After Team Matthews beat out Pastrnak and Team McDavid in the final game of the mini all-star tournament, Pastrnak roasted the Leafs by saying they should appreciate these wins, because the team really needed them. Finally, a Leafs led team was able to eliminate Pastrnak.
With a smile on his face, Pastrnak destroyed any chance the Leafs had of feeling good about their All-Star Win by reminding them of their constant failures in the postseason, and their disappointing season so far.
Overall, this year's All Star Event was an overwhelming success compared to last years' efforts. The Skills Competition actually became an engaging watch as players genuinely competed for the $1M prize, and the actual games themselves - while not entirely hard hitting - definitely remained competitive as teams were earnestly trying to win. The goaltenders specifically had fantastic performances.
The star of the weekend was Connor McDavid and his absolutely dominating performance in both the all-star games and the skills competition. Although the All Star Game will be gone next year in favour of an international tournament, this year's improvements are promising for the future of the All Star Game for the first time in quite a while.
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FEVRIER 3 | 755 ANSWERS Team McDavid absolutely roasts the Leafs after All Star Game Did you think this year's ASG was better than the past 5 years? | ||
Yes, it was way better this year | 430 | 57 % |
It still was boring | 166 | 22 % |
No, this all star game sucked | 99 | 13.1 % |
See Results | 60 | 7.9 % |
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