Earlier this week on an E:60 video documentary, John Scott shared his thoughts on P.K. Subban and the comments got instant reaction around the hockey world.
In the documentary, Scott said of Subban: “I don’t like him. I think on the ice, he’s a piece of garbage. Perceived as like a hot shot, this guy thinks he’s better than everybody.”
Most of the reaction back to Scott, a former enforcer who accumulated 544 penalty minutes in 286 career NHL games, was negative. But on Monday, Scott joined The Andrew Walker Show on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and clarified what he said.
Most importantly, he pointed out that those words were from two years ago.
“Can I just say that interview was done about two years ago and it wasn’t in context with anything P.K. is doing right now,” he said. “They stored that away and just dug that out now … It got taken a little out of context because that interview happened quite a long time ago.”
Scott said he stood behind those words, but that they lacked context and perspective. Although he felt that way on the ice towards Subban as a player, Scott said the Predators defenceman “does it the right way” and that he considers him a friend.
On Tuesday, the morning after a disappointing 5-3 loss in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Subban took to Twitter to respond to Scott, who he was teammates with at the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville. No hard feelings.
@johnscott_32 I liked meeting U too bud! hope the kids are doing well! ignore the tweets! I never took it personal, neither should anyone!
— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) May 30, 2017
In Game 1 on Monday, Subban recorded an assist and logged 22:57 of ice time in the loss. He appeared to score the game’s opening goal, but it was called back after a close offside review.
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