John Scott Retires

[left hand path]

Should have retired years ago.

 

[chupanibre]

Enjoy life after hockey John Scott!

 

[bobholly39]

Still think it's super ****** what happened last year. It led to his retirement.

he was doing fine earning a living as a 4th line grinder in the NHL - and than everyone made a big joke of him and as a result he couldn't earn a contract this year.

Without the NHL Fan Vote - odds are he's still be on an NHL contract this year and maybe for a few more seasons. Better for his livelihood.

I know it was a good story - but 2-3 years extra of an NHL salary would be better for his family than a good story. Hopefully he can make some money from it

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Enjoy retirement John

 

[GJF]

Still think it's super ****** what happened last year. It led to his retirement.

he was doing fine earning a living as a 4th line grinder in the NHL - and than everyone made a big joke of him and as a result he couldn't earn a contract this year.

Without the NHL Fan Vote - odds are he's still be on an NHL contract this year and maybe for a few more seasons. Better for his livelihood.

I know it was a good story - but 2-3 years extra of an NHL salary would be better for his family than a good story. Hopefully he can make some money from it

Did you miss the "people want to make a movie out of it"-part on page 2? You'd think that will earn him a couple more bucks.

 

[Esq]

Fully expect to see him behind the NBC desk soon.

Agreed, he's a smart guy with a quick wit

 

[Esq]

Still think it's super ****** what happened last year. It led to his retirement.

he was doing fine earning a living as a 4th line grinder in the NHL - and than everyone made a big joke of him and as a result he couldn't earn a contract this year.

Without the NHL Fan Vote - odds are he's still be on an NHL contract this year and maybe for a few more seasons. Better for his livelihood.

I know it was a good story - but 2-3 years extra of an NHL salary would be better for his family than a good story. Hopefully he can make some money from it

No offense to Big John, but he really couldn't cut it anymore as an NHL player.

 

[bobholly39]

Did you miss the "people want to make a movie out of it"-part on page 2? You'd think that will earn him a couple more bucks.

I saw that but I don't expect it to be a big holywood movie. More of a tv movie. Not sure that gets him more money than a few years of nhl salary might. Might not even be close

No offense to Big John, but he really couldn't cut it anymore as an NHL player.

Maybe. But as far as I know he was established as a regular player last year and not on the verge of retiring. This whole story is what likely accelerated his retirement which sucks

 

[fmrdh]

Awesome guy, best of luck John.

 

[Sniper99]

Which of his former teams retires his number?

 

[SupremeNachos]

You either retire as an all-star or play long enough to see yourself become Dany Heatley.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

You either retire as an all-star or play long enough to see yourself become Dany Heatley.

yeah John Scott retired at the top like like Beliveau, McDonald, Bourque. A living legend he his

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He was a much better hockey player than he is given credit for.

 

[Call me betty*]

John Scott's highlight of his career was when American Hero Phil Kessel kicked his ass...

Anyways, Enjoy retirement.

 

[CanadienShark]

At least he retires as a star. He's a smart guy. He'll have a good life. Some part of me hopes he finds a place in an NHL organization, but the academic in me hopes he uses his engineering degree.

He was a much better hockey player than he is given credit for.

Seriously. He wasn't the worst player in the league at any point of his career, like people often suggest. He really wasn't a detriment. Now he wasn't a really useful guy either, but at least he didn't hurt his team.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

John Scott was a guy who did what he needed to do. A great guy and a great team mate. Have a happy post playing retirement All Star!

 

[Stubu]

That snipe though

John Scott always reminded me of Patrik Laine

 

[notsocommonsense]

Nah bro.

John Scott is a legend. Let's not make him a joke

Errrr. . . You're about a year too late

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Which of his former teams retires his number?

Michigan Tech

 

[WesMcCauley]

Sad day for hockey, a legend has retired!

 

[Machinehead]

He was actually a decently skilled player when he managed to get in the play. Just couldn't skate worth a damn.

Best of luck in the next stage of his life.

 

[Autism]

What a legend

 

[Bleedred]

It was a nice story last year with the all star game. His type of player is really becoming obsolete in the NHL these days. It's amazing how the one dimensional goons have dropped out of the league in the last 5 years. Most are either in the AHL now or overseas or also retired themselves.

I enjoyed his goal on Holtby though. The one Caps player looks like he purposely ran into Holtby for allowing that goal to John Scott.

Good luck to him.

 

[Crosbyfan]

The hall of fame awaits him

Do they waive the normal waiting period? Seems inappropriate to have him wait for first ballot after he becomes eligible.

 

[Nordic*]

Did he ever lose a fight?