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January 20th, 2016 at 9:35:16 AM permalink
Before the season, assuming there were no internet rumblings of it yet, what odds would you have given against John Scott being an NHL all star captain?
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January 20th, 2016 at 9:38:13 AM permalink
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Before the season, assuming there were no internet rumblings of it yet, what odds would you have given against John Scott being an NHL all star captain?

one would have to know who that was to answer that.
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January 20th, 2016 at 9:49:13 AM permalink
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one would have to know who that was to answer that.



He is a rarely used very large quite unskilled player who is basically used for intimidating and or fighting players on the other team. The NHL allows a fan vote, and someone did an internet campaign and he was the one chosen to be the internet sensation. So despite barely being in the league (I think he only played a dozen or so games this year, and only a few minutes a game), he was chosen to be on the All Star squad, and a captain at that. The NHL tried to get him to not go, and even went so far as to (allegedly!) have him traded and sent to the minors where he would become ineligible to play. But they caved, and now even though he is not in the NHL he will be on the All Star team!
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January 20th, 2016 at 10:22:25 AM permalink
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He is a rarely used very large quite unskilled player who is basically used for intimidating and or fighting players on the other team. The NHL allows a fan vote, and someone did an internet campaign and he was the one chosen to be the internet sensation. So despite barely being in the league (I think he only played a dozen or so games this year, and only a few minutes a game), he was chosen to be on the All Star squad, and a captain at that. The NHL tried to get him to not go, and even went so far as to (allegedly!) have him traded and sent to the minors where he would become ineligible to play. But they caved, and now even though he is not in the NHL he will be on the All Star team!

It's all in your head, and it didn't happen. More importantly what are the odds you would find a nice beautiful girl?
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January 20th, 2016 at 10:30:44 AM permalink
Ever since Gary Bettman has taken over the NHL, it's gone down hill.
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January 20th, 2016 at 10:43:27 AM permalink
The NHL still has an All Star Game? Seriously?
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January 20th, 2016 at 11:29:27 AM permalink
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The NHL still has an All Star Game? Seriously?



I have probably watched a total of 5 minutes of NHL All Star games over the past 3 decades. This year they are doing it all 3 on 3, which will make John Scott stand out (in a negative way) even more.
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January 20th, 2016 at 11:39:54 AM permalink
Mike "Doc" Emrick has got to be the worst sports announcers in the history of sports also.
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January 20th, 2016 at 11:40:26 AM permalink
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Before the season, assuming there were no internet rumblings of it yet, what odds would you have given against John Scott being an NHL all star captain?



And he is the Captain of the West, while playing for a team in the East.
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January 25th, 2016 at 5:20:59 AM permalink
And now he wants to wear his minor league jersey in the All Star Game.
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January 25th, 2016 at 6:13:58 AM permalink
This all star game couldn't make and less sense. At this point they should just stop playing it.
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January 25th, 2016 at 12:42:47 PM permalink
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Before the season, assuming there were no internet rumblings of it yet, what odds would you have given against John Scott being an NHL all star captain?


The downside of fan voting in the age of Twitter. Last year the top vote getter for the all star game was Zemgus Girgensons, when apparently the entire nation of Latvia started every morning by voting for their favorite son.
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