We all know David Pastrnak is a star and that he often wins the skills competition of our heart but he actually won at the All Star Game Weekend.
Pasta’s main event was Accuracy Shooting and he was the first player up. With his time of 11.309 there was no need to have anyone else, not even Auston Matthews, even try because no one else was close.
.@pastrnak96 wasted no time making his presence felt at his first career #NHLAllStar Weekend.
🎥 Re-live his impressive victory in last night's Accuracy Shooting competition: pic.twitter.com/lH81jT2YlV
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 26, 2019
Of course, former Bruin Ray Bourque had to troll Pasta after his win.
While he was waiting for the final results, Pasta showered fans with some Gatorade swag.
Just a man of the people.@pastrnak96 | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/C3goak3d2B
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 26, 2019
Perhaps the best part of the weekend was when Pasta met Gritty.
Just a couple of first time All-Stars.@pastrnak96 | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/oufeDA9M7t
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 26, 2019
But even better was when Gritty met his BFF again for the first time.
I’VE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN. pic.twitter.com/ctEovn5zj2
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) January 26, 2019
WAIT, GRITTY HAS SQUEAKERS!
Oh, right, back to Pasta…
Apparently he and Mathew Barzal had a pact to split any money won. They ended up ignoring the deal after Barzal’s Metro team won the big check for the actual All Star Game. “I’ll let him off the hook now that we won.”
I’m sure that David will negotiate a better deal next year.
Transactions:
Trent Frederic & Zane McIntyre to NHLBruins
Donato & JFK down to P-Bruins
Rask officially on IR
Whoa!!
Hey Pals, anonymous stripes here……
So busy!!
Went North friday….driving across what seemed like the Khombu Icefall for the last hour, or so.
Just go to work… also have to miss the Bs for my double.
I remember Bourque torching everyone in the sharpshooting. He was dirty.
I love how Gritty has this bromance with Claude Giroux.
AND GRITTY HAS SQUEAKERS!
Hey, everyone!
I loved that in the accuracy competition, they had to shoot at the faces of the other players. Great stuff!
Just finished reading The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL last night. Well worth the read, and a must have for fans of Sean McIndoe.
I’ve been reading it, thanks to my Secret Gritty!!! I’m enjoying it..
If anyone missed the skills competition (me) and wants to check it out (also me) NHL has it up on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzLJQsdTik
Thanks , I missed the whole shebang
They also have the All Star Game posted is anyone missed that too (me).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B20JSjVP80M
Heya,
Gritty was disappointingly well behaved in the Mascot match, from what I saw of it!
Bring on the Jets! It’s been too long…
Only saw the mascots wrapping up and leaving the rink. I found myself asking “who the hell is that?!?”
I’m actually surprised that some of these teams have mascots. The Hurricanes have a mascot. Why? The Blue Jackets mascot is creepy. Lots of WTF.
And while I’m at it, what the hell is up with the Flames mascot – we had some knock-off ChuckECheese costume lying around, so that’s a mascot now!
One could easily do a pretty cool flame-themed mascot. As long as one did NOT screw up the back story and the promotional material by, you know, tying the mascot to actual death and mayhem…
Yeah, that’s right, kill a fireman. The kids love that.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/killer-ahl-mascot-goes-down-in-flames
Sketchy campaign!
Morning all. Almost feeling human again after this weekend’s Great Purge.
Sometimes you need to feel dead before you feel alive?