After an entertaining night at Casino Lac Lemay the stage is now set for All Star Weekend.

Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara made their selections last night in front of an energetic crowd in the second annual All Star Fantasy Draft. Now that we know who is on what team, it's pretty obvious who the home town favourites will be this weekend.

Walking around in downtown Ottawa this morning, there is an undeniable buzz in the air.

All Star Weekend is finally here and it all kicks off with tonight’s event being hosted at the Casino Lac Lemay.  Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara will go head to head as they pick their teams for this weekend’s festivities.  All the action begins at 8:00 PM on TSN.

52 games down for the Ottawa Senators. 30 to go.

As the Ottawa Senators get set to host the rest of the league at this weekend's All Star Game, fans have already started to look at and talk about the stretch drive that awaits this team after the fun and festivities this weekend.

For the third straight game on this road trip, the Sens looked flat and struggled to find their legs for large portions of the game.

Reality is the Senators played well enough to grab an important point tonight but had it taken away when Nick Foligno was called for goalie interference on a tying goal by Alfredsson.  The end result was a 3-2 Coyotes win and a disappointing loss heading in the NHL All Star Break.

With the Senators losing back to back games in Anaheim and Los Angeles, the final game before the NHL All Star Break has taken on some extra significance.

The Sens will look to end their short slide and head into the break on a positive note.  The game will also be the first that Kyle Turris has played in Phoenix since a bitter contract dispute and eventual trade to the Ottawa Senators.