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2008 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE GOALS CREATED MID-SEASON ALL-STARS

Yep, it's that time again. Looking through the stats and such, here's what the real All-Star teams should be, according to the HART Trophy Point system. (For those of you who've forgotten, a refresher of all the stats comes after the list.)

EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

• C – Jason Spezza, Ottawa (44 GP, 71.1 GC, 88.7 FPTS, 56.5 HART)
• LW – Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (50 GP, 70.2 GC, 109.3 FPTS*, 68.9 HART)
• RW – Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa (47 GP, 79.7 GC, 102.2 FPTS, 70.0 HART)
• D – Segei Gonchar, Pittsburgh (45 GP, 30.3 GC, 52.5 FPTS, 35.6 HART)
• D – Wade Redden, Ottawa (50 GP, 33.9 GC, 55.4 FPTS, 34.4 HART)
• G – Martin Brodeur, New Jersey (44 GP, 65.23 GTR, 96.7 FPTS, 80.9 VZNA)
• G – Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (45 GP, 62.92 GTR, 99.1 FPTS, 80.8 VZNA)

WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

• C – Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit (51 GP, 86.4 GC*, 98.3 FPTS, 65.9 HART)
• LW – Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit (44 GP, 74.6 GC, 104.4 FPTS, 66.5 HART)
• RW – Jarome Iginla, Calgary (50 GP, 69.9 GC, 106.2 FPTS, 63.9 HART)
• D – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit (51 GP, 78.6 GC, 91.6 FPTS, 77.2 HART*)
• D – Brian Rafalski, Detroit (51 GP, 53.6 GC, 75.4 FPTS, 50.9 HART)
• G – Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose (48 GP, 71.09 GTR*, 109.9 FPTS*, 89.8 VZNA*)
• G – Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (42 GP, 60.49 GTR, 103.6 FPTS, 81.7 VZNA)

And, unlike the guys in Atlanta, these are the guys who the GC and HART formulae say should stay as far away from the Big Peach as possible:

EASTERN CONFERENCE "NO-STARS"

• C – Dominic Moore, Toronto (37 GP, -9.2 GC, -5.3 FPTS, -2.9 HART)
• LW – Mathieu Darche, Tampa Bay (43 GP, -11.7 GC, -7.2 FPTS, -4.2 HART)
• RW – Colton Orr, New York Rangers (51 GP, -37.6 GC*, -2.8 FPTS, -5.4 HART)
• D – Alexei Zhitnik, Atlanta (51 GP, -18.1 GC, -5.8 FPTS, -7.5 HART)
• D – Steve McCarthy Atlanta (28 GP, -17.4 GC, -13.3 FPTS*, -7.8 HART)
• G – Alexander Auld, Boston (20 GP, 21.03 GTR, 28.9 FPTS, 22.7 VZNA)
• G – Ray Emery, Ottawa (20 GP, 22.05 GTR, 26.5 FPTS, 21.4 VZNA)

WESTERN CONFERENCE "NO-STARS"

• C – Michal Handzus, Los Angeles (51 GP, -13.3 GC, -2.0 FPTS, -3.9 HART)
• LW – Travis Moen, Anaheim (52 GP, -17.2 GC, -1.1 FPTS, -4.9 HART)
• RW – Adam Burish, Chicago (50 GP, -33.8 GC, 4.9 FPTS, -5.8 HART)
• D – Barret Jackman, Saint Louis (44 GP, -22.2 GC, -6.1 FPTS, -10.3 HART*)
• D – Steve Staois, Edmonton (52 GP, -19.6 GC, -0.6 FPTS, -7.4 HART)
• D – Ladislav Smid, Edmonton (42 GP, -14.6 GC, -7.8 FPTS, -7.0 HART)
• G – Fredrik Norrena, Columbus (21 GP, 20.83 GTR*, 16.4 FPTS*, 16.2 VZNA*)
• G – Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton (28 GP, 29.72 GTR, 29.4 FPTS, 26.7 VZNA)

(* indicates league leader; Goaltending leaders minimum of 1030 minutes played.)

What the stats are:

• GC: Goals Created; defined as PTS + (+/-) – (PIM x League PPGA / League PIM). The League PPGA/PIM constant, as of the All-Star Break, was 0.264977.
  
• FPTS: Fantasy Points; for skaters, defined as PTS + (+/-) + (2 x PPG) + (PIM x League PK / League PIM). League PK is equal to League ADV – League PPGF. For goaltenders, defined as (2 x W) + OT – (2 x L) + (5 x SHO) + (.05 x SV) + PTS + (PIM x League PK / League PIM). The League PK/PIM constant, as of the All-Star Break, was 0.057506.
  
• HART: Hart Trophy Points; defined as (GC + FPTS) x (ATOI / 60).
• GTR: Goaltender Rating; defined as [(MIN / 60) x (W% + SV%)] – GAA.
• VZNA: Vezina Trophy Points; defined as (GTR + FPTS) x (MIN / 120).