Deep Blue Sea: Pacific Division All-Star Champs

Brent Burns and the Pacific Division crew have won their third All-Star Game in the three years. Burns totaled three points and three shots on goal in the 3-on-3 tournament. Vancouver Canucks rookie, Brock Boeser, took home the MVP honors.

In more Pacific Division news, Jaromir Jagr has been placed on waivers for purposes of contract termination. He’ll be available for the rest of the league, but should he go unclaimed, he’ll be pursuing opportunities in Europe. It’s been a rocky year for the legend, but there’s no reason he shouldn’t finish it out in this league.

With the All-Star break, there isn’t much to share in terms of news, but at least some of them are spending the days off in Vegas:

Here’s what else is going on with the Sharks:

• 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend: Media Day and Skills Competition
  Brent Burns kicked off All-Star Weekend in Tampa Bay, Florida with media and the Skills Competition on Saturday.
• 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend: Red Carpet and All-Star Game
  The 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend warppaed up on Sunday with a red carpet and the 3-on-3 style All-Star Game
• Sharks' Burns leads Pacific Division to win at All-Star game
  Brent Burns earned three points in the Pacific Division three-on-three tournament win at the 2018 NHL All-Star game in Tampa.

And the blood in the water around the league:

• It Appears The Jaromir Jagr Era Is Over In Calgary - Matchsticks and Gasoline
  The Flames placed Jaromir Jagr on waivers today according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie.
• Everyone’s favorite dramatic NHL referee is back for the All-Star Game - SBNation.com
  An offside call in the All-Star Game? Get Wes McCauley to do it!
• Tampa Bay Lightning organization honors Willie O’Ree as Lightning Community Hero during All-Star Game - Raw Charge
  During the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, O’Ree was given $100,000 for charity donations by the Lightning foundation.
• Botchford: Bo Horvat, the king in waiting, deserves his crown | The Province
  This may not be it for the Sedins, but the end is near.
• NHL All-Star Game: Alex Ovechkin still shines at age 32 - The Washington Post
  At all-star weekend in Tampa, league’s best and brightest marvel at the Capitals’ captain.
• 2018 NHL All-Star Game - Best and worst of All-Star Weekend
  From Brian Boyle's emotional welcome to Johnny Gaudreau's stickwork to the sartorial splendor of the sweaters, there was a lot to like in Tampa this weekend. But not everything went quite so well.
• Best moments NHL All-Star Game
  Canucks rookie Brock Boeser, named game MVP, took him nearly $350K in bonuses for his weekend's effort.
• Watch Brad Marchand's reaction to being booed during NHL All-Star Weekend
  During the introduction announcements, Brad Marchand's name was booed when announced as a participant in the All-Star Skills Competition.
• Custance: Appetite to change the NHL playoff system is increasing – The Athletic
  The current wild-card format was implemented for the 2013-14 postseason and there’s a growing appetite to give it a hard look as to whether it’s the best system moving forward.