Los Angeles. Now Linus Ullmark has proof that he is one of the big stars in the NHL.
Just like Erik Karlsson and Elias Pettersson, Ångermanland’s hit meal was in Boston last night for this year’s All Star Gala.
– It feels a bit surreal, he says.
In exactly one month—the first weekend of February—the NHL is celebrating its annual All Star Party at Sunrise in South Florida, and when the first part of “The Squad” was introduced last night, we got confirmation that the blue and yellow elements would be a decent number of these. time too.
Erik Carlson, who turned back the clock at least five years this season, earned his seventh All-Star appearance and Elias Peterson, who was one of Vancouver’s few continuous flashes of light during the fall, his third. In addition, Linus Ullmark first appears in these contexts.
– It feels a little surreal, says the 29-year-old German as he meets the media in Los Angeles, as the Boston Bruins embarked on a longer road trip last night.
– I remember watching the All Star game when I was young, it was actually one of the few things we recorded on TV, it was so much fun seeing players like Peter Forsberg, Nicklas Lidström and Joe Sakic. That I’m getting involved now… Well, it’s a little surreal.
By far the best guard in the main series
But given what Linus has accomplished in Season 2, that only makes sense. He was by far the best point guard in the regular season, losing just one game during regular game time and completely dominating all the stats – save percentage, goals scored average and number of games won.
– Well, I play behind a really good team, he says modestly.
– It’s a luxury for me. But of course it goes hand in hand, sometimes it’s me that saves the team and sometimes it’s the team that saves me. What I can say about myself is that I have become calmer and a calm goalkeeper is often better than a nervous goalkeeper.
Three more players in each division will be voted on by fans, so there’s still a good chance the likes of Rasmus Dalin, Mika Zibanejad, Elias Lindholm and Philipp Forsberg will all go to Florida.
Here are the players eliminated last night (one for each team):
Metropolitan Department: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), Johnny Godrow (Columbus Blue Jackets), Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia Flyers), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils), Brock Nelson (New York Islanders), Alex Ovetchkin (Washington Capitals), Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina Hurricanes) ), Igor Sejstyorkin (New York Rangers).
Atlantic section: Nikita Kotgerov (Tampa Bay Lightning), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Mitch Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs), Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens), Taj Thompson (Buffalo Sabers), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida leopards), Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins).
central section: Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota Wild), Clayton Keeler (Arizona Coyotes), Jason Robertson (Dallas Stars), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis Blues), Seth Jones (Chicago Blackhawks), Cal Makar (Colorado Avalanche), Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets ) ). Sarrus Juice (Nashville Predators).
Pacific Division: Matty Berniers (Seattle Kraken), Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles Kings), Nazim Qadri (Calgary Flames), Conor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), Elias Peterson (Vancouver Canucks), Troy Terry (Anheim Ducks), Eric Carlson (San Jose Sharks), Logan Thompson (Vegas Golden Knights).