Kaberle only represented the Leafs in one event, the Shooting Accuracy event. In the first round of the Shooting Accuracy shots, with the targets in each four corners of the nets, Kabbie went 4 for 4. He advanced to the next round where it was just him and Nashville Predators' centre Jason Arnott, representing the West. In the second round they both finished a 3 for 4, and one single shot each would decide the winner. The single target was the top right corner. Arnott went first and missed by a foot, then Tomas "I don't shoot the puck enough" Kaberle sniped it and won the event for the Eastern All-Star team.
Kaberle finished off his Shooting Accuracy event a 8 for 9, and the one he missed was very close. You gotta imagine when he makes the flight back to Toronto for the Tuesday game versus St. Louis, Paul Maurice will be asking him to shoot the puck much more.
Amazingly and surprisingly, Kabbie was only the fourth player in NHL history to go 4 for 4 in the Shooting Accuracy event in All-Star Skills Competition. He joined Ray Bourque (who has completed the feat twice), Mark Messier, and Jeremy Roenick. That's some pretty good company there Kabbie.
In related news, Kaberle's name is all over the Leafs trade rumours and, behind Sundin, can probably has the most trade value. I really would like him to stay in Toronto, but MLSE will do what MLSE has to do to turn the Leafs around, even if it means trading arguably our best player. With the addition of winning the Shooting Accuracy event, this adds to being one of the best passers in the league, a great powerplay quarterback, and how he sets up insane plays.
The reason I love Kaberle so much is his ability to fool any player he is facing on the opposing team with his passing, and how he is always in the right position to make or be a part of the play.
What's your reason?
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