Don Cherry rips fans for voting John Scott to all-star game

The ire of Don Cherry was raised on Saturday night when Ron MacLean asked him about John Scott.

Cherry used Coach's Corner as an opportunity to berate the fans who voted in Scott as an all-star. 

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The same John Scott who five career NHL goals who was top vote-getter for the all-star game and named captain for the Pacific Division team when he was a member of the Arizona Coyotes.

Scott was then traded to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday and immediately sent to St. John's in the AHL, causing a stir about what will happen to his all-star nomination.

Well, Cherry went off on the fans, calling them "jerks" and accused them of turning a competent NHL player who "was doing pretty good playing six minutes" into a minor league player with a minor league contract.

Cherry was incredibly upset with those he said used the opportunity as a joke.

"'We'll upset the NHL, we'll upset this, it'll be funny'" Cherry said. "Kid's in the minors now, you upset the trade, four families that have to go now, I bet you're very proud of yourself."

Fans clearly weren't happy with Cherry's comments, blaming them for the entire mess. 

@CoachsCornerCBC disagree on your John Scott take.The fans didn't trade him to another division to ruin his chance at #NHLAllStar

— @darrenthibeau

yes @CoachsCornerCBC we were the ones who voted for John Scott. all-Star game is a fan event. for the fans.

— @AffleckThoughts

For the first time in a while I disagree with Don Cherry, they asked us to vote and that's what we did! Don't keep blaming us #FreeJohnScott

— @DLumsden22

A #FreeJohnScott hashtag began trending on social media after this entire debacle, with former NHL defenceman Mike Commodore weighing in.

He had Tshirts ready?! Now I am getting pissed at this shady trade/demotion. #FreeJohnScott

— @commie22

http://pic.twitter.com/G2ZeAEFsWa this honestly makes me so upset 😥 #FreeJohnScott

— @tseven30

I don't care if he's in the KHL, if the fans vote a player into the @NHL allstar game let him play. #bettmanthedictator #FreeJohnScott

— @Arjoel10

Throughout all of this, John Scott was practicing with his new team, the St. John's IceCaps, for the first time on Sunday morning. 

#JohnScott makes his first appearance as an IceCap at Mile One Centre this morning. #GoIceCapsGo http://pic.twitter.com/TP3Prh0fJw

— @IceCapsAHL

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