"It's always a good honor to get picked in the All-Star Game, I hope for the best, but at the same time, it is what it is," Letang said. "There are so many good players in this league."
The player with the most votes from each of the four divisions will be added to the All-Star Game rosters that were announced Wednesday. Last Men In voting opens at noon ET on Thursday and closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 10.
Fans can vote at
NHL.com/Vote
or on a mobile interactive ballot on the NHL app.
Each of the 31 NHL teams is represented with one player on the ballot.
Fans will be permitted to select as few as one player and a maximum of four players per ballot. No fan will be permitted to cast more than 10 ballots during a 24-hour period.
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If Toews is voted to the Central Division team, it would be his sixth All-Star Game appearance. The 30-year-old center is second on the Blackhawks with 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) behind Patrick Kane, who has 50 points and was named to the Central Division team for his eighth All-Star Game appearance Wednesday.
"Anytime you're in the conversation and/or you're named to an All-Star team, I think it's always an honor," Toews said.
Letang is looking to join Penguins teammate Sidney Crosby on the Metropolitan Division team and make his fifth All-Star Game appearance. The 31-year-old is sixth among NHL defensemen with 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists).
"You look around the League, a lot of guys having great years and [Letang] is right in that category; he's played unbelievable for us," Crosby said. "We see it up close every night, but I think we appreciate what he brings. If he goes, it would be awesome to be able to share that with him."
Anders Lee, a forward from the New York Islanders is also on the ballot. He is hopiNg to join teammates Mathew Barzal, who was picked for All-Star Game as the Islanders representative.
"It's cool" said Lee. "Obviously, it's a huge honor and I'll be excited to see what happens, but it's all good. It's really exciting … [Barzal] is so deserving. He should have been in it last year. He's had such a great start to his career and it's going to be fun to watch him play some 3-on-3 hockey. It's suited for him perfectly."
Forward Patrice Bergeron is on the ballot as well. He is hoping to join teammate David Pastrnak, who will represent the Boston Bruins.
"This guy should be there, we all know that," Patranak said. "If he wouldn't miss that much time that he did, he would be there right now. So, obviously going to pull out some websites and vote."
Bergeron missed 16 games wIth rib and shoulder injuries. He has 33 points (13 goals and 20 assists) in 24 games.
Among the other 27 players on the Last Man In ballot is Morgan Rielly of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who leads NHL defensemen with 13 goals and 44 points, Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner, who is tied for second in the NHL with 26 goals (with Toronto's John Tavares), and Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine and Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog, who are part of a six-way tie for fourth in goals with 24 (with Cam Atkinson of the Columbus Blue Jackets, David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, and Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks).
"There's a lot of great players," Skinner said on Thursday. "Obviously they've got to fit a lot of great players in not a lot of spots."
Here is the complete list of players on the Last Men In ballot:
