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Boyes, Blues set to host Canucks

Jan 13, 2008 - 2:50 PM Vancouver (24-16-4) at St Louis (22-15-5) 6:00 pm EST

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Brad Boyes already is proving that he should not have been snubbed from the All-Star Game.

The 25-year-old Boyes will look to score for the third straight game since the Western Conference roster was announced when the St. Louis Blues host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Boyes, who leads the Blues with 24 tallies this season, has scored three goals in two games after not being selected to the All-Star team. Boyes, however, was not upset to be left off the roster.

"The guys that are there deserve to be, and there are only so many slots," Boyes said. "Manny has definitely been our All-Star."

Boyes was speaking of teammate Manny Legace, who is one of the conference's three goaltenders. The 34-year-old Legace was thrilled to become a first-time All-Star.

"I was very fired up," said Legace, who is fifth in the league with a 2.05 GAA. "It's a childhood dream, watching (the All-Star Game) all my life, growing up in Toronto."

With goaltender Roberto Luongo passing up the opportunity to participate in his fourth All-Star Game to be with his wife giving birth, the Canucks' lone representative in Atlanta will be Henrik Sedin.

Sedin has collected a team-leading 36 assists and 43 points on the season. The Swedish center has assists in 10 of his previous 12 games, tallying a goal and 14 points over that stretch.

Vancouver will try to avoid its third consecutive defeat.