Sorry NHL, you don't get to claim this.

You tried to, of course, by shamelessly spewing tweets that celebrated John Scott's incredible All-Star Game on Sunday night in Nashville.

Everyone with a functioning brain knows better.

We know you never wanted the 33-year-old journeyman enforcer, one of the last of his kind, to appear before the 17,006 at Bridgestone Arena.

We know there is reason to believe you forced his trade, from Arizona to Montreal, and subsequent demotion to the St. John's (Newfoundland) IceCaps of the American Hockey League. And why? Because the man known for pushing people around refused to let you muscle him out of an All-Star honor that originated from a grassroots Internet effort by fans.