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*So the All-Star game was fun, eh? Team Voracek won hoooraaaay!
*As usual, the Skills Competition was the most fun. Team Giroux technically won, but let's be real Jakub Voracek won the hearts and minds of everyone on earth. [BSH]
*Salem County Native Johnny "Hockey" Gaudreau™ wanted to light his stick on fire. And the league didn't let him because the NHL hates fun. [Puck Daddy]
*But the real star of this weekend's festivities? Alexander Ovechkin. [SB Nation]
*It's quite possible that Ovie is still in Columbus looking for a free car. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Friday night's Draft was pretty great too. Tl;dr: All-Star Weekend is fun. [Puck Daddy]
*The cap hits for each of the All-Star teams are pretty ridiculous. [NHL Numbers]
*What if the lines at the All-Star Game were chosen by stats? [Hockey-Graphs]
*The NHL tested a new method of data collection this weekend that could revolutionize data collection. [TSN]
*The league also announced that there will be a World Cup of Hockey in 2016. [SB Nation]
*Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek have essentially become the second coming of the Legion of Doom. [Inquirer]
*Meltzer on the World Cup and some prospect updates. [Hockeybuzz]
*Post-break, Claude Giroux will continue to lead this team by example. [Inquirer]
*In case you forgot, Zac Rinaldo's hearing with the league is this afternoon; the Flyers aren't even waiting to hear the result, they've called up Ryan White to replace him. [BSH]
*Everyone is mean to poor Phil Kessel. [ProHockeyTalk]
*Gary Bettman says Canada's falling dollar won't "drastically" impact the NHL salary cap. [ProHockeyTalk]
*One thing it may impact, though? The Flyers ability to move players. [Daily News]