LOS ANGELES -- It would not have been hard to tell the location of the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game just from the crowd reaction at Staples Center on Sunday. There were boos for Cam Fowler and Ryan Kesler of the Anaheim Ducks, boos for San Jose Sharks players Martin Jones and Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns.
There was, on the other hand, adoration for the hometown players, for Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty, the two Los Angeles Kings who got to add an extra game to their regular 41-game home schedule with an invitation to the All-Star Game.
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