On Friday, I took the Arizona Coyotes to task for signing John Scott. I did so not because Scott is a bad person or a bad teammate, but because the role he plays on the ice is a dying role in today's NHL. Understandably, the post generated a considerable amount of discussion about the merits of enforcers in the game.
But I think the best argument in favor of signing Scott that I saw over the weekend had little to do with John Scott the Hockey Player. Instead, John Scott the Person might be a good fit for the Coyotes' locker room.