First they changed the format, now they've changed the voting process. It ain't East and West anymore. The NHL announced the list of players available on the NHL All-Star ballot today. It's, erm, interesting to say the least.
Anaheim Ducks: Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan
Atlanta Thrashers: Dustin Byfuglien, Tobias Enstrom
Boston Bruins: Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci
Buffalo Sabres: Ryan Miller, Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek
Calgary Flames: Miikka Kiprusoff, Jay Bouwmeester, Jarome Iginla
Carolina Hurricanes: Cam Ward, Joni Pitkanen, Eric Staal
Chicago Blackhawks: Brian Campbell, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa
Colorado Avalanche: Craig Anderson, Paul Stastny, Milan HejdukColumbus Blue Jackets: Rick Nash, R.J. Umberger
Dallas Stars: Brad Richards, Brenden Morrow, Stephane Robidas
Detroit Red Wings: Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen
Edmonton Oilers: Nikolai Khabibulin, Ales Hemsky
Florida Panthers: Tomas Vokoun, Bryan McCabe, David Booth
Los Angeles Kings: Jonathan Quick, Ryan Smyth, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar
Minnesota Wild: Niklas Backstrom, Mikko Koivu, Marek Zidlicky
Montreal Canadiens: Andrei Markov, Michael Cammalleri, Brian Gionta
Nashville Predators: Pekka Rinne, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber
New Jersey Devils: Martin Brodeur, Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk
New York Islanders: Mark Streit, John Tavares
New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik, Marc Staal
Ottawa Senators: Daniel Alfredsson, Sergei Gonchar, Jason Spezza
Philadelphia Flyers: Chris Pronger, Kimmo Timonen, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Danny Briere
Phoenix Coyote: Ilya Bryzgalov, Shane Doan, Ed Jovanovski
Pittburgh Penguins: Marc-Andre Fleury, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Paul Martin
San Jose Sharks: Antti Niemi, Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley
St. Louis Blues: Jaroslav Halak, TJ Oshie
Tampa Bay Lightning: Steven Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis
Toronto Maple Leafs: Jean-Sebastian Giguere, Dion Phaneuf, Tomas Kaberle, Phil Kessel
Vancouver Canucks: Roberto Luongo, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Dan Hamhuis
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green
There's a few questionable names on there, huh? John Tavares makes it despite only having a pretty good rookie year. RJ Umberger is on there even though, uh, well, he's never really been All-Star material, huh? Dan Hamhuis? Antti Freakin' Niemi, the goalie who couldn't stop a beach ball kicked up the California coast between his legs?
Fan voting will be a little different this time around:
During the six-week voting period, each player position will command the stage on the NHL on Facebook page for two weeks. First up on the social network platform's ballot will be forwards. Fans will be able to vote for up to three forwards from Nov. 15-29. From Nov. 30-Dec. 12, fans can cast their votes for up to two defensemen per online ballot. During the last two weeks of voting, until the Jan. 3 closing period, fans will be able to vote for their top goaltender on Facebook.com/NHL. The NHL recently eclipsed 1 million fans on Facebook.
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