from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,

You see this, internet? This is why we can’t have nice things.

Given the chance to elect a captain for each of the four divisional teams set to take part in the NHL's three-on-three All-Star tournament in Nashville on Jan. 31, fans have made Alex Ovechkin the favorite in the Metropolitan Division. Patrick Kane is in front in the Central. Jaromir Jagr is leading in the Atlantic.

And John Scott is tops in the Pacific.

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Greg Wyshynski says NHL fans must make it happen...

The NHL might despise it. The players might think it turns a joke of a game into an even bigger punchline, and many fans would agree with them.

But in the grand list of “reasons to care about the 2016 NHL All-Star Game,” watching John Scott of the Arizona Coyotes lug his ass up and down the rink in a 3-on-3 tournament with the best offensive players in the world ranks near the top. Right next to "watching John Scott in the breakaway skills competition challenge."

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Me, I can't remember when I looked forward to watching an ASG and I feel the same way now.