The NHL All-Star festivities in South Florida have wrapped up, and although they have no implications on the regular season or the playoffs, I plan to present a recap of them from a unique perspective. Let’s begin:
Erik Karlsson was the lone representative for the Sharks in this year’s NHL All-Star weekend in South Florida. He registered a goal and an assist in the Pacific Division’s 6-4 loss to the Central Division in first semifinal match of Saturday’s All-Star Game. EK65's assist was on the the Pacific's first goal of the All-Star Game scored by Connor McDavid to tie it at one, while his goal was scored during the second half to make it 5-4 in favor of the Central Division. In all, Erik Karlsson had a pretty solid performance during the All-Star Game. As for the rest of the All-Star Game, the Atlantic Division defeated the Metropolitan Division 10-6 in the second semifinal and went on to defeat the Central Division 7-5 in the final to win the All-Star Game. Matthew Tkachuk of the Panthers was named All-Star Game MVP in front of his home crowd, becoming the sixth player in the modern era to do so.
However, Erik Karlsson didn't participate in any of the skills competition events on Friday, which wasn't a big deal. It was great to see Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby play together on the same line on the same team once more and cool for there to be an outdoor dunk tank added to the skills competition this year.
Overall, it was a mediocre All-Star weekend watching from home, better for the NHL in South Florida and even better for the players, coaches, and fans in attendance. In addition, it was announced that next year's NHL All-Star festivities will be held in Toronto, which is a perfectly reasonable site to host the ultimate hockey fan experience. Now to await how the rest of this season goes for the Sharks and what other moves they make leading up to the March 3 trade deadline.
Source: ESPN
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