[MarkGio]

John Scott was one of the most epic underdog hockey stories I can remember since I've started watching hockey, probably because of all the coverage for it. Sure there's Mario coming back after cancer, Tim Thomas who went from a career AHLer to the best player in the world, but John Scott went from a troll-created pathetic story to the most rallied player at the All-Star game, and it was just for one day, and he managed it despite the league doing everything in its power to not only prevent him from going, but also spending years of game changing policies to put guys like that out of the league (ie, enforcers).

It felt good cheering for Scott and it felt good when he didn't let you down at the All-Star game. Maybe it's because I like old school hockey or maybe it's because I haven't like the decision makers at the league office, but whatever it is, John Scott was my hero for one day.