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This year’s NHL All-Star game starting rosters reminds us why fans should not be choosing the players who play in these All-Star games. Last year there was an aggressive drive to get an unknown Buffalo Sabre in a starting spot, a move created to make a mockery out of the voting process. Although that drive failed, it was close and faltered in the final few days of the campaign.

The Western Conference team’s starting six consists of three Chicago Black Hawks and a few ‘lame Ducks’. While those two teams take the ice for the opening faceoff, the powerhouse Detroit Red Wings will be represented on the bench with two of the league’s premier players, Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk. Lidstrom is also a heavy favorite to wear the ‘C’ for the West.

Like the West, the starting line-up for the Eastern Conference is also made up of just two teams, the Montreal Canadians who are hosting the game and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

To see the entire rosters and alternates, go to NHL.com here.