(The Siberia thing is was in a column, a reference to what the Russian's would do with a dissenter. He plays in Arizona, has 2 kids and twins on the way due any day. So, Newfoundland is as far away as possible, and a means to disrupt he and his family's life as much as possible for his decision to play in the All-Star game. I've not been to Newfoundland, but my husband has been there on business. He said it was very nice. The parts he was in were more rural, (working with a gas/oil provider). He ate awesome scallops. It, Barcelona, and Slovenia are the three places he said I should see. No disrespect intended to Newfoundland. The closest I've been is Maine, when I lived in Boston. I don't know how to pronounce or spell, my fingers are fat and I type fast. I say, "New-fund-lund" Is that right, given that I don't have a Canadian accent, 'aye?'
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I don't normally watch those "wives" or "mother" shows. I'll have to give it a second shot. I heard about it, then heard one of the wives was griping because her husband only made $800,000 a year. So, that was a turn-off before I ever looked for it. But, I don't watch alot of network or cable tv, unless it's figure skating (of course).
Overall, I think this John Scott story is a story of sportsmanship. Fans and other teams rallied behind a humble, honorable athlete both on & off the ice. Isn't that something that's missing in sports these days? We need heroes for our children to look up to. Deflate-gate, steroid-gate, bimbo-gate, wife beating/raping-gates, human growth hormone gate, Kerrigan/Harding-knee injuring gate, figure skating judges colluding-gate, FIFA gate, etc. It's nice to see this story.