Veteran Savvy

Thornton, Elias, Doan, Iginla. We all know these names but why. Some players play 20 years in the league and bearly get regonized. Others get noticed. Some guys just know where to be on the ice, can pass tape to tape, through skates and sticks and choas. Some guys can pick the top corner from any where in the offensive zone, others can speed down the ice or seperate someone from the puck with force. Some can do it all. This; mixed with the experience that comes from many NHL season.....Dangerous! Patience, poise, awareness...Savvy!

Joe Thornton
Drafted: 1997 by Boston 1st overall
Played for the Bruins until mid-way through the 2005-2006 season, Finished that season with the Sharks, where is remains. Has 821 points to date, 809 games. Finished 1st in San Jose with 92 points last season, 5th in the NHL. Won the Art Ross Trohpy, Hart Trophy in 2006.
Patrik Elias
Drafted: 1994 by New Jersey 2nd round 51 overall
Made his NHL debut with the Devils in the 1995-1996 season. Had a career high in 2000-2001 with 96 points, 40 goals and 56 assists. Patrik has 692 points in 803 games in the NHL to date, all with the Devils. Finished the 2007-2008 second, only to Zach Parise, in New Jersey. He has been in the top 5 point getters on his team since 1998, six of those years, he led. Missed most on the 2005-2006 season due to hepatitis-A but still collected 45 points in 38 games.
Shane Doan
Drafted: 1995 by Winnipeg 1st rounnd, 7th overall
Played a single season for the Jets, and went to Phoenix where Winnipeg had been relocated. Still with the Coyotes has 602 points in 941 games and has reached the 20 goal mark nine times. Doan has represented Canada in 7 international events, and has 31 points. The Coyotes captain had a career high season last year with 78 points, and is on pace for 74 points this season.
Jerome Iginla
Drafted: 1995 by Dallas 1st round, 11th overall
Iginla was traded in Calgary in December of 1995, without playing any time in the NHL. The Flames leader has played in four NHL All-Star games and has won the Rocket Richard Trophy(twice), the Art Ross Throphy, the Lester B Pearson Award, and the King Clancy Memorial Trohpy. Jerome has 823 points in 917 games in the NHL. He has scored 50 goals twice in his career and only in 1997-1998 has he scored less then 20 goales in a season. He has led his team in points, the last 7 season.

The Lucky Ones-----West

All Star week in Montreal is going to be huge! On the cities 100th season in the league, is there any better place for the All Star events to be held. I still don't like that the league feels every team needs to be represented, giving some guys a place in the game in which someone else deserves more. It's not all-star or elite if it's not actually the best talent in the league! Anyway here's what i think:
Western lineup
Pat Kane----i give him 2 assists, he'll be relatively quite
Jonanthan Toews----he'll show a little flare but not expecting big points
Ryan Getzlaf----a goal, a good big body presences around the net but has the soft hands
Dustion Brown
Pavel Datsyuk----will fly by everyone with ease but will only get 2 or 3 points
Shane Doan----good presence, a goal and an assist
Milan Hejduk
Jerome Iginla----he'll score, possibly on the powerplay, if he gets a chance
Mike Modano----throw his body around nicely
Rick Nash----points a plently
Joe Thornton----3 or 4 points
Keith Tkachuk
Brian Campbell----a couple assists, maybe a goal, but good puck awareness
Scott Niedermayer
Dan Boyle
Nick Lidstrom----3 assists
Sheldon Souray----let the slap shot go a few time
Shea Weber
JS Giguere
Niklas Backstrom
Roberto Luongo----if he plays......