NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “That’s it?” John Scott asked after the questions for him appeared to peter out Friday. “All right. Don’t move.”
With that, the Accidental All-Star took a smartphone picture of the throng of reporters surrounding him, to document for eternity the strange turn of events in his life and career.
Mostly, he seemed to be having a good time with it, a stance the league itself also has embraced, perhaps belatedly, after fan voting landed a lumbering player mostly known for his fighting skills among the league’s elite talent at NHL All-Star Weekend.
“When this whole thing started, obviously I got negative and positive feedback,” Scott said.