forward John Scott to be the captain of the Pacific Division squad at the 2016 NHL All-Star game has been met with heavy criticism, especially as he pa ses through the waiver wire . Its viewed as an embarra sment to a game that is supposed to be a showcase of the NHLs best players and its best skill, and it is even reportedly going to lead to the eague . But lets be honest about something here NFL Carolina Panthers Jersey , the biggest screw up with this years game isnt the inclusion of Scott in the game. Its the decision made by the NHL itself to send goalie over goalie . The Scott thing is entirely the result of a fan vote, and when you put things like an All-Star vote in the hands of fans, youre going to get results like this from time-to-time. They are going to vote for their favorite player. Or they are going to try and do something like as a joke. They are not always going to send the most deserving candidates. This is always going to happen. Unle s leagues completely do away with fan votes, it will never change no matter what roadblocks the league tries to put up to stop it. Youre just going to have to Jeremy Chinn Jersey accept that. But the Rinne over Crawford decision was something that was in the hands of the league, and they simply blew it. The decision didnt make any sense at the time, and its Trent Scott Jersey only started to look worse in the weeks since the All-Star rosters were announced. This wasnt a close call where you could look at two players performing at similar levels and have to take one. This is two players at the same position , and the other is playing at a level usually reserved for backups. After their respective performances on Thursday night, Crawford is currently sitting near the top of league in save percentage with a .929 mark. The only goalie that has appeared in at least 20 games that has a better mark Rinne, meanwhile, is near the bottom with a .902 save percentage while playing behind a defense that has included , and, until he was traded to Columbus, . The only goalies lower than him are Torontos and Arizonas Mike Smith. The difference between the two performances right now is 27 goals for every 1,000 shots they face, which is absolutely ma sive. And its not like Nashville was a team that was in need of sending a representative so that every team could have a player in the game. They already have two other players (Weber and Josi) going to the game. Jake Delhomme Jersey Look, the All-Star game itself doesnt matter. Its a dying game that is on its last legs as the league tries new format after new format to try and get people to care about something the players themselves dont even care about. And this isnt meant to be a knock on Rinne Pat Elflein Jersey (though, it probably sounds like one) because he has been an outstanding goalie in the league for a long time, and he has been a big reason the Predators have had succe s during his career. But he is not that player this season, and there is clearly a superior alternative that the league THE LEAGUE! Not fans decided not to send. The real point is dont sit there and pretend that a fan vote that sends a guy like John Scott to the game is some sort of embarra sment when the league itself cant even send the right players to represent their game. Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford should have been an All-Star. (USATSI)