The 2024 NHL All-Star Skills event was all live and shifted the focus to pure hockey skill from presentation. Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos and David Dwork react.
Another NHL All-Star Weekend is in the books after three action-packed days in Toronto.
Any time the league tries something new with the weekend festivities, there's some risk regarding how the players and spectators will react. With the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills competition taking on a revamped format where 12 players participated in a variety of technical abilities, it shifted from the theatrics and costumes seen in recent years. Did it pay off?
Well, one of our co-hosts on Saturday's THN Pre-Game Show suggested the 2024 event was one of the best NHL skills competitions he's ever seen.
Michael Traikos, Ryan Kennedy and David Dwork broke down what they enjoyed the most from Friday's competition and what they liked less. How did it compare to the 2023 event in Florida?
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