Evgeni Malkin Snubbed

So I was looking at the final all-star ballots of the Eastern Conference about a week ago, and I see the usuals: Sidney Crosby, Vincent Lecavalier, Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredson, Ilya Kovalchuk, Martin St. Louis and unfortunately Alexander Ovechkin. But looking at the list again I see Scott Gonads (Gomez)? Eric Staal? Mike Richards? (no just kidding, if you follow hockey, Richards is actually having a really good season). Sooo.... where is the 8th leading scorer in the East, Evgeni Malkin?!?!?! 

Then a couple of days later Dany Heatley goes down with a separated shoulder and will miss up to 6 weeks, so then I was like: "Here is Malkin's chance to become an all-star," but then they announce that Marc Savard(?) will replace Heatley.


Here Are the Reasons Malkin Why Should Be an All-Star

1. Stats: G, A, P, +/-, PPP, shot %, %/team points
Malkin- 23, 29, 52, 5, 21, 16.7, 14.6
Gonad- 10, 32, 42, 1, 16, 6.6, 13.5
E.Staal- 23, 19, 42, -5, 17, 15.3, 10.4
Savard- 11, 36, 47, 5, 19, 10.6, 14.5

2. Skills: Let me put it plain and simple: Would want to see any of the other three players instead of Malkin? The answer should be HELL NO!!

3. Importance To Team:
Malkin- 2nd on the team behind no other than the league leader in points Sidney Crosby. PIT= T 1st Atlantic (T 2nd Conf)
Gonad- 1st on the team in points but... NYR= Last in the Atlantic (T 8th Conference)
E.Staal- 3rd on the team in points. CAR= T2nd Southeast (T9th Conference)
Savard- 1st on the team in points but... BOS= 3rd Northeast (T9th Conference)

Malkin should be an all-star now and for years to come.