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Hockey Players are Different
by Alanah McGinley on 01/08/09 at 01:46 PM ET
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This was published yesterday but we only just came across it today. From Adam Burish, winger for the Chicago Blackhawks, in his Chicago Sun-Times blog Dropping the Gloves:
You will not see a hockey player call his own press conference in his front yard with his shirt off, doing sit-ups, and saying how great he is. You will not see a hockey player tell the media how stupid practice is, and how stupid his coach is for not starting him. And you will not see a hockey player bring a gun into a club and accidentally shoot himself.
I know some people will say, ‘well what about Sean Avery.’ Sean Avery recently said he doesn’t understand why other players in the league seem to take his “sloppy seconds,” in reference to another hockey player who is dating his ex-girlfriend. Stupid, I know, but is that the worst thing you’ve heard an athlete say? I don’t think so. In no other sport will you see a team hand out the type of punishment Sean Avery received for it.
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Ten Reasons Why Avery Should Not Be A Member Of The New York Rangers
by Paul on 01/08/09 at 12:33 PM ET
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from Mark Hermann of Newsday,
There are very good reasons why Rangers fans are so hot to get Sean Avery back.
One is he has a rare combination of skills: He is a world-class provocateur and he also is, as coach Tom Renney used to say during Avery’s time with the Rangers, a good hockey player.
Two, he was effective, especially when he first came to New York from the Los Angeles Kings in February, 2007....
Not to be spoilsport, but there are more and better reasons why the Rangers shouldn’t come within 100 miles of him…
• His reputation is radioactive now. No flying under the radar to get under opponents’ skin in the crease. He would be the big Rangers story every day. At every stop, people would clamor to get a few words from him, hoping to hear him say something outrageous.
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Hard To Forgive Avery
by Paul on 01/07/09 at 10:46 AM ET
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from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated,
The hockey world is a generally forgiving place. It is willing to embrace Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet despite his 2007 conviction for conspiracy to promote gambling, and it continues to employ hulking Calgary forward Todd Bertuzzi, even though he pleaded guilty to an on-ice criminal assault of Steve Moore, an ‘04 attack that fractured the Colorado forward’s neck and ended his career. Live and let live, eh? The quality of mercy is not strained, except in the relationship between Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery and the league that now considers him a pariah. Avery did not place a bet, drive drunk, injure anyone or wield a weapon other than a sharp tongue. If scabrous speech were a felony, NHL teams would be forced to skate three-on-three.
So why can’t hockey forgive him?
continued (in-depth)
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Avery Meets-Up With Old Teammates
by Paul on 01/05/09 at 09:44 AM ET
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from Rangers Report,
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to cut back on senseless Sean Avery rumormongering—what, that wasn’t one of yours?—but I couldn’t help but notice this Page Six item about Avery being spotted recently at a club in New York.
While that part was about as surprising as Tom Renney being seen watching opposing team video, what was noteworthy was that Avery was reported “hanging with former teammates…
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Don’t You Know Who I Am?
by Paul on 12/21/08 at 09:00 AM ET
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from Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province,
Scene: A meeting room where eight chairs are shoehorned around one older man, who sits on the edge of a desk....
A young, athletic-looking man who’s wearing comically oversized sunglasses looks around, then realizes the counsellor is talking to him.
“Why don’t you stand up and tell us about yourself.”
The younger man rises.
“Are there any TV cameras here?” he asks.
“No, son,” says the counsellor. “You’re completely anonymous here.”
The younger man looks disappointed for a moment.
“Are you sure you don’t know who I am?” he asks.
“No idea,” someone in the group says, and again he looks disappointed before he continues.
“My name is Sean,” he says.
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Morning Line
by Paul on 12/15/08 at 08:59 AM ET
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“...I think Sean needs a strong coach like Mike Keenan. To have him under control. Then a lot of scandals could have been avoided.
Actually, people with a big self opinion will never understand Avery and will always think of him as an outsider. But I can never take Sean seriously. I have never had any problems with him.”
-Jaromir Jagr. Read more from Eric McErlain at the NHL Fanhouse.
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The ESPN Mindset On Avery - All About The Publicity
by Paul on 12/15/08 at 08:28 AM ET
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from Paul Kix of ESPN, To put it bluntly,
Sean Avery was the extent to which we followed hockey. A sartorially minded on-ice agitator who trashes the new boyfriends of his old exes? That’s reason enough to stay tuned, dude. We won’t any more, now that the Stars have banished him from the team, even agreeing to pay his salary so long as he keeps out of the arena. But with a look at Avery’s sins, one thing’s for certain: Whoever gets the Stars’ sloppy seconds will have to up the tolerance for anarchy, because this is milquetoast stuff.
And the NHL wonders why it can’t expand its audience....
This is the problem with the NHL: It thinks a guy who interns at Vogue and routinely shows up in People and on PerezHilton is bad for the game. You fools. He’s growing the game. Or at least, he was.
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Avery Will Not Return To Dallas
by Paul on 12/14/08 at 10:09 AM ET
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added 3:15pm, from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
As much as Avery is a pariah at this moment, that view might change significantly between now and the March 4 trade deadline.
If Avery shows he’s changed and the Stars brought him back through waivers, he could be claimed by another NHL team at half his salary and half his salary-cap hit. By that time Avery might look pretty attractive to a team that has Cup aspirations but lacks what they see as the required grit to get over the hump.
But that moment is far in the distance.
“There’s no sense talking about it until he gets better,” Hull said.
(Dallas, TX December 14, 2008) – The Dallas Stars today announced that Sean Avery will not return to the NHL team. Representatives for both Avery and the Stars said they would continue to work together in support of Avery during “this critical time” for the player. All parties said there is a clear understanding that a return to the Stars is not in the best interest of either the hockey club or Avery.
“Sean needs to focus on his own well-being while the Stars hockey team must focus on playing hockey and competing for a playoff spot,” said Stars Co-General Manager Brett Hull. “Everyone understands that Sean will not return to the Dallas Stars. We all need to move forward.”
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Avery Update
by Paul on 12/10/08 at 08:03 PM ET
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via Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars blog,
Co-GM Brett Hull said:
“We’re doing everything we can to help Sean and look at our options, but the rules make this something that needs to be done inside the team. Because he is suspended and because he’s in the PA’s treatment program, we are not going to be commenting on what he is doing.”
I kind of thought that’s what might happen.
As for rumors that Hicks is going to re-assign Hull, the owner said:
“I’ve heard that and it’s wrong. I have no plans to change the management team.”
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Stars Owner On Avery & His Future In Dallas
by Paul on 12/08/08 at 04:15 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
Sean Avery’s future with the Dallas Stars could be decided on Wednesday in Dallas, when owner Tom Hicks sits down with his lieutenants in Dallas.
“We’re going to look at all the alternatives, and some recommendations from Brett [Hull], Les [Jackson] and Jeff (Cogen, Stars president),” Hicks said on Monday as he arrived at the National Hockey League’s board of governors meeting at the swish Breaker Hotel on the Florida coast…
Has he played his last game as a Star?
“I’m not prepared to say that yet. I want to give our guys the respect they deserve to make the recommendations.,” Hicks said. “Certainly when [Dallas head coach] Dave Tippett comes out and stakes his claim, it’s pretty hard to overcome that.”
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Just What The NHL Did Not Need
by Paul on 12/08/08 at 09:09 AM ET
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from Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette,
Even Fox News, a network that can’t be watched by anyone with an IQ higher than a zucchini, jumped all over the story last week. I was checking out of a Wyoming hotel when my jaw dropped at this intro from the Fox anchor: “The National Hockey League, known mostly for its brutality and bloody brawls ...”
Huh? My New NHL? Third man in? Anybody out there remember the last bloody brawl in the NHL?
Whatever, Fox went downhill from there. For a full five minutes, the anchor and two panelists revealed such bottomless ignorance of the league and the issues involved that they might as well have been talking about cricket. The only male on the panel, who claimed to be a hockey player himself, referred to the NHL as a league where “you get two minutes in the penalty box for assault and battery.”
Try telling that to Todd Bertuzzi.
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Make The Call Sean
by Paul on 12/07/08 at 09:20 PM ET
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from James Duthie of TSN,
Somewhere in Russia, a cell phone rings....
Avery: “It’s Sean.”
Emery: “Shean Donovan! Great to hear from a Sen! I knew one of you would call me eventually! It only took…seven months. Wassup!?! You guys miss me don’tcha? I bet Alex Auld’s suits are weak, right? No way could that dude pull off a top hat!
Avery: “No…no. It’s Sean AVERY! But you’re right about the suits. I interned at Vogue, Ray. They even talk about you duds there.”
Emery: “Oh, that Sean Avery! Good to hear from you. How are your Rangers doing?”
Avery: “Uhh…Yeah…I actually signed with Dallas last summer.”
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Wrong Guy Handed Down The Avery Suspension
by Paul on 12/05/08 at 05:48 PM ET
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from Al Strachan at Fox Sports,
Hockey players take great pride in never shirking their responsibilities to the sport. They’d rather crawl off the ice dragging a broken leg behind them than writhe around like an Italian soccer player with a hangnail. As the superb Orange County Register columnist Mark Whicker once wrote, “If Abraham Lincoln had been a hockey player, the day after the Ford’s Theater incident, he’d have been listed as ‘slight headache; will play.’”
So when Avery made his senseless remark — the latest in a series — he broke no laws, but he absolutely shattered hockey’s code.
This was his transgression and it was certainly deserving of the league’s action.
But the question that remains unanswered is this: Why was Bettman involved? This was a matter concerning hockey’s code of acceptable behavior, and where is there the slightest indication that Bettman has even the most cursory familiarity with that?
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NHLPA Statement On Avery Suspension
by Paul on 12/05/08 at 05:00 PM ET
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TORONTO (December 5, 2008): NHLPA Executive Director Paul Kelly’s statement regarding the suspension of Sean Avery for six regular season games:
“While the NHLPA does not condone Sean’s comments, which were clearly inappropriate, the discipline imposed by the Commissioner is unprecedented both in its severity, as well as the process by which it was handed down. We have also seen signals from the Dallas Stars that Sean’s contractual rights might be challenged. We are monitoring the situation as it develops, and we will evaluate all legal options as the circumstances warrant. In the meantime, our first priority is supporting Sean’s efforts to learn from his mistake and move forward in a positive manner.”
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Press Conference Transcript: Bettman on the Avery Suspension
by Alanah McGinley on 12/05/08 at 03:36 PM ET
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Q. How did you come to settle on the number of six games, and two, had you spoken to the Stars before you decided on the suspension by the league? I get the feeling that they were going to take action if you had not.
COMMISSIONER BETTMAN: Let me take the second question first. What we have done is reflect the league response. This is what we felt was the appropriate response to what Sean Avery said, and what the Stars choose to do or not do is up to them. And you’ll have to talk to them if you would like their guidance in that regard.
With respect to the six games, as all of you who cover the game know, there is no formula that ever gets you to a particular number in disciplinary cases with precision. You have to do your evaluating based upon the entirety of the circumstances, what you think is correct.
What was guiding me in this case was a number of factors. One, we needed to be clear that this was the type of conduct that we did not view as acceptable and not representative of what our players do.
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Possible Destinations For Avery
by Paul on 12/05/08 at 03:11 PM ET
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from Scott Cullen of TSN,
So, the teams that might consider an Avery trade would have to be teams that are looking to unload their own bad long-term contracts.
Some options worth exploring:
Sergei Samsonov, LW, Carolina - With just two goals and a minus-6 rating in 26 games, Samsonov still has two years and $5.3-million left on his contract after this season. It’s a bad deal, but probably not as bad as Avery’s, so the Stars would probably have to sweeten the offer....
Jason Blake, LW, Toronto - Though he’s played better in recent games, it’s still fair to say that Blake hasn’t lived up to expectations with the Maple Leafs.
read on with some trade talk too…
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Six Games For Avery
by Paul on 12/05/08 at 10:23 AM ET
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from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
The verdict is in, and Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery will be sitting out a little while longer for the inappropriate comments he made earlier this week.
The National Hockey League announced Friday morning that Avery has been suspended for six games, without pay, retroactive to Tuesday’s game in Calgary, as a result of the comments he made Tuesday morning after the his team’s morning skate at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Avery also agreed to seek professional anger-management evaluation and, if necessary, structured counseling in light of his pattern of behavior, which the NHL has deemed unacceptable and antisocial behavior.
added 10:55am, Officiall release from the NHL on Avery…
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Sean Avery—Decision Pending
by Alanah McGinley on 12/04/08 at 02:33 PM ET
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From NHL.com:
After the meeting, [Brett] Hull spoke to the media outside the building before leaving and said that he expected a decision by later today or Friday. Avery departed after Hull and did not speak to reporters as he was escorted to a waiting car.
If a decision comes down today from the NHL, we’ll be sure to update this post.
Incidentally, Eric McErlain at AOL’s NHL Fanhouse published an interesting interview today that relates to another recent Avery incident.
update 6:18pm, The NHL will release their decision Friday morning regarding Avery.
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What Could Happen To Avery
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 05:33 PM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
Sources tell TSN that Avery’s personal publicist reached out to the Stars’ organization first thing Wednesday morning in an effort to get Avery an audience with his teammates so he could apologize to them.
The Stars made it clear to Avery’s representative that the door was not open for that to happen at this time and perhaps not at all.
The Stars, it would seem, are not in the mood for reconciliation. The Avery-inflicted wounds - in the dressing room, in the coaches’ offices, in the front office and the ownership suite - are just too raw and fresh at this point. And they may never heal to the point to allow him a way back in.
more and with this story, I am closing the Avery talk. I have had enough and until something official comes out from either the Stars or the NHL, no more Avery talk from me. Perhaps I should turn my attention to Sundin non-news?
added 7:38pm, via Craig Custance of the Sporting News,
“I would like to sincerely apologize for my off-color remarks to the press yesterday from Calgary,” said a statement obtained by SportingNews.com.
“I should not have made those comments and I recognize that they were inappropriate. It was a bad attempt to build excitement for the game, but I am now acutely aware of how hurtful my actions were. I caused unnecessary embarrassment to my peers as well as people I have been close with in the past.
“I apologize for offending the great fans of the NHL, the Commissioner, my teammates, my coaching staff and the Dallas Stars Management and Ownership. As many of you know, I like to mix it up on and off the ice from time to time, but understand that this time I took it too far.”
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Brooks On Avery
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 03:27 PM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Gary Bettman’s decision to indefinitely suspend Avery pending a hearing tomorrow in New York is extraordinary, unprecedented, and most importantly, an abuse of power that the NHLPA must vigorously oppose even if a vast majority of its membership would just as soon see Page Six Sean receive a dishonorable discharge from the NHL.
This suspension must be challenged in an independent forum where the burden of proof would be placed on the commissioner to demonstrate that saying the words “sloppy seconds” represents “[conduct] detrimental to [the NHL] or the game of hockey,” as Bettman is claiming in citing the language in By-Law 17 and Article 6 of the NHL constitution as grounds for imposing discipline.
You do know there is a very simple solution to all of this? Stars waive Avery, he clears, spends a few weeks in the minors. Stars recall Sean, he gets picked up by Calgary. Case settled!!!
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 02:57 PM ET
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“It’s ridiculous we’re even talking about this, because our game is about great people doing great things and yet the attention our game is getting today in the U.S. is over this.’’
-Wings coach Mike Babcock on the Avery issue. More comments from the Wings from Ansar Khan of Mlive.
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Would You Want Avery?
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 10:23 AM ET
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from Arthur Staple of Newsday,
“Had the league not have suspended him, the Dallas Stars would have,” Hicks said. “This organization will not tolerate such behavior, especially from a member of our hockey team. We hold our team to a higher standard and will continue to do so.”
To which I say: Give me a break. You’re telling me Hicks hadn’t heard a word about Avery’s penchant for classlessness before he approved the $15.5 million over four years?
Count Hicks as another hypocritical, clueless owner. He had no problems with Avery in July, despite the long list of behavior issues. Now, the Stars have a higher standard.
So, if the Stars are so mortified by Avery and want to be done with him, what’s next?
How about a Rangers reunion?
read on and would you want Avery to be a member of your team, vote below…
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Morning Line
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 08:54 AM ET
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“This goes beyond hockey and beyond the game on the ice, and that’s what bothers me. We have talked and talked and talked about being on the edge within the game, but not going over the line. We told him from the start that he can not do things that would embarrass the organization. Ever since the start here, this organization has been built on class, and there is a responsibility to the organization, to the owner and his family, and to the city and the fans to maintain that class. Play hard, push the game on the ice, but do not embarrass the organization.”
-Brett Hull on Sean Avery. More from Mike Heika at the Dallas Stars blog.
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Avery Suspended
by Paul on 12/02/08 at 05:57 PM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars’ forward Sean Avery indefinitely, pending a hearing with the league, and he will not be playing in tonight’s game against the Calgary Flames.
Avery is being suspended for disparaging remarks he made this morning in reference to Calgary player Dion Phaneuf and Phaneuf’s girl friend Elisha Cuthbert, who previously had a relationship with Avery.
added 6:21pm, Watch the video at TSN that got Avery into trouble.
Update 6:27pm ET (by Alanah): From Andrew’s Dallas Stars Page:
“I completely support the league’s decision to suspend Sean Avery,” said Dallas Stars owner Thomas O. Hicks. “Had the league not have suspended him, the Dallas Stars would have. This organization will not tolerate such behavior, especially from a member of our hockey team. We hold our team to a higher standard and will continue to do so.”
added 7:51pm, from Mike Brophy of Sportsnet,
Two thumbs up for the NHL.
Its decision to suspend controversial Dallas Stars winger Sean Avery is both justified and a relief.
added 9:10pm, from Craig Custance of the Sporting News,
If nothing else, you’d at least want to see if Avery backed up his macho statement on the ice, especially after Phaneuf leveled him. If Jarome Iginla didn’t flatten him first.
But, in its misguided effort to keep a squeaky-clean image, the NHL suspended Avery rather then let the drama play out on the ice.
Sports needs its villains, and the NHL refuses to play along with one of the best villains in any sport. It’s a mistake, especially for a sport that could use the boost of more mainstream attention.
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Avery Stirring The Pot
by Paul on 12/02/08 at 03:24 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
As he emerged from the dressing area at the back of the visiting dressing room, he asked if a TSN camera were present.
When he saw that it was, Avery stepped in front of the microphones, didn’t wait for a question to be asked and started talking.
“I’m really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada,” began Avery. “I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my (former girlfriends).
“I don’t know what that’s about, but enjoy the game tonight.”
And with that, Avery walked away and didn’t stick around to explain any further.
Tonight’s Stars/Flames should be a good one to catch on Center Ice!
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Avery Answers
by Paul on 10/29/08 at 09:49 AM ET
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from AskMen.com,
Are there any good looks for facial hair right now? What would you recommend?
(Avery): Facial hair is still going strong. I am rocking a really red beard that looks like sh*t right now, but I feel fall/winter is the time to do it. I think women like a man with a beard because it reminds them of their dads.
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Enough Of Avery
by Paul on 10/23/08 at 09:09 AM ET
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from James Duthie of The Good, The Bad And The Duthie,
I used to find Avery amusing, but he now become a caricature of himself: Sideshow Sean. He says or does something stupid every other day. We asked the panel on the NHL on TSN Wednesday if the league or NHLPA should intervene. I wouldn’t worry about that. Some Dallas players are already sick of the act, and will likely try to take care of it themselves. Good luck with that.
more hockey notes…
added 9:35am, from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Imagine both (Avery & Claude Lemieux) playing in the NHL at the height of their powers. One wonders whether the league would be big enough for both of them. One wonders how NHL VP Colin Campbell would have hours in the day to keep track of the Dastardly Duo.
One wonders who would wear the crown.
“It would probably be me,” the 43-year-old Lemieux, who is embarking on a serious attempt to return to the NHL despite being out of the league since 2002-03, told The Post yesterday.
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Evening Line
by Alanah McGinley on 10/22/08 at 05:45 PM ET
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“[Sean Avery is] making a fool of the game. He crosses the line all the time. He’s an idiot. And if the referees see him giving it to Brodeur like he did in the playoffs - yapping, yapping, yapping - it’s pre-meditated. Give him a penalty. You’ll end it right away. If not, I think one of the Devils should come to Brodeur’s aid. Drill him, punch him, make him fight. If he wants to be a yapper, make him fight.”
-- Bob Clarke on Sean Avery.
More at TSN on Clarke’s appearance on Off the Record
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Waiting for a Train Wreck
by Alanah McGinley on 10/21/08 at 01:07 PM ET
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From Paul Kukla at NHL.com:
Must admit, I felt kind of “dirty” watching the Dallas Stars beat the New York Rangers Monday night. Why? Well, I was glued to the game for one reason and one reason only—Sean Avery
You never know what is going to happen during a game Avery participates in, especially coming back to NYC to take on his former team. The back of my brain was thinking “train wreck,” my heart was saying “get the game over before the wreck occurs.”
continued with notes on various topics today
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Avery Talks
by Paul on 10/21/08 at 05:54 AM ET
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Stan Fischler of Game On talks with Sean Avery after the Stars defeated the Rangers last night.
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Avery: Yes Or No
by Paul on 10/20/08 at 01:12 PM ET
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The Hockey Show asks the fans of New York City what there feeling is on Sean Avery’s return to MSG.
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Avery In NY, Media Frenzy About To Begin
by Paul on 10/20/08 at 07:59 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Sean Avery returns to the Garden tonight as an anti-hero. Number 16 in the Stars’ lineup understands that. What he does not understand, however, are implications from one-time teammates that the Rangers are better off without him.
“If anyone feels that I was disruptive or had my own agenda, I wish those guys would have the [guts] to say it to my face,” Avery told The Post by phone late last week. “I don’t think I was disruptive or selfish.
“All I did was give everything I had for the team, I don’t think that was a question. If my [former] teammates feel that way about me, that would certainly be very disappointing.
“I played hard for my teammates.”
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Avery Stops Talking
by Paul on 10/16/08 at 11:40 AM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
I knew it was a long shot, but I e-mailed the Dallas Stars asking whether Sean Avery would be interested in speaking with ESPN.com ahead of his big games next week in the New York area—Monday at the Rangers against his former team and Wednesday at New Jersey against Martin Brodeur.
Shockingly enough, I got a big “no” from the Stars.
“Sorry, but Mr. Avery is not doing any media right now,” Stars PR man Rob Scichili said in an e-mail. “He is not doing one-on-one/set-up interviews at all. He made that crystal clear to us yesterday.”
continued with more NHL topics inlcuding Duck, Avs and Fabian.
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Lady Gives Avery An Earful
by Paul on 10/12/08 at 10:39 AM ET
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As Nashville play-by-play man Pete Webber said, it was a 3 ring circus out there. But I enjoyed the last ten seconds of the video, Avery was left speechless.
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