Did anyone watching tonight's NHL All-Star draft like it as a format for picking players ?

I liked it! I didn't expect that I'd like it, but the lighthearted tone (Ovi taking a pic of Kessel) and making star payers sweat a bit was really fun to watch.

The All Star Game is what it is- it's a glorified game of shinny with the best players in the world.

If the draft component attracts casual American fans to tune in and they think "wow, that's pretty cool!" then mission accomplished (especially if they stick around to watch actual NHL games and become fans). The NHL has tried other formats...East/West, North America/World, this can't be any worse.

If they adopt it for next year...great. The ASG isn't going away (it's a huge vehicle for the league and it does get ratings) so by my thinking...embrace the beast for one day and make it fun.

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The format change I'm starting to like more and more. But I could have done without the dramatic music. I thought the Royal Family was entering Buckingham Palace everytime a selection was made.

Too much hype.

All they should do is this: Elect a captain, Then an hour before the game have everyone put there sticks on the ice, and split them up to two sides, and thats how the teams are formed.

Yeah it was good, but having each player come down and say something was, at least for me, a little redundant and pointless. But besides that yeah, good idea

I think it was pretty cool.

And I think they should do it like...every 2 years or 5 years or somethin'.

You haven't been around in forever. Or maybe I'm just not very observant....

I liked it actually, and think they should keep it up.

Yup.

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