All-Star Break

Count me in as another hockey fan who doesn't enjoy the All-Star Game or the break that comes along with it.

This is the point in the hockey season where the playoff races become very tight. In the Eastern Conference there are around ten teams in the race. In the west it is the same.

Instead of cramming in five or six games over the next two weeks, teams could have been spared the back-to-backs by ditching the All-Star break.

The Maple Leafs will lead the league in most back-to-back games, and have most of them coming over the next few months. Scheduling of course can become difficult, because most arenas host concerts and in some cases, other sports teams. However, when there is a big gap between most back-to-back games and the least it makes you think.

Historically teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back win less than 50% of the time.

The National Hockey League needs to make schedule changes.

As for the All-Star Game, I find it extremely boring and it does nothing for me. The skills competition is watchable, but outside of that, the break is a waste of time.

That is the case with most leagues though, as the Pro Bowl is most likely the worst All-Star game in pro sports.

Come Sunday, I will not be watching the NHL All-Star Game. I'd rather re-watch the NCAA National Championship Game.