01-26-2009, 02:20 PM
This may have already been said, but somehow limit the fan voting in all star games. This past weekend in the NHL is a great example. The starters only represented 4 teams (before injury replacements) These teams were Montreal (7th overall in the league), Chicago (10th overall), Anaheim (16th), and Pittsburgh (18th). I know it's supposed to be who "the fans" want to see, but it always ends up who can figure out a way to beat the system to get their team the votes. Ovechkin wasn't one of the starters, even though he is seen by most as a top player in the league. The same with Lidstrom. Tim Thomas has been one of the better (if not the best) keepers in the first half. Last I saw, he had less than 100,000 votes. Price (Montreal's keeper) had over 1,000,000. (I think)
Maybe the cure would be for the fans to vote, and the leading vote getter at each position gets to start - 1 forward, 1 Defense, and the Keeper.
I don't know how to fix it, I just think it's wrong.
Maybe the cure would be for the fans to vote, and the leading vote getter at each position gets to start - 1 forward, 1 Defense, and the Keeper.
I don't know how to fix it, I just think it's wrong.
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