For the second year in a row, the Islanders are sending Mat Barzal to the All-Star Game. For years, it was John Tavares as the Isles representation but with JT in Toronto, Barzal is the new face of the Islanders.
The NHL does the All-Star game is a little different than most leagues. There's no draft, there's no conference vs conference, there's not even an North America vs the World anymore, it's a 3-on-3 tournament by division.
It comes off a little gimmicky to me, call me old fashioned but I like the East vs West format the best out of all of them.