The John Scott story undeniably made the 2016 NHL All-Star Game an event to remember.

What began as a bit of a lark ended in true Hollywood fashion, with the unlikely participant being hoisted on his teammates' shoulders as the Most Valuable Player.

Voting for the 2017 All-Star Game begins Wednesday, and here are three under-the-radar players we suggest supporting this time around:

Craig Anderson

The Ottawa Senators goalie is excelling this season despite unimaginable circumstances.

After it was announced that his wife Nicholle had been diagnosed with throat cancer, Craig Anderson has been taking frequent leaves of absence from the team to be by her side.

When he's been on the ice, he's been fantastic. In 18 starts, Anderson has posted a 12-5-1 record with a .930 save percentage. That he's played even better in stretches over his career to little fanfare is evidence of the fact he's regularly and criminally underrated as a high-end goalie.

If anyone is worthy of being called an All-Star, it's Anderson.

Jeff Skinner

After appearing in the All-Star Game as an 18-year-old and winning the Calder Trophy, Jeff Skinner's career longevity fell into doubt as a result of a series of concussions over the next three seasons.

The Carolina Hurricanes winger has returned to full health and top form, leading the club in scoring with nine goals and 10 assists through 21 games.

He's skilled and fun, and it's plays like this one that warrant support:

Kris Letang

Often overlooked when it comes to Norris Trophy voting and shamefully omitted from representing Canada in major international tournaments, Kris Letang deserves, at the very least, a chance to play among the game's best in Los Angeles in January.

First, the numbers. Letang is averaging 52 points per every 82 games played in his career, and he's arguably more important to the success of the Pittsburgh Penguins than anyone not named Sidney Crosby. And with 12 points in 17 games this season, he ranks sixth among defensemen in points per game.

On top of that, he has seen his fair share of hardship in recent years as well. Not only did he suffer a stroke back in 2014, he was also hospitalized after a Shane Doan hit the next year, and has missed a bevy of games due to concussion and other injuries.

Like Skinner, he's healthy and at the top of his game, and would be a treat to watch in the three-on-three tournament format.

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Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Wednesday, November 30 (all advanced stats courtesy of Corsica.Hockey):

Triple Threat

• C Mitchell Marner (42K), LW James van Riemsdyk (48K), D Morgan Rielly (25K), Maple Leafs (at Flames): Toronto is on the second game of a back-to-back, coming off a 4-2 win in Edmonton. The Leafs generate a league-best 12.15 SCF60 (scoring chances for per 60 minutes) at 5v5. Rielly is on the same power-play unit as Marner and van Riemsdyk.

• C Sidney Crosby (76K), LW Conor Sheary (33K), D Kris Letang (47K), Penguins (at Islanders): Crosby has loved playing against the Islanders. His 31 goals and 67 assists in just 56 games against the Isles are his most against any one team. New York's roster outside of C John Tavares might be the worst in the NHL.

• C Jeff Carter (65K), LW Tanner Pearson (47K), D Drew Doughty (41K), Kings (vs. Sharks): Carter has been rolling lately. In his last 12 games he has eight goals and six assists while taking 43 shots. Doughty is riding a four-game point streak. Pearson can compile fantasy points in many ways. The matchup is tough, so limit this stack to tournament play.

Bargain Plays

• C Zach Hyman (25K), Maple Leafs (at Flames): Four of Hyman's seven points have come in his last three games. He's lucky enough to skate on a line with Auston Matthews. The reigning No. 1 pick is a big reason why Hyman ranks 14th in the NHL in iSCF60 (individual scoring chances for per 60 minutes).

• LW Matthew Tkachuk (27K), Flames (vs. Maple Leafs): Calgary's offense has been in shambles lately, but the Leafs allow the second-most SCA60 (scoring chances against per 60 minutes) at 5v5. They could rest the red-hot Frederik Andersen in favor of Jhonas Enroth on the second night of a back-to-back. Tkachuk can score, hit and take penalties.

• D Morgan Rielly (25K), Maple Leafs (at Flames): Rielly has been seeing more time with the man advantage lately. He has just two power-play points on the season, but the Flames have allowed a league-high 22 power-play goals this year. Rielly is averaging more than 0.5 points per game for the first time in his career, yet his price is as low as it gets.

Top Fades

• C Sean Monahan (45K), Flames (vs. Maple Leafs): Monahan's price is extremely low for a player of his caliber, but it's well deserved. In his last five games he has just one point and is averaging only 14:45 of ice time. He is skating on the third line with grinders rather than in the top six with skilled players. He'll have a tough time returning value, even against Toronto's D.

• RW Kris Versteeg (36K), Flames (vs. Maple Leafs): Versteeg has played in 15 games this year and has recorded just two goals and four assists on only 16 shots. He is only averaging 12:35 of ice time. Frankly, this type of production can be found at the minimum 25K. There's no point in wasting 11K off your budget.

• G Brian Elliott (94K), Flames (vs. Maple Leafs): Chad Johnson isn't listed in Squad Up, but Elliott is. If Elliott gets the start it's best to steer clear of him and his high salary. He is winless with an .869 SV% in his last six games. In addition to Toronto's league-leading SCF60, it also leads the NHL in xGF60 (expected goals for per 60 minutes).

Contrarian Options

• G Martin Jones (75K), Sharks (at Kings): Squad Up has Jones at the minimum price and listed as "out," yet there has been no official indication that he will miss Wednesday's game. He did start Tuesday's game and hasn't played in a back-to-back yet this season, but if he does get the call on Wednesday, his salary is too affordable to pass up.

• C Anze Kopitar (65K), Kings (vs. Sharks): Most people seeking a Kings center will turn to the red-hot Carter, leaving Kopitar with little ownership. Kopitar has struggled out of the gate, but his 4.9 shooting percentage is bound to progress. He could have his first multi-point game of the season if San Jose does in fact rest Jones.

• D Mark Giordano (48K), Flames (vs. Maple Leafs): Giordano scored 21 goals last season, but has just one this year. He has 56 shots on goal (1.8 S%) and is bound to start finding the back of the net. It could happen on Wednesday against the defensively inept Leafs, who own the third-highest xGA60 (expected goals against per 60 minutes) at 5v5 and might start their backup goalie.

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Farewell, Auston Matthews vs. Connor McDavid. See you next year.

In a league that perilously struggles to market its greatest assets, the best opportunity of the season to shift the landscape came and went faster than McDavid picks up speed through the neutral zone.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won't play the Edmonton Oilers again this season, discounting the microscopic possibility of an earth-shattering get-together in the Stanley Cup Final.

The link between the two phenoms is glaringly obvious. Both were drafted first overall in consecutive years to turn their respective long-suffering franchises around, and both are doing a damn fine job of it so far.

We got a taste of their combined talents at the World Cup, where they dazzled as linemates, but the hockey world couldn't wait for them to meet head to head as the cornerstones of two of the most rabid fan bases the NHL has to offer.

As tame as the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry has become due to the patrons downplaying any individual feud in favor of focusing on team success, at least it was a rivalry at one point. They're in the same division, they've collided in the playoffs twice.

But with Matthews and McDavid, we can't have that. Instead, we're left with two measly meetings every season, searching to compare the two with hardly any head-to-head data to draw from. Comparisons between them might be far-fetched, but they're inevitable.

Perhaps its not all that bad for the NHL, though. McDavid shares a conference with Patrik Laine, while Matthews is a short drive from Jack Eichel, but the luster isn't the same. Not at this point, at least.

Hockey fans can only hope that maybe one day, Matthews and McDavid will square off while representing their countries on the game's biggest stage. But until that time - or until the stars align perfectly to actually get Toronto and Edmonton in the playoffs - we're left with just two matchups per season, which sadly - yet uncontrollably - isn't enough.

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Strombone is at it again.

Following Tuesday's shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers netminder and strong Twitter personality Roberto Luongo offered some self-deprecating analysis of his effort against Artemi Panarin.

Here's the goal:

And Luongo's response:

You have to respect his honesty.

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Team Canada should not count on adding a couple Arizona Coyotes to the 2017 World Junior Championship roster.

General manager John Chakya is not planning on loaning defenseman Jakob Chychrun or forward Lawson Crouse to the national team, according to Sarah McLellan of azcentral sports.

This pronouncement comes as Chychrun has sat as a healthy scratch in five of Arizona's past seven games. Crouse, meanwhile, has recorded one goal in 17 games.

Coyotes prospects Dylan Strome and Nick Merkley were among the 32 players invited to Canada's selection camp.

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The NHL doesn't think there's anything to worry about when it comes to reports of U.S. Army officials looking into the new Las Vegas franchise's use of "Golden Knights," a nickname used by the army's parachute team.

Related - Report: U.S. Army reviewing Vegas' use of Golden Knights' name

"I don't expect an issue," deputy commissioner told Scott Burnside of ESPN.

Vegas owner Bill Foley went into a bit more detail:

I have complete respect for the US Army and all that it does for our nation.

Our development and use of the name Vegas Golden Knights was based upon Nevada being the largest gold producing state in the country and the golden tones of the Las Vegas strip.

Our use of the Golden Knights is distinctive from the Army Golden Knights just as the N.Y. Rangers are distinctive from the Texas Rangers or the Arizona Cardinals are distinctive from the St. Louis Cardinals. There already exist the Clarkson College Golden Knights and many other Golden Knights across the country.

The Las Vegas Golden Knights are set to take to the ice as the NHL's 31st team in 2017-18.

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Brian Boyle wasn't mincing words following the Tampa Bay Lightning's third loss in a row.

"I'd love to play against us right now in our own end - it's easy," the veteran center said Tuesday, per Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. "We've relied on our goalies, they've been phenomenal. They're great teammates because they haven't ripped into us yet for how we're treating them, for how we're defending."

The Lightning have dropped four of five games to end their November schedule, with the past three coming in rather lopsided decisions:

• Nov. 25 vs. Columbus: 5-3
• Nov. 27 @ Boston: 4-1
• Nov. 29 @ Columbus: 5-1

On top of that, Tampa Bay was outshot by a 106-86 margin in those three games, making things more difficult for goalies Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

In light of the recent skid, the Lightning sit third in the Atlantic Division, two points ahead of the Bruins and three points ahead of Toronto, Florida, and Detroit.

Things won't get any easier, with St. Louis and Washington up next. As Boyle sees it, the loss of Steven Stamkos to injury is no excuse.

"We need to get the job done," he said, "or things are going to change."

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Andrew Shaw certainly didn't agree with the call.

The Montreal Canadiens grinder took a hooking penalty late Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks and wasn't very pleased about the perceived infraction, shattering his stick before some choice words with the officials.

Unsurprisingly, he was ejected for his actions. He didn't agree with that either.

The poor stick rack didn't even see it coming.

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