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Hot Shots
by Paul on 01/09/08 at 07:32 PM ET
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from James Duthie of TSN,
Sources tell TSN the NHL will introduce an NBA Slam-Dunk Contest style shootout at this year’s All-Star Skills Competition in Atlanta.
Players will be asked to perform the craziest trick-shots they can come up with. Between the leg shots, spin-a-ramas, over the shoulder lacrosse moves, it’s all fair game. A panel of celebrities, still to be announced, will judge the shooters on their originality.
The shootout will feature three players from each conference. They will be allowed to start from anywhere on the ice, even behind the net they are shooting on.
My money is on Datsyuk or Ovechkin!
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You are right Jeremy, they better start practicing now.
Wonder if they will get a guy to bend over in-between the circles and then have a shooter jump over him and shoot the puck while in the air...ha!
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 01/09/08 at 08:58 PM ET
I know this topic has been brought up before in a hypothetical situation, and it was mentioned that a lot of the “trick shots” we’ve seen in shootouts weren’t made by guys you’d see at the All-Star game. Still, it’s a good idea, and I’m sure the stars can come up with some cool stuff.
Posted by K24 from NYC on 01/09/08 at 10:59 PM ET
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If done right, it should be a cool new event...or it could make each player look like a complete buffoon.
Posted by Jeremy from Bowling Green, OH on 01/09/08 at 08:56 PM ET