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# Auston Matthews is the lone Maple Leaf at the 2018 NHL All-Star Game
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2018-nhl-all-star-game-rosters-toronto-maple-leafs-auston-matthews-sabres-dont-deserve-to-be-there/
- Published: 2018-01-10T21:07:16.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-10T21:07:16.000Z
- Description: At least one Leaf got snubbed so the bottom feeding Sabres, Canadiens, and Senators could be represented
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: NHL All Star Game, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Today the NHL announced the rosters for the 2018 All Star Game in Tampa Bay. The Maple Leafs, despite being one of the top three teams in the division, only have **\#** representatives there.

Auston Matthews has been named as the Maple Leafs representative for Team Atlantic in Tampa Bay. Matthews is the Maple Leafs leading scorer with 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points in 34 games, and is the most recognizable name on the team right now.

Matthews’ teammates on the Atlantic roster are:

Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand  
Buffalo Sabres: Jack Eichel  
Detroit Red Wings: Mike Green  
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov  
Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price  
Ottawa Senators: Erik Karlsson  
Tampa Bay Lightning: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevsky

Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning will coach the team.  
The Lightning are hosts, so of course they have the most players, and the Sabres get a pity vote so they can feel included. Congrats Jack Eichel, you’re a participation trophy again!

The other rosters are:

**Pacific**

Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser  
Calgary Flames: Johnny Gaudreau  
Los Angeles Kings: Anze Koitar, Drew Doughty, Jonathan Quick  
Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid  
Vegas Golden Knights: James Neal, Marc-Andre Fluery  
Anaheim Ducks: Rickard Rakell  
San Jose Sharks: Brent Burns  
Arizona Coyotes: Oliver Ekman-Larsson  
Head Coach: Gerard Gallant, Vegas

**Central**

Chicago Blackhawks: Patrick Kane  
Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon  
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn, Alex Pietrangelo  
Dallas Stars: Tyler Seguin, John Klingberg  
Minnesota Wild: Eric Staal  
Winnipeg Jets\*: Blake Wheeler, Connor Hellebuyck  
Nashville Predators: PK Subban, Pekka Rinne  
Head Coach: Peter Laviolette

**Metro**

New York Islanders: Josh Bailey, John Tavares  
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang  
Philadelphia Flyers: Claude Giroux  
New Jersey Devils: Taylor Hall  
Washington Capitals: Alexander Ovechkin, Braden Hotlby  
Carolina Hurricanes: Noah Hanafin  
Columbus Blue Jackets: Seth Jones  
New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist  
Head Coach: Barry Trotz

The skills competition will be at 7PM on Saturday, January 27, and the games will start at 3:30PM on Sunday, January 28\. You can watch the events on Sportsnet in Canada and NBC/NBC Sports in the US.

### Which event should be added to the skills competition this year?

| It’s in Florida, why not a swimsuit event?                          | 41 |
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| Diving competition. Sorry, Embellishment Event.                     | 42 |
| Coaches event: Best unhinged tirade.                                | 34 |
| GMs event: Who can make the worst trade for McDavid.                | 62 |
| Call of Duty: So they actually put in some effort to win something. | 75 |