NHL reveals new All-Star voting rules, AKA the John Scott rules.

He won't be an All-Star but he will still impact the upcoming All-Star game.

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NHL reveals new All-Star voting rules, AKA the John Scott rules.
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The National Hockey League's All-Star contest was presented with a giant headache last season, and while it worked out for the best for everyone involved the league has nonetheless taken steps to ensure that it won't happen again.

On Monday the league announced some new rules when it comes to All-Star voting, and while the league may want to avoid the nickname there's no doubt these rules will forever be known as the "John Scott rule."

There are primarily two parts of the rule worth focusing on, the first being that no player that is injured or currently on assignment in the American Hockey League will be eligible to be on the voting ballot.  The second part is similar this time stating that if a player who is on the ballot and receives the most votes is subsequently injured or demoted to the AHL, then that player will be ineligible and the player with the second most votes will get the honor.

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The second part of that rule could allow the NHL to use some shady tactics to burry a player in the AHL they don't want at the All-Star game, but we will see how it is used in practice before making any criticism of the rules.

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