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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Good lord, and for the last time: THE REPORTS OF THE WEEKEND HAVE BEEN ABUNDANTLY UNANIMOUS IN THIS REGARD: THE NHL IS NOT PREVENTING JOHN SCOTT FROM ATTENDING THE ASG.
He was traded. His current team has assigned him to the AHL. While he is in the AHL, he is unable to attend.
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C'mon, man. You know this is all about optics. The guy the NHL didn't want there and asked not to go got traded and buried right after refusing the NHL's requests. That is all far too convenient for many to take at face value. And that is also why this is snowballing on the league.
You are doing a fine job of casting aspersions against Scott for his reasoning in wanting to go. Seems kind of silly for you to be SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS because the NHL is getting the same treatment.
In that vein... while you do note that Friedman's comments about some players being unhappy that he was going to be there, it should also be noted that several other players have spoken openly about how he should have been there. And for each Rhett Warrener who says Scott shouldn't have gone, there is a Mike Commodore saying that he got screwed. It would be fair to say that the players themselves are as divided on this as the fans.