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First, let's get the business out of the way: the NFL 18 Coins 3-on-3 format absolutely works. The novelty has clearly not worn off of the NHL's newest overtime layout, this time repurposed for the All-Star Game. Some tweaks may be needed in the future — because really, offsides in an All-Star Game? — but it's clear that this game mattered more now with the intensity of the 3-on-3 evident in almost every shift played.



The real heart of this weekend, however, is John Scott. What originally was a grassroots effort to troll the NHL for allowing fans to vote in players went from a mere annoyance to the league to a full-blown PR nightmare. The Scott saga has had every twist, turn, up and down in the book, yet somehow it became the NHL's most uplifting story of the year.



Scott was welcomed with open arms all weekend long, from fan signings to his big media scrum andhis standing ovations on both nights of events.The only way this could have ended was with an MVP trophy in one hand and a million dollar check in the other for Scott. It almost didn't happen either, as like before, the



NHL kept John Scott's name off the ballot when it came to fan voting for the game's MVP. Searching the VoteMVPScott hashtag on Twitter, however, would tell you all you needed to know about who the fans thought deserved the accolade the most.Scott didn't have too shabby of a tournament either. In fact, he was the star, not just all weekend long, butall game long on Sunday.



In total, he had two goals, one mock fight with Patrick Kane, andhe dunked on Jeremy Roenick so madden mobile coins hard we almost thought this was the NBA All-Star Game instead. The weekend belongs to Scott, no questions asked and rightfully so. Scott walks away from his time in Nashville with a million dollars (potentially), a new car, two goals scored, many hearts won, and not only a victory as the Pacific Division captain, a win over something the NHL so desperately tried to stop.John Scott might never play another game at the professional level, but that's OK.