If the NHL All-Star Skills Competition had a back-checking event, Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron would probably be like Shea Weber is to Zdeno Chara in the hardest shot competition, but to Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk. That is to say: forever second place.

No matter. Bergeron just wants the opportunity to show off his smothering defensive abilities at All-Star weekend:

Bergeron joked he's lobbying for a backchecking competition at All-Star Weekend. "That's in my alley - sticks in lanes, backchecking" ^CS — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 23, 2015

At least Bergeron will get the opportunity to show off his defensive skills during the actual All-Star game itself. Not!