Only Zdeno Chara and Tim Thomas will be heading to Carolina for the midseason festivities, with Tyler Seguin going along to participate in the SuperSkills competition. That leaves a handful of worthy B's to stick behind in Boston for the weekend.
Chara, thanks to his booming slap shot and shutdown defense, has been an All-Star staple and will be making his fifth appearance. Thomas, a Vezina Trophy front-runner once again this season, will be partaking in his third All-Star Game. Seguin, the No. 2 overall pick last year, will be joining his fellow first-year studs as one of the 12 rookie participants in the SuperSkills competition.
Below is a quartet of B's who could be considered snubs in this year's event, but which one is most deserving of an All-Star invite?
Patrice Bergeron — 15 goals, 21 assists, 36 points, plus-18
David Krejci — 7 goals, 23 assists, 30 points, plus-10 (39 games)
Milan Lucic — 17 goals 13 assists, 30 points, plus-11
Mark Recchi — 9 goals, 20 assists, 29 points, plus-11
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