The Boston Bruins only have one player in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game, but it is the most deserving. David Pastrnak is headed to his first career All-Star game.
The Boston Bruins are coming off a great win in the 2019 Winter Classic. The team looked great and showed how talented they are on a national stage, but the good news doesn’t end there for Boston Bruins fans.
It was announced on Wednesday that David Pastrnak would be the lone member of the Bruins in the 2019 All-Star game.
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This is a special moment for Pastrnak. it’s easy to forget that he is only 22 years old. Pasta has already done some amazing things in his career and has become one of the faces of the Bruins squad.
Once again the Bruins only have one member of their team getting noticed. Last season Brad Marchand was the only Bruin to head to the All-Star game down in the sunshine state.
Pastrnak will be happy to go but most guys will use this time to rest and step away from the game even if it is just for a quick moment. The NHL may have a short season compared to the MLB, but it still wears you down.
It will be interesting to see how Pasta fares in the game, but I think he will notch at least one goal in the game.
Here are 3 reasons that David Pastrnak deserves to be the Bruins lone All-Star this season.
1. David Pastrnak has put the team on his back
When you look at the stats it is clear that David Pastrnak has been one of the main reasons the Boston Bruins have succeeded in the 2018-19 season.
Pastrnak is on top of his game. He makes up about 16 percent of the Bruins point output.
What is even more insane is Pastrnak’s involvement in Boston’s scoring output. Pasta has been directly involved in 45.5 percent of the Bruins offensive production this season. It is clear that if you take Pasta off of this team they wouldn’t be so hot.
A lot of those numbers have to do with Pastrnak’s success on the power play. The winger is an absolute weapon on the man advantage.
Pastrnak can bomb one-timers from the faceoff circle but also knows how to move the puck. He isn’t a selfish player who is always focused on himself.
This season David Pastrnak has carried the Boston Bruins to a succesful start of the season.
2. David Pastrnak is having the best season of his career.
This will be a season that David Pastrnak looks back on fondly. The winger is putting on a show each and every night.
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Through 40 games Pastrnak has 24 goals and 26 assists on the season. If he keeps scoring at this pace he is on his way to a 100 point season which would be absolutely amazing.
It is fair to say that Pastrnak is an early Hart Trophy candidate. If he was in the running for the award at the end of the season he could become the first Bruin since Phil Esposito in 1974 (the Bruins traded Joe Thornton in the middle of his 2006 Hart Trophy-winning season so he doesn’t count).
If Pastrnak is putting up these numbers now, imagine what he could do in the true prime of his career? The Boston Bruins could have a star in the palm of their hands who could become a legend in the city of Boston.
3. David Pastrnak has somehow managed to stay healthy
There is one constant about this 2018-19 Boston Bruins squad, they are always getting injured. It has seemed like all of Boston’s big names have had to miss time due to injury.
David Pastrnak has played in the most games for the team this season and hasn’t had to deal with any major injuries like most of the team (knocks on wood 5 million times).
It truly is impressive that Pastrnak has managed to stay healthy. This shows that he isn’t putting himself in vulnerable positions and is still able to score at an epic rate.
Now there is a chance that another Bruin joins Pastrnak at the All-Star game. Patrice Bergeron was selected to the last man in vote. If Bruins fans vote for Bergeron as much as humanly possible he will be joining Pasta out West.
This has been an amazing season for David Pastrnak and probably one that he won’t forget anytime soon. Especially if the team is able to make a run for the Stanley Cup.