The NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft

I absolutely love what the NHL is doing with their all-star game this year. Unlike the traditional matchup between conferences or North America versus "The World", this year, after all of the all stars were selected, two team captains were voted on, and they picked teams. What a concept!

The players who were selected to the game got to choose the captains. They ended up with Niklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings and the captain of the host Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Staal. Then alternate captains were assigned by the league. Lidström got Patrick Kane (Chicago) and Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay) and Staal got Mike Green (Washington) and Ryan Kesler (Vancouver). At which point the all-star fantasy draft began. Basic draft rules - Each team had to take 3 goalies by the end of the 10th round, 6 defensemen by the end of the 15th round and 12 forwards. Team Staal had the first pick. Here's how it all broke down:

First, Team Staal

C Eric Staal - Center - Carolina - 25 goals 27 assists
A Mike Green - Defenseman - Washington - 8 goals 14 assists
A Ryan Kesler - Center - Vancouver - 27 goals 20 assists

1. Cam Ward - Goalie - Carolina -22-15-5 2.70 GAA
3. Alex Ovechkin - Left Wing - Washington - 19 goals 32 assists
5. Daniel Sedin - Left Wing - Vancouver - 27 goals 37 assists
7. Zdeno Chara - Defenseman - Boston - 10 goals 16 assists
9. Rick Nash - Right Wing - Columbus - 23 goals 20 assists
11. Henrik Lundqvist - Goalie - New York Rangers - 21-16-3 2.29 GAA
13. Marc Staal - Defenseman - New York Rangers - 6 goals 13 assists
15. Patrick Sharp - Left Wing - Chicago - 26 goals 20 assists
17. Dan Boyle - Defenseman - San Jose - 5 goals 27 assists
19. Carey Price - Goalie - Montreal - 24-16-5 2.36 GAA
21. Jeff Skinner - Center - Carolina - 18 goals 22 assists
23. Kris Letang - Defenseman - Pittsburgh - 7 goals 34 assists
25. Claude Giroux - Right Wing - Philadelphia - 19 goals 28 assists
27. Erik Karlsson - Defenseman - Ottawa - 8 goals 20 assists
29. Corey Perry - Right Wing - Anaheim - 25 goals 26 assists
31. Patrick Elias - Left Wing - New Jersey - 13 goals 24 assists
33. David Backes - Right Wing - St. Louis - 16 goals 21 assists
35. Paul Stastny - Center - Colorado - 17 goals 26 assists

Team Lidstrom

C Niklas Lidstrom - Defenseman - Detroit - 11 goals 31 assists
A Patrick Kane - Right Wing- Chicago - 13 goals 24 assists
A Martin St. Louis - Right Wing - Tampa Bay - 20 goals 40 assists
2. Steven Stamkos - Center - Tampa Bay - 38 goals 29 assists
4. Duncan Keith - Defenseman - Chicago - 3 goals 25 assists
6. Henrik Sedin - Center - Vancouver - 11 goals 50 assists
8. Shea Weber - Defenseman - Nashville - 9 goals 21 assists
10. Tim Thomas - Goalie - Boston - 24-5-6 1.81 GAA
12. Daniel Briere - Right Wing - Philadelphia - 26 goals 19 assists
14. Dustin Byfuglien - Defenseman - Atlanta - 16 goals 25 assists
16. Jonathan Toews - Center - Chicago - 17 goals 23 assists
18. Marc-Andre Fleury - Goalie - Pittsburgh - 23-11-2 2.19 GAA
20. Jonas Hiller - Goalie - Anaheim - 25-16-3 2.50 GAA
22. Brad Richards - Center - Dallas - 20 goals 37 assists
24. Keith Yandle - Defenseman - Phoenix - 8 goals 36 assists
26. Brent Burns - Defenseman - Minnesota - 14 goals 17 assists
28. Martin Havlat - Left Wing - Minnesota - 14 goals 30 assists
30. Anze Kopitar - Center - Los Angeles - 16 goals 33 assists
32. Matt Duchene - Center - Colorado - 20 goals 25 assists
34. Loui Eriksson - Left Wing - Dallas - 17 goals 32 assists
36. Phil Kessel - Right Wing - Toronto - 19 goals 15 assists

The game's set for Sunday at 4 Eastern. But you can only watch it if you get Versus. Stupid Comcast...