Oh, well

So, I was correct in my concerns about Vs. coverage of the Skills Competition, and the Youngstars game. The camerawork made my dizzy half the time, and the announcers had no idea what was going on. Mike Emerick merely cemented his place in my mind as one of the most annoying and overrated announcers of all time. The idea of having Mark Messier in the both was great- except all it did was distract Emerick and Bill Clement. Neither of them did any real announcing or commentating, they both just bumbled around Messier. Eddie Olcyk was the best part of the four of them, though he was still not much better.
No one knew when there was a goal in the youngstars game, which made it difficult to follow since the goals kept coming at a furious pace (though Lehtonen made a few spectacular saves, and didn't seem very interested in much of the game).
Worst of all was the last shootout portion of the night where Crosby and Selanne went head to head for 3 shots, and the announcers couldn't figure out that it was one of the events.
Hopefully tonight's game will be an improvement... I can't imagine it being much worse.
Although there were some technical difficulties, I was impressed with what Dallas did for the All Star celebration. They really seemed to go all out, with a red carpet for the players, and an exciting atmosphere for the fans. The transition between events went smoothly and seamlessly (except for the fastest skater competition, due to the aforementioned technical difficulties). Maybe hosting an event like this will breathe life back into what was once a rabid fan base in Dallas.