One of These Things is Not Like the Others...

This screen grab is not made up: it has actually happened.  That's right, John Scott, he of one assist in 25 games this season for Arizona, was voted into the All-Star Game as captain of the Pacific Division as part of the NHL's revamping of its format.  He will join Patrick Kane (Central), Jaromir Jagr (Atlantic), and Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan) in Nashville at the end of the month.

Now, if you thought All-Star Weekend in any sport was a joke before, with the farce of fan voting, it's hit the fan here in the NHL.  As you may remember, Scott is on his sixth team in his NHL career, amassing five goals, five assists, and 517 PIM since he joined in the 2008-09 season.  The former Michigan Tech grad has also been suspended three times and his career high in games played was 56 in 2013-14 with Buffalo.  He does nothing of note on the ice other than be a physical presence, as he's 6'8" and 270 lbs., but given that it IS the All-Star weekend, where things should be light-hearted, he's a true breath of fresh air, and that should count for something, at least, as evidenced here when he was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks.