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2019 All Star Game Roster Predictions - Who's In?



EDIT: I made a baby mistake by putting too many guys on each team--there are only supposed to be 7 forwards, 2 defensemen and 2 goalies. I'm going to go ahead highlight the guys I did manage to get right, but yeah, I flubbed on this one. Apologies!
SAN JOSE, CA -- This year's All-Star Game is sure to be a fun and interesting one for sure. With so much star-power in this league, it's hard to narrow it down to the best 48 forwards, 28 defensemen and 8 goalies.

 On top of that, you have to have at least one player from every team in attendance, making it a little trickier.

 But, in a last-ditch effort (the real roster will be released at 6:30pm EST tonight), I thought I'd try my hand at making a roster. If nothing else, it'll be fun to look at once the real rosters are released and compare who I thought would go with who didn't get selected.

 A couple of disclaimers: 1) I did not take LW/C/RW into consideration with the forwards and instead just tried to select the best of the best; 2) all-star defensemen are really hard to come by so some of the rosters are a little lacking; and 3) it was hard to narrow down which goalies I thought should make the cut, too.

 Also, the captain of the division will have a * next to his name.

 With all of that in mind, let's get into it!

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Teams: Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals

 12 Forwards:

  • Sidney Crosby, PIT* (I'm assuming he'll be named captain after Alex Ovechkin stepped down earlier today)
  • Mat Barzal, NYI
  • Claude Giroux, PHI
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH
  • Taylor Hall, NJD
  • Evgeni Malkin, PIT
  • Mika Zibanejad, NYR
  • Artemi Panarin, CBJ
  • Sebastian Aho, CAR
  • Cam Atkinson, CBJ
  • Niklas Backstrom, WSH
  •  Kyle Palmieri, NJD
7 Defensemen:
  • Kris Letang, PIT
  • Zach Werenski, CBJ
  • Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI
  • Brady Skjei, NYR
  • John Carlson, WSH
  • Seth Jones, CBJ
  • Jaccob Slavin, CAR
2 Goaltenders:
  • Henrik Lundqvist, NYR
  • Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ / Braden Holtby, WSH (I really couldn't choose)


ATLANTIC DIVISION


Teams: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs

 12 Forwards:

  • Auston Matthews, TOR*
  • Nikita Kucherov, TBL
  • Mitch Marner, TOR
  • Jeff Skinner, BUF
  • Max Domi, MTL
  • Jack Eichel, BUF
  • John Tavares, TOR
  • David Pastrnak, BOS
  • Dylan Larkin, DET
  • Brayden Point, TBL
  • Mike Hoffman, FLA
  • Brad Marchand, BOS
7 Defensemen:
  • Morgan Rielly, TOR
  • Keith Yandle, FLA
  • Victor Hedman, TBL
  • Zdeno Chara, BOS / Charlie McAvoy, BOS (this depends on whether or not McAvoy returns in the near future--he's currently out with an injury)
  • Thomas Chabot, OTT
  • Torey Krug, BOS
  • Ryan McDonagh, TBL
2 Goaltenders:
  • Andrei Vasilievsky, TBL
  • Frederick Andersen, TOR

CENTRAL DIVISION

Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets

12 Forwards:
  • Nathan MacKinnon, COL*
  • Patrick Kane, CHI
  • Vladimir Tarasenko, STL
  • Patrik Laine, WPG
  • Zach Parise, MIN
  • Blake Wheeler, WPG
  • Mikael Granlund, MIN
  • Jonathan Toews, CHI
  • Tyler Seguin, DAL
  • Mikko Rantanen, COL
  • Gabriel Landeskog, COL
  • Alex DeBrincat, CHI
7 Defensemen:
  • PK Subban, NSH
  • Roman Josi, NSH
  • John Klingberg, DAL
  • Dustin Byfuglien, WPG
  • Ryan Suter, MIN
  • Miro Heiskanen, DAL
  • Tyson Barrie, COL
2 Goaltenders:
  • Connor Hellebyuck, WPG
  • Pekka Rinne, NSH

PACIFIC DIVISION

Teams: Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, LA Kings, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights

12 Forwards:
  • Connor McDavid, EDM*
  • Elias Pettersson, VAN
  • Johnny Gaudreau, CGY
  • Sean Monahan, CGY
  • Elias Lindholm, CGY
  • Joe Pavelski, SJS
  • Brock Boeser, VAN
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM
  • Leon Draisaitl, EDM
  • Logan Couture, SJS
  • William Karlsson, VGK
  • Clayton Keller, ARI
7 Defensemen:
  • Erik Karlsson, SJS
  • Nate Schmidt, VGK
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI
  • Brandon Montour, ANA
  • Brent Burns, SJS
  • Mark Giordano, CGY
  • Drew Doughty, LAK
2 Goaltenders:
  • Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK
  • John Gibson, ANA



Whew! That's a lot of hockey players with long names! I think my list is pretty strong/tight--who do you think I missed? Who was a surprise?

I'm super excited for the All-Star Game this year, and anxious to see who makes the team!


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