John Scott, who was traded to the Montreal Canadiens two weeks ago and subsequently sent down to the American Hockey League, is preparing for his first NHL All-Star Game as captain of the Pacific Division. On Thursday, he opened up about how the league tried to persuade him from participating in the event this weekend.
In a first-person article on The Players' Tribune website, Scott described his journey from being an obscure defenseman to one of the sport's most talked-about athletes as a result of being pressured by the NHL to give up his spot after he appeared in just 11 games and scored one goal for the Arizona Coyotes:
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