Looks like All-Star Voting has opened up.  http://vote.nhl.com/   The Blues only have three players officially listed:

F Backes

D Petro

G Halak

BUT you can use "write-ins", too.  Basically, it'll search out the appropriate player in the database, if you type his name into the write-in form.  And I am shamelessly stuffing the box for the Blues.  You can resubmit your ballot up to 30 times.  You do need to register for an nhl.com account.

My Ballot:

F Backes, Oshie, Steen

D Petro, Shattenkirk

G Elliott (sorry jaro)

Maybe a thread where we can argue about stats, what they mean, which ones might be meaningful for the Blues at this point of the season, etc.  Small sample size noted, 11 games

Of course stats even in the best circumstances probably don't tell the whole story, especially in hockey.  And, cynically, one can always find a statistic to back up a certain point-of-view, right?

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