All-Stars tweet their thoughts on Skills Competition

The fans at Scotiabank Place were not the only real ones atwitter readily for that 2012 Molson Canadian All-Star Abilities Competition on Saturday evening.

16 of the year's All-Stars decided to populate their Twitter timelines because the abilities competition performed out, supplying a distinctive play-by-play format for his or her fans. The commentary was full of compliments, chirps and loads of question in the performances of the peers.

The evening began using the Bridgestone NHL Quickest Skater, by which Team Alfredsson won with a 4-2 score. Team Alfredsson's Carl Hagelin beat Colin Greening inside a skate-off for that win, and New You are able to Rangers teammate Henrik Lundqvist gave him a shoutout on Twitter.

@HLundqvist30: When the hockey world did not now @CarlHagelin would be a fast skater they are fully aware it now…

Team Chara's Tyler Seguin, who were built with a break before the Canadian Tire NHL Precision Shooting competition, wasn't shaken through the early deficit.

@tylerseguin92: And something event is completed. Guess were losing. Time for you to recover haha.

Throughout warmups, Allstate Insurance Breakaway Challenge enemies Ryan Johansen, the rookie competitor from Team Chara, and Logan Couture, the Sharks' sharpshooter from Team Alfredsson, both expressed some early anxiety.

@Logancouture: Done the moves all preparation. Hopefully I'm able to pull them off once the demands on

@RyanJohansen19: I want a shoot out move!! #quick

Possibly the happy couple must have taken a couple of more shots rather than hopping on their own mobile phones.

Patrick Kane, who had not checked in on Twitter since earlier within the mid-day, required the very best place after he donned a Superman cape for his latter shots. The Blackhawks star assisted narrow the gap between your teams with 47 percent from the fan election. In the publish-round tweet, Kane thanked the fans and teammate Marian Hossa, who assisted him tie the cape.

@88PKane: Thanks fans for voting for me personally. Also large because of Hoss for that assist. I'd an enjoyable experience.

Resident media guy Scott Hartnell, who also used a microphone for NBC Sports Network throughout your competition, regularly tweeted his response to the proceedings.

@Hartsy19: Wow you will find some sweeeeeet moves tonight. #breakawaychallenge #superkane #ministick

Next was the Canadian Tire NHL Precision Shooting, by which Dallas and Team Chara marksman Jamie Benn defeated Steven Stamkos for that title.

@jamiebenn14: Allow it to be look easy but way harder of computer looks! Points around the board! #TeamChara #ASG

Benn got the aid of Edmonton's Jordan Eberle, who provided some pinpoint passes.

@ebs_14: Crispy passes to @jamiebenn14

With many of individuals around the ice getting involved in the G Series NHL Abilities Challenge Relay, there is a lull in activity for any couple of minutes. A couple of tweeters expressed their amazement with Pavel Datsyuk -- no. 1 pick by Team Chara in Thursday's Fantasy Draft -- and the enormous puck control.

@RyanJohansen19: I believe datsyuk continues to be dizzy

@HLundqvist30: There's smooth after which there's Pavel Datsyk..

@JLupul: I simply got Datsuyk to exhibit how you can do his sick breakaway move. His response, "such as this, it's all too easy.Inch Ya maybe for you personally bro... #juicymitts

Soon after, the big event many when it comes to have been awaiting got arrived. The Rim NHL Toughest Shot competition saw Zdeno Chara shatter their own record having a 108.8 miles per hour blast. Zoysia rookie Luke Adam, a continuing presence on Twitter and Team Chara's rookie contributor in case, expressed his admiration to his 13,000  fans.

@LukeJAdam: Wow. 108?? Unhuman.. that's rediculas. Real happy with 98.3 hah surprised myself

Eberle provided their own ice-level analysis.

@ebs_14: Chara"s backhand one timer is most likely harder then my clapper. #animal

Leading scorer Steven Stamkos won the Tim Hortons NHL Elimination Shootout, which assigned a 21-12 overall win for Team Alfredsson. Following the competition wrapped, Adam added one further tweet, a promise to his fans that Team Chara would exact revenge in tomorrow's large game.