SB Nation Philly - 2012 NHL All-Star Game: Claude Giroux, Kimmo Timonen, Matt Read, Sean Couturier Represent Philadelphia Flyershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2012-01-12T17:58:01-05:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/24673382012-01-12T17:58:01-05:002012-01-12T17:58:01-05:00NHL All-Star Game 2012 Rosters: Was Scott Hartnell Snubbed?
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<p>Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette thought that his player <span>Scott Hartnell</span> deserved a 2012 NHL All-Star bid. And If Hartnell was not selected for the squad? Laviolette said that passing over Hartnell would be "criminal."</p>
<p>Well, Hartnell has been overlooked for the roster and CSN Philly columnist Tim Panaccio <a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/flyers-talk/post/Hartnell-deserved-ASG-nod-over-certain-s?blockID=629924&feedID=695" target="_blank">agrees with the Flyers coach about Hartnell</a>.</p>
<p>Panaccio was fired up about what he considers a snub even though he doesn't particularly care for All-Star games.</p>
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<p>Everyone at CSN knows how I feel about All-Star Games. They are a sham. They mean nothing in hockey. The sport that All-Star Games matter in is baseball, where the winning league is affected later at the World Series.<br> <br>Scott Hartnell is having a career season as a Flyer. He deserves to be in Ottawa at month's end.<br> <br>He has been resurrected - again - with <span>Claude Giroux</span> and <span>Jaromir Jagr</span>. Hartnell has 18 goals and 37 points at the mid-point of the season. </p>
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<p>So why did Hartnell get overlooked? According to Panaccio, and his colleagues who told him as much, the Flyers forward doesn't have the star power that Alexander Ovechkin has.</p>
<p>Ultimately, that lack of star power is what might have cost Hartnell a spot at the All-Star game.</p>
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https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-flyers/2012/1/12/2703305/nhl-all-star-game-2012-rosters-was-scott-hartnell-snubbed-philadelphia-flyersPat Johnston2012-01-12T13:57:05-05:002012-01-12T13:57:05-05:002012 NHL All-Star Game: Claude Giroux, Kimmo Timonen, Matt Read, Sean Couturier Represent Philadelphia Flyers
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<p>Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen will represent the Flyers in Ottawa on Jan. 29 at the NHL All-Star Game, and rookies Matt Read and Sean Couturier will join them.</p> <p>Four Philadelphia Flyers were selected to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game on Thursday, when the league announced the final 36 veteran and 12 rookie participants in the competition. <span>Claude Giroux</span> and <span>Kimmo Timonen</span> will represent the Flyers in Ottawa on Jan. 29, and rookies <span>Matt Read</span> and <span>Sean Couturier</span> will join them.</p>
<p>Giroux was a no-doubt selection, given that he is second in the entire NHL with 48 points, trailing only Vancouver's Henrik Sedin. The 24-year old forward has 18 goals and 30 assists in just 37 games, and will appear in his second straight All-Star Game.</p>
<p>Timonen, 36, said earlier this season he would rather have a vacation than participate in the All-Star Game, which he has already done twice before. The defenseman has one goal and 24 assists for 25 points, registering a plus-12 during 41 games played.</p>
<p><span>Scott Hartnell</span>, who is 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points, was not selected to the game.</p>
<p>Read and Couturier were two of 12 rookies selected to the game, reaching the league's quota.</p>
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