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John Scott Players' Tribune

Sunday Best: Jan. 31, 2016

January 31, 2016
Posted In: Current Events | Eating Out | Food | Personal | Sports
"A Guy Like Me." A great article from the man behind the fists himself. It's a sobering, first-person account of the media storm surrounding Coyote-turned-IceCap enforcer John Scott and the NHL All-Star game. It also showcases the consequences of the fan vote that led to his All-Star captain status, and the league's response to the decision. In my opinion, the NHL owes John for drumming up any publicity for the game this weekend—no one would have given two, er, excreta otherwise. People love a good underdog story.Â[...]
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Wideman Henderson hit

About That Wideman Hit

January 28, 2016
Posted In: Current Events | Sports
Can we talk about the Dennis Wideman hit? And by that, I mean the one he gave and the one he took. I can't be the only one who felt complete unease at the way he dealt veteran linesman Don Henderson that huge check, then sat down on the bench like it was the end of any old regular shift. Dude was on another planet. I gasped out loud when I watched it live. Did that really happen? I gawped at replay after replay, attempting (unsuccessfully) to gauge some kind of reaction from Wideman's blank stare on the bench.[...]
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