NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- And so an All-Star odyssey that began with the chaos of John Scott being thrust unwittingly into the process, somehow, improbably, ended up with Scott tying it all neatly together with a shiny bow, being hoisted onto his teammates' shoulders and being named All-Star Game MVP as a write-in candidate.
Later, in the winning dressing room, Scott's helmet was collected by the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Really, you can't make this stuff up.
"It still hasn't sunk in that I'm the MVP of the game," Scott told ESPN's Linda Cohn after the game.