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Pardon my crazy responses today. I'm in an all-dayCLE today and it's terrible! :lol |
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Also - give me a break. Devalues your sport? Have you seen the NBA ASG? Or the Pro Bowl? They're all nonsense fanfare. You're taking this WAY too seriously. |
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the difference is that in the NBA ASG and the ProBowl, the people that are there actually, you know, deserve to be there. the games themselves are dumb in all sports and should be scrapped IMO, but the fact that John Scott has one-time all-star on his career resumé is an absolute joke and you're right, i am taking it too seriously most likely, and i admit that. but i was just so sick of hearing about John Scott. he's a nothing, he's a nobody. he's a dirty, unskilled bully who made a career by injuring his fellow "brotherhood". the only reason people talk about him is because of unfunny trolls and unwarranted media hype. it's a microcosm of the NHL and the reason why the sport community scoffs at hockey. |
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544 PIMs over 9 seasons is also not something to laugh at, but isn't near what we see from some (for reference sake, Milan Lucic has 851 over 9 seasons - granted, Looch sees WAY more ice time than Scott ever did). Was he ever suspended? Yes, 3 times if my counting is right. Some were pretty bad (7 games for a headshot). /facts He definitely made his living on the rough side of the sport. He fought, he hit, he intimidated, he protected his teammates (you won't like the term "protected" but I'll use it anyway :) ). As for the All-Star game stuff, obviously I'm just opining again, but it appears to me that his fellow players were all sorts of supportive of him. I mean, they carried him around on their shoulders after the game... was that just for show? And you call it a "staged" fight between him and Kane... was it? Looked pretty in-the-moment to me. Silly, but not some stunt by the league. To hear him tell the story of his whole ASG experience, he was put in a really awkward situation, and just decided to make the best of it. Believe him if you want, I guess. You're sick of him so I'm guessing you haven't read either of his Player Trib articles, but if you want to get his published side of the story (again, whether you believe it or not is up to you), they are available. But even more important than that - is he a "nothing?" Absolutely not. He managed to play 9 seasons in the NHL, and he'll be the first to tell you that's crazy. Nine seasons of making more than enough money to support a family, all while playing a game. Former teammates talk about what a good teammate and guy he was. He's got a mechanical engineering degree. By all accounts he's a great dad to his four girls. Maybe by saying he was a "nothing" you were just referring to his hockey accomplishments. I hope so, because other than that he looks pretty successful to me. And yeah, yeah, yeah, you and I have gone around the horn enough times to know we probably aren't going to change each other's minds. Still like you though. :) |
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yes, me calling him a nothing was in reference to his NHL career. i do not know him personally. Nor do i blame him for the ASG debacle. wasn't his fault at all.
but the only reason he was in the league was because there was this stigma that every team needed an "enforcer" to "protect" their top tier guys. it's a bullshit narrative that was pushed onto the hockey world by the good 'ol boys up in Canada that run the league as if it's 1934. (another topic for another day) i'm fine with people rooting for him and i'm fine with fanfare etc etc. i just think it was an embarrassment to the league and to the sport as a whole. players like that should not be glorified IMO. that doesn't mean i think he's a bad father or person :lol also, PIM is not a good metric here because as you mentioned, TOI is a factor. as well as suspensions...i think he has like 10 career points. in 9 fucking seasons. he didn't belong in the NHL. he really was nothing but a linebacker who could kind of skate and punch. |
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The great thing about Scott is I don't think he would disagree with you on the bolded. And it was 11 career points. ELEVEN. :lol |
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:lol shit i sold him short
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FACT: John Scott only has 11 more career points in the NHL than i do
let's get h2p on the ballot for this year's ASG. |
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Anyone in here mention the golden knights trademark getting denied? :lol
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^^ i saw that
good, maybe they'll change it |
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such a dumb name/logo though ugh |
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7 straight for the Flyers, tied for the top of the Metro (granted more games played)
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Now that was entertaining.
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Sid so amazing again. Seems like he will easily hit 50 goals this year
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The guy worked his fucking ass off to become a professional athlete. Whether you respect it or not, he worked and got to rarified air as a professional athlete and became a national headline. If he's a nobody, then what the hell are you and I? |
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That Giroux goal tonight was fucking filthy. Top 250 player in the league, for sure.
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In non hockey news just wanted to pass it along here, Ken Daniels the Wings tv play by play guy, lost his 23 year old son on Wednesday. Died in his sleep. Just crazy and awful. Can't imagine something like that.
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SEVEN!
Man, remember when Bo was dogging the Flyers because he went to a game and they stunk. How 'bout 'em now, eh? |
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Also, McDavid was a little bitch all game yesterday. Yapping at Brandon Manning and then claiming because Manning talked shit it confirmed he tried to injure him on purpose last season. Shut up kid. You're a star. No one is out to kill you less than 2 years into your career for no reason.
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Seriously, though, the Flyers so hot right now. Too bad the Pens don't play them again until the end of February. Also, it's crazy how close the East is right now. |
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Hello everyone. Sorry not been around much. Life and shit. Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season. I am thankful the Isles have righted the season. Hopefully, they can keep it going. There is still a lot of work to do.
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