John Scott, unlikely NHL All-Star, takes home game’s MVP

“The John Scott ride has been nothing short of a rollercoaster to an incredible ending”, Hankinson said.

The fans at Bridgestone Arena chanted: “M-V-P!”

The “goon” enjoyed every moment. “You can’t write this stuff”, Scott said in a post-game interview with pregnant wife and two daughters nearby and watching.

“It still hasn’t sunk in that I’m the MVP of the game”, Scott told ESPN’s Linda Cohn after the game. In it I said, “There’s no real significance to the NHL All-Star game, but that doesn’t mean the NHL and the fan base wouldn’t want the game to have some dignity attached to it, and having Scott be the captain of the Pacific Division certainly does away with any of that”.

“I’m sure he won over a lot of people”, Chicago Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane said. True to form, the National Hockey League nearly ruined it by not allowing John Scott to play, but luckily they caved to fan pressure. He got caught up in business politics and he didn’t give up.

“I’m not a very light guy, nearly 275 pounds, soaking wet about 300 pounds”, Scott said. “Yeah, nerve-wracking, especially [because] Burnzie is such a spaz”. We learned that he has dreams, just like you or I. We learned that he has a family that has sacrificed for those dreams, just like many of ours have. “You really can’t put into words”.

In a piece for The Player’s Tribune, Scott wrote that the league pressured him to withdraw from the game, but when they attempted to use his kids to shame him into pulling out (very likely done by Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell), he decided he was going to the All-Star Game no matter what. This time, these All-Stars combined for 116 shots and 23 goals. “MVP!” He captained his team to victory, and the fans spoke once again – voting him in as a write-in candidate for the game’s most valuable player. He was behind the bench coaching the Metropolitan Division along with celebrity coach Gill, though his stint lasted just 20 minutes because the Atlantic Division beat his team 4-3. The winners of the first two games advanced to a third-period championship.

This tweet might say fourth, but I hate that type of ranking. “So it wouldn’t be a bad game to end off on, but I definitely think I can still bring something to the table and be beneficial for any team”.

When reddit.com and then other bloggers joined the cause, Scott soared ahead of everyone else in the Pacific Division votes, ahead of former Hart Trophy victor Corey Perry, ahead of superstar defenseman Drew Doughty, ahead of second-year Jersey-born phenom Johnny Gaudreau. Kris Letang opened the scoring to put Metro up 1-0.

Scott, the personable enforcer who is now also a minor leaguer, stole the show.

Then Scott was traded from the Coyotes to the Canadiens, who sent him to St. John’s, Newfoundland, of the AHL, seemingly disqualifying him for the All-Star Game but turning him into a cause celebre. Eriksson was clearly dazed on the hit and was eventually diagnosed with a concussion; one that took him the better part of two seasons to fully come back from.

The Sharks resume their season on Tuesday in Anaheim in the first of a four-game road trip against the Ducks.

She said this has been overwhelming. He actually flashed considerable skill in the tournament and scored a couple goals.

“I didn’t think you should be here …” “We’d like to have the babies at home”.