All Star Change

A very interesting improvement to the NHL All Star game was recently announced. I, for one, am very excited about it.

Apparently there will be two captains (Crosby and Ovechkin) that will pick their entire teams. The whole thing will be broadcast live. I won't lie and say it will be great live drama, it will not. It will be interesting to watch though. All the Penguins will end up on one team and the Capitals will be on the other. So it will be some more bragging rights for Crosby. I hate most "throwback" ideas in sports, but this one is cool. This really makes it like the frozen ponds in Canada. The only way it could get any better is if they threw all their sticks in the middle and tossed them on each side.

I am not saying this is any miracle or ratings will be bigger than the Super Bowl, but it is what I like about the NHL. They are always open to change and adding to the sport. The All Star game in all the pro sports is struggling, this is the only attempt to improve it that is good.