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Originally Posted by Poe969
The thing is it's not just about his role in a game, it's the things he does that aren't part of the game. It's his disregard for human safety and carelessness towards others. He's been suspended a few times and not for borderline hits or questionable calls. He's dirty and he went out of his way to seriously injure others. Look at the Loui Eriksson hit or the punch to Tim Jackman, the guy goes out of his way to hurt people in dirty ways.
Sure he may have his own charity and do all kinds of volunteer work but he's also repeatedly gone out of his way to break the rules to hurt people and change their lives in a negative way. I just can't understand why people want to not only keep a guy like him in the league but to reward him and act like he's such a great guy.
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He is a great guy because he does all kinds of charity work and is a generally nice guy.
The only way guys like Scott can make the NHL is by pushing the envelope and gooning it up. Are his on-ice actions defensible? Some are, a lot aren't. I get that.
Several people here have posted things defending John Scott "the person" and not "the player" but you can't seem to distinguish the two. John Scott, the person, is a great guy, and if you try to discount his off-ice actions and personality because of his on-ice actions, I'm calling into question your character.
PK Subban is a whiny little baby on the ice, but look at what he does off ice. Giroux is pretty well respected on the ice, but I have heard he is quite the dink otherwise.