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Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler given 2016 NHL All-Star Game snub

Photo Credit: Colin Jensen

While I’m sure that Blake Wheeler isn’t losing any sleep from being snubbed from the 2016 All-Star Game, Jets fans are outraged that he was left off the squad. He has clearly been the Jets best player all season long amassing 10 goals 30 assists for 40 points in 40 games this season. This puts him 7th overall in the NHL scoring race and on pace for the highest total of his career.

Here are the list of forwards for the Central Division: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (Chicago), Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin (Dallas), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis) and Matt Duchene(Colorado).

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:

Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press spoke to Blake Wheeler today in Dallas and this is what #26 had to say:

Hear from Blake Wheeler as he spoke about being left off the All-Star team this morning in Dallas:

Audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

What do you think? Do you think it is a big deal that #26 was left off the All-Star roster?

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.