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Max Pacioretty will have to wait at least another year to get his time in the all-star spotlight.

The Montreal Canadiens’ captain was left off this year’s all-star roster despite being one of the league’s most consistent scoring threats. He built a strong case for this month’s event in Los Angeles, right there (yet again) among the league leaders with 19 goals and hotter than anyone since the middle of November.

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The 28-year-old’s star power still needs a boost, falling well short of his production on the ice. Only three players have scored more goals (173) than the American winger since 2011: Alex Ovechkin (243), Steven Stamkos (202) and Joe Pavelski (178).

His 129 even-strength markers are surpassed only by superstars Ovechkin (139) and Stamkos (139).

“I don’t know about (the media), but we don’t (take him for granted),” Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien said recently. “We appreciate what he’s capable (of doing). The last two months he’s been phenomenal with us.”