frans Nielsen, Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Okposo, Buffalo Sabres

Metropolitan Division

Forwards Defensemen Goalies
Sidney Crosby (C), Pittsburgh Penguins Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

Central Division

Forwards Defensemen Goalies
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars P.K. Subban (C), Nashville Predators Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division

Forwards Defensemen Goalies
Connor McDavid (C), Edmonton Oilers Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks Mike Smith, Arizona Coyotes
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks
Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks Cam Fowler, Anaheim Ducks
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
Bo Horvat, Vancouver Canucks
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks

*Chart courtesy of SB Nation

As you can see, the Chicago Blackhawks will send mainstays Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, and Corey Crawford, but there is one HUGE name left off the list – Artemi Panarin.

Panarin is currently second on the team in points with 41, which has a nice spread of 17 goals and 24 assists. He is sixth in the league in points, and the only players in the Central with more points than Artemi are Kane and St Louis Blue, Vladimir Tarasenko.

Now, there are only so many spots to go around, and the Blackhawks were well represented, but how could one say Panarin didn’t belong? Then there is the case of his linemate, Artem Anisimov. While less of a case, he does lead the Blackhawks in goals (18) and 16 +/-.

https://twitter.com/BLAKEKONS/status/818889993695490048

But then again, how can CHicago sports fans complain about an All Star game and underrepresentation?

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