Filip Forsberg and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins both win cars as final All-Star picks
Christopher Hanewinckel / USA Today
The NHL doubled the number of prizes it usually gives away at the end of the NHL All-Star fantasy draft, handing Honda Accord car keys to Filip Forsberg and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins after the two players were selected last by their respective teams.
The news was devastating for Alex Ovechkin, who was selected third-last after actively campaigning to be the final pick of the night.
Ovechkin is so drunk…or not drunk enough…or something. pic.twitter.com/WUJQ8DzkUT
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 24, 2015
Forsberg - the league-leader in rookie scoring - was named as a replacement player Thursday following the news that Evgeni Malkin would miss the weekend's festivities due to an injury.
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