NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hockey players have always had the reputation as the nicest guys in pro sports. Nice can be boring at times, though. P.K. Subban and Brent Burns are super-nice guys, but not boring. If only more NHL players were like them.
Hockey's sometimes-humorless culture, where individuality can be a dirty word, was given a great, big, refreshing cross-check Saturday night by Subban, Burns and others here at the NHL's Skills Competition at Bridgestone Arena. It was like a night of chicken-fried steak wrapped in poutine.
Some in the stuffed-shirt hockey media (got my hand up here, too, folks) were even seen busting out in belly laughs over Subban's and Burns' antics.
This All-Star Game has been marked by the controversial inclusion of 6'8" AHL enforcer John Scott, which led to much hand-wringing among some—including, it seems, the NHL. Commissioner Gary Bettman ducked a question earlier in the day when asked whether the league initially lobbied Scott to decline the invitation bestowed upon him by its own Internet fan vote.
But Scott's grace and humor over it all has seemingly won over everyone ...
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