Not so much an “all-star” game this weekend

Well it’s that time again, where fans get to see their favourite players compete in the All-Star game this Sunday.  However, NHL’s best player Sidney Crosby won’t be there, as well as Jerome Iginla,  Ales Hempsky, Evgeni Malkin, and Tobias Enstrom all due to injuries (except Iginla who will be with his sick grandmother).  It’s like the players got injured on purpose just so they can miss this event.  And why is big-mouth P.K. Subban from the Montreal Canadiens in the rookie skills competition?  I mean sure, he’s been good defensively for the Habs this year but this guy does not know the first thing about respect in the NHL.  To me, that’s no all-star material.  But this event is all about the ratings and money from the fans anyway so I have no say over the league’s marketing tactics.