After the surprising news of the Gerard Gallant firing yesterday, there were many questions. One very interesting topic of discussion became team Pacific for the All-Star Game. Gallant was supposed to be the coach of this team, and it isn't very often a coach selected for the All-Star Game is fired shortly after. The question soon became, who would coach team Pacific for the game?
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Well, former NHL enforcer John Scott took to twitter yesterday to say he would take on the head coaching job if need be. Scott, a former tough guy, became a house hold name when he ended up getting voted into the All-Star Game back in the 2015-16 season. At the beginning, this started out as a complete joke and even had Scott telling fans to vote for his teammates instead. However, after he won the fan vote he decided to play in the game, much to the chagrin of league commissioner Gary Bettman and other staff of the NHL.
After an ongoing feud with the league, Scott did end up getting to play in the All-Star Game. Not only did he play, but he was named the captain of the Pacific team, scored two goals, and was named the MVP.
Although unlikely, if Scott were to be given the role, perhaps he could give some tips to the players on Team Pacific. After all, he does know a thing or two about winning All-Star games.
