"Still in his skates, Dennis Wideman waded around the tiny visitors locker room at Scotiabank Place with sharpie in hand. It's a ritual of NHL All-Stars to get their teammates autographs, and the Washington Capitals defenseman wasn't letting this opportunity go to waste.

He hunted down his final couple of players, including Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, to make sure he had all the signatures he needed on his blue No. 6 jersey to commemorate his first All-Star Game appearance.

"I got one of my jerseys signed and hopefully get that framed up and hung somewhere," a smiling Wideman said. "You never know. You might not ever be back here again.""