Hurricanes defenseman Niclas Wallin is aware of the "Vote for Wallin" write-in campaign that Canes fans have started, complete with its own Web site.
He's getting a kick out of it, but knows there's only one way he's likely to get to an All-Star Game.
“It’s one of those funny things,” Wallin said. “The only All-Star Game I’m probably going to is the one I’d like to watch from the stands. It’s good for the fans. I haven’t seen (the Web site) but I’ve heard about it. It’s all over the papers in Sweden and Finland. At first, I laughed about it. It’s funny stuff, but you have to be honest, too.”
As of Thursday night, Wallin didn't have enough votes to make the top 10 in the Eastern Conference, according to the NHL's real-time results, although they don't appear to be very "real time" — Sergei Gonchar (who, coincidentally has missed the entire season with a shoulder injury) has been stuck on 6,913 votes for two days.
UPDATE: Pittsburgh's Ryan Whitney is now 10th in the voting, which has apparently been updated, with 9,464 votes.
Luke has worked for The N&O since 2000. He covered the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL before becoming a sports columnist in August 2008. A native of Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at 829-8947 or 
