- ABC News
- January 27, 2016
Despite a trade to the Montreal Canadiens and a demotion to the AHL, John Scott will still captain the Pacific Division at the NHL All-Star Game. Scott will be in St. John's playing in the AHL for now -- with the exception of going to Nashville next weekend -- but he seems to have a great attitude about the whole situation. "I'm making a lot of money playing hockey -- why would I stop playing just because someone sent me to St. John's?" Scott told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. "And besides, St. John's is a nice city. What are you going to do? Cry like a baby or work through it?'' "Everything is fine. Stop the 'Free John Scott' stuff. I'm free, I'm fine. I'm playing hockey and I'm still alive." It's obvious that the enforcer wasn't having your typical All-Star season (or career) with the Arizona Coyotes. Scott has played in at least 10 games with fewer than five points in all of his eight NHL seasons. There have been only...