News Article: Fans elect John Scott as division captain for 2016 All-Star Game

[TheLegend]

The man, the legend, the goal scorer, the all star.

Just for the record...., I am not John Scott.

 

[Advanced stats]

Aren't Arizona fans pissed that Scott being voted in costs Domi and/or OEL a spot in the game?

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Aren't Arizona fans pissed that Scott being voted in costs Domi and/or OEL a spot in the game?

Meh, not really. We have our priorities straight here.

 

[moosemeister]

Meh, not really. We have our priorities straight here.

This

 

[Ebb]

It would most likely be better to rest OEL and Domi than to see them in the All-star game. Scott gets plenty of rest, so it's a good chance for him to get some ice-time

 

[Plub]

This would be funny if it didn't cost Domi a spot.

Yup. People are idiots.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

People seem to enjoy giving John Scott **** because he's a goon. From all reports, though, the 99% of his life he spends not playing ice hockey is spent being a smart, likable guy who does a lot of behind-the-scenes charity stuff.

I hope he and his family have the chance to have some fun and not get **** upon by the fans. He never asked for any of this and was willing to bow out gracefully. Maybe he'll even provide a Marek Malik-style feel-good moment that will elevate this ASG out of the giant rut it has dug itself into.

 

[kihekah19*]

People seem to enjoy giving John Scott **** because he's a goon. From all reports, though, the 99% of his life he spends not playing ice hockey is spent being a smart, likable guy who does a lot of behind-the-scenes charity stuff..

All the more reason not to embarrass him and disrespect the game of hockey with this nonsense

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

NHL.com projecting that OEL is in the All Star Game

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795936&navid=DL|NHL|home

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

No OEL for the ASG, just John Scott.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796221

 

[YandlesMother]

Great news. Hilarious in a variety of ways but looking at our roster, we don't really have anyone deserving of an All-Star spot this year. OEL has been ok, but decidedly not great. Domi slowed down, and Doan didn't start his campaign early enough.

Also - frankly I don't think fans are idiots for having fun with something that is meant to be fun.

 

[Ebb]

No OEL for the ASG, just John Scott.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796221

Looks like we were punished for NHL fans sending Scott, but oh well, at least our players will get some rest.

 

[moosemeister]

Now John Scott gets some playing time and our guys get a rest. Worked out perfectly I think haha

 

[Sinurgy]

Just take away the fans ability to have any input whatsoever and be done with it. That's what they want anyway.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Just take away the fans ability to have any input whatsoever and be done with it. That's what they want anyway.

...or at least make the fan vote a write-in where they physically have to use a pen and paper and use the US/Canadian postal service for the vote to count.

 

[Ebb]

What's this "postal service" you speak of?

What is a "pen" or "paper"?

If anything they need to limit votes more. I only voted once (and not for Scott) and am fine with that. This "Interwebz" thing complicates everything

 

[PhoPhan]

The all-star game, in this and other sports, is an event made by and large for children. *****ing about it for being out of touch with what "the fans" (i.e. mostly adults) want is like criticizing Frozen for not being gritty enough.

 

[YandlesMother]

It's fun, silly, and stupid. As for the ASGs - When I was a kid it mattered. I think across all sports it matters significantly less now. Partially because I get to see the all-stars all the time (with more TV coverage, internet, etc). Plus we get the Olympics which is the "real" all-star game.

While you can argue that John Scott's internet election contributes to that, it's more about adding another actor to the circus.

Plus it's fun to be an anarchist!

 

[Muppet]

I'm looking forward to the rest of the Pacific team feeding John Scott pucks all night trying to get him to score most of the goals. He'll probably stand at the red line the entire time waiting for a breakaway pass

 

[Sinurgy]

The all-star game, in this and other sports, is an event made by and large for children. *****ing about it for being out of touch with what "the fans" (i.e. mostly adults) want is like criticizing Frozen for not being gritty enough.

Who's *****ing about it being out of touch with what the fans want? If anything it's absolutely in touch with what they want and as ******** as it is, they wanted John Scott for the lulz.

 

[Coyotes2000]

Absolute joke that there are any yotes fans happy about this..

 

[XX]

Absolute joke that there are any yotes fans happy about this..

Yeah man, this exhibition game that most players don't care about is serious business.

 

[Coyotes2000]

Yeah because marketing max Domi would've sucked for the franchise...

 

[YandlesMother]

Yeah because marketing max Domi would've sucked for the franchise...

Max is doing fine. I watch away broadcasts and he has 100% replaced the "Coyotes ownership issues" headline that we always historically faced when on the road. Max IS the story nationally for our franchise now.

Besides Kylo, if John Scott the king didn't go, it would of been OEL.

Finally, in no world is Max Domi an all-star this season. Panarin and Larkin aren't going either with some better stats. Overall he is 60th in points, and slowed down quite a bit this month.

At the end of the day, we didn't have a slam-dunk allstar. OEL has been mediocre, Domi has been great, but not good enough, and Doan turned it on too late.

 

[Muppet]

Absolute joke that there are any yotes fans happy about this..

There's one thing that's more of a joke than John Scott at the All-Star game, and that's the All-Star game itself. The entire weekend is literally a drinking competition between the players. The players and the league don't take it seriously, so why should the fans?