NASHVILLE — Only at the NHL skills competition and all-star weekend would you see such smiles after such a trouncing.
The Eastern Conference throttled the Western Conference 29-12 in Saturday’s skills affair at Bridgestone Arena.
It was worth bragging rights for a year plus the choice of early or late games Sunday when the all-star game, a three-on-three affair between the four divisions, will be played as a mini-tournament.
The East chose to have their semifinal first at 4 p.m., so it will be Central Division vs. Pacific Division at 5 p.m., with the winners to play at 6 p.