ALBANY, N.Y. - Midway through the second period, John Scott began to grow antsy. The hulking enforcer, who had been sitting for nearly 15 minutes in a 2-2 game, stood up, shook loose his legs, and looked pleadingly in the direction of the head coach. But it was no use.
It was clear Scott’s place was on the bench.
“When there’s penalties, I never play. And that’s what happened in the second,” Scott said. “It’s tough to stay there for 10-15 minutes and then all of a sudden, the coach is like, ‘OK, you’re up!’ You’re like, ‘Oh boy.