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http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/1/16/10777618/john-scott-all-star-game-trade-coyotes-nhl-canadiens-wife-kids

That Larkin point is true. He doesn't have experience which could hurt us. But I also think that Mrazek has vastly improved this year, which could be a game changer for the team.

That's fine. You can say "well it doesn't matter what the season record is - they're the complete package". All that's being pointed out is facts and statistics for the current season. And the fact of the matter is the record between Detroit and Washington is what it is. 2 wins to Washington in OT/SO and 1 win for Detroit in regulation. It's facts and figures that's proof. What is or what could be or what happened between Boston and Detroit doesn't correlate with what happened this season with Washington/Detroit. Going into the playoffs, hockey analysts aren't going to base their arguments off of "well let's ignore the season meetings between these two because 05/06 Detroit was number 1 and you know how that went". Instead they'll look at the season match up between Detroit and Washington and use that as an indicator. Now is that the only indicator? Obviously not. Injuries among other things could also be a determining factor.

Exactly. We lost Datsyuk most of the season along with Zetterberg in February (who was arguably having an MVP season that year).

Aren't you arguing against yourself? The 05/06 Wings were the best regular season team and won the presidents trophy and got knocked out in the first round. Hence, regular season doesn't mean jack. Washington could be the better team in the season but get knocked out first round of the playoffs for all that it matters. The same thing could be said about Detroit and Anaheim in 2003. Giguere single highhandedly shut us out of the playoffs. Tampa had the season series on us last year and we took them to game 7 in the playoffs.

Well. At the very least they could still keep him on the roster and active OEL to represent the Coyotes. Everyone wins. But it's the NHL and its a s*** all star game. I thnk I may just watch whatever skill competition Larkin will be in (im assuming the speed competition) and call it.

Would like to see fan reaction to this once its out.

Exactly everything is speculation. The only evidence is the votes. He got voted in and by the rules he deserves the spot. Whether or not he deserves it based of how good you or I think he is, is another story and a subjective matter, not an objective one.

Ofcourse they trolled but what's the proof of that? The NHL commissioner can't just come out and say "oh the fans are trolling let us remove John Scott from the game". They need evidence to prove these things without dealing with outrage.

It's teh democracy!

He doesn't have to give up his spot if he doesn't want to. He was fairly voted in by the fair voting process. So if there's anything to blame it's the fans who voted him in rather than OEL. Or the NHL itself for how poorly they're handling it. It's easy to hate the player rather than hate the game.

Should be a skills competition for best goon. Seriously. Something like "hardest" punch on punching bag in the middle of the ice. I;d watch for sure.

I'd say the NHL fans screwed his career over lol. It started off as a joke with the voting and now the guy is being shipped to Montreal with a pregnant wife expected to deliver anytime soon. On top of that his NHL career is effectively over. I don't think he started the season thinking "HEHEH I'm going to get into the all star game and screw Ekman Larsson out of his spot muahahah!!!!"

"I don’t want to have my name in the headlines for this reason," Scott said. "Like, it's a fun little thing and hopefully it'll die down over time. It’s not something -- I definitely don't want to be voted into the All-Star Game. It would be cool, but I definitely don't deserve it to this point. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/john-scott-doesnt-want-you-to-vote-him-into-the-all-star-game/

He didnt ask to be in the game. He repeatedly told fans NOT to vote for him and to vote for his deserving teammates instead. John Scott is a good guy who just got screwed over. Another example of why the all star game is a joke. To be honest the fans just screwed his NHL career over. Had they not voted him in he'd probably not be the center of the drama. Then again the NHL is responsible for creating the whole voting system.

Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) 9 mins ago - View on Twitter The #habs sent John Scott to AHL St. John's and aren't likely to recall him. That would make him ineligible for the NHL all-star game.

Lol. Montreal - a legendary historical hockey club. Represented by John f****** Scott at the all star game. Made more sense when it was Arizona Coyotes.

Another Blashill coaching strategy pays off. Defenseman DK pinching in on the play to score a beauty wrister

Larkin just destroyed the coyotes on that play

That's the one thing I don't like about Blashill. The game is tied 2-2 and he has Glenening and Helm out with 15 seconds left while we've had possession the entire time.

There he woke up just for you.

RIP Alan Rickman

Ooohh yeaaa. Great show. Love the Lannisters.

I'd be more worried about facing Boston or Montreal (with Price) if it came down to playoff hockey to be honest. They play way too big for us.

We're 1-0-2 against them. We beat Washington in regulation once. They failed to beat us in regulation this year. Both times they won was decided in OT or in SO. We are one of their toughest competitions in my opinion. A lot of it has to do with Mrazek being rock solid against Ovechkin. Remember the game when Ovie had lik 15 shots on goal? Mrazek read him really well. Not many goalies can do that.