Nabby at the All Star Game

He played very well in the game, but I thought he was sort of an idiot
in the skills comp. OK I will admit the "slam dunk" shootout was a
stupid idea to begin with, but given the format, you gotta let the
fans enjoy it. Most of the goalies stayed pretty far back in the net,
allowed the shooter to make his ridiculous move, and then stopped it
easily.

But not Nabby, he came way out, and was poke checking like mad. One
would think if he was the goalie facing Ovechkin, he would have skated
out and stick checked him while he was batting it up in the air. Hello
Nabby, you just don't get it.

On 2008-01-28 16:59:22 -0800, "Mr. T" <ted.pederson.DeleteThis@gmail.com> said:

> He played very well in the game, but I thought he was sort of an idiot
> in the skills comp. OK I will admit the "slam dunk" shootout was a
> stupid idea to begin with, but given the format, you gotta let the
> fans enjoy it. Most of the goalies stayed pretty far back in the net,
> allowed the shooter to make his ridiculous move, and then stopped it
> easily.
>
> But not Nabby, he came way out, and was poke checking like mad. One
> would think if he was the goalie facing Ovechkin, he would have skated
> out and stick checked him while he was batting it up in the air. Hello
> Nabby, you just don't get it.

You're right the event was stuipd, but with that format they should
have just not had a goalie. Ovechkin looked like an idiot trying that
move mulltiple times, fanning every time, then acting like a hero.

Nabby should have gotten the MVP for shutting out the East and making
those two spectacular saves. The media, however, wanted an Eastern MVP
and overlooked both him and Nash's hat trick.