The St. Louis Blues have not hosted an All-Star Game in over 30 years. Leave it to that typical St. Louis luck that there are already oddities happening prior to the game itself.
Overall, it is an exhibition, so these things do not matter in the grand scheme, but there are rare events that most cities don’t deal with. The Blues’ event is already an interesting one.
When the coaches were announced, everything made sense. The coaches for each team were selected according to whoever was in first place in that division after the turn of the calendar.