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NHL suspends Sean Avery over messy remarks about ex Elisha Cuthbert
NY Daily News ^ | Tuesday, December 2nd 2008, 8:35 PM | By PETER BOTTE

Posted on 12/03/2008 8:36:05 AM PST by Perdogg

The NHL rarely is amused by anything Sean Avery says or does, and proved it again by suspending the former Ranger pest Tuesday night for what the league termed "inappropriate" comments and conduct "detrimental" to the game of hockey.

Avery, who left the Blueshirts to sign a four-year $15.5 million deal last summer with Dallas, was banned indefinitely pending a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for making derogatory comments about his former girlfriend - actress Elisha Cuthbert, who currently is dating Calgary star defenseman Dion Phaneuf - before Tuesday night's game between the Stars and the Flames.

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To: Perdogg

Avery is on 2 of my fantasy teams...I laughed hysterically at the comments. Textbook Avery.


41 posted on 12/03/2008 2:04:41 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (Forget the 3AM phone call. Obama can not even answer the phone at 3PM.)
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To: Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; 6323cd; Betis70; ColoCdn; k2afe; ...
Hockey Ping!

And IMHO, there's nothing sloppy about those seconds!! Yummy bunny!!

42 posted on 12/03/2008 2:34:18 PM PST by airborne (God answers all prayers. Just some times the answer is "no".)
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To: y6162

Now that is the very picture of conduct detrimental to Hockey,


43 posted on 12/03/2008 2:45:14 PM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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To: Perdogg
She’s only 26.

Not that kind of cougar.

24
Day 2 6:00pm-7:00pm

06:35:09
Kim sees the cougar.
Kim wanders in the wilderness, far from any human contact, and starts to grow tired, when she hears a noise. She looks up, sees a cougar in the distance, and starts to run. As she attempts to flee, she gets caught in a chain trap when the cougar appears to notice her from above.
06:36:54...06:36:55...06:36:56...

This episode featured the infamous "cougar" scene, which many fans consider to be the low point of the series.

44 posted on 12/03/2008 2:47:12 PM PST by x
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To: techno
Sure he was being indiscreet and boorish, but should he be deprived of his livelihood for not being politically correct?

I am hearing an echo of Natalie Maines here - although she is much fatter and uglier. And yes, I am comparing her to Sean Avery.

This has nothing to do with free speech. You can say anything that you want, but don't expect me to buy your product If I don't like your immage. The NHL has a contractual right to control its immage, and therefore the content of the public yaps of its players. If you don't like how the NHL runs its business - form your own league - the NSSHL - National Sloppy Seconds Hockey League.

45 posted on 12/03/2008 2:53:40 PM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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To: airborne
And IMHO, there's nothing sloppy about those seconds!! Yummy bunny!!

No kidding. :) Incidentally, the Dallas Stars aren't exactly thrilled with Avery's statements either. He has actually played well (leaving him in a distinct minority so far this season), but I get the distinct impression that the other veterans really dislike the guy. Several of them have been very open about it, including Brendan Morrow, Brad Richards, and Marty Turco.

46 posted on 12/03/2008 3:14:06 PM PST by kesg
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To: crusty old prospector
I guess the Stars aren’t getting their money’s worth out of him anyway. Three goals and seven assists. I haven’t watched all of their games this year but I have yet to see the “gritty” play that we were promised.

I thought for sure that Avery on the ice would make us forget how wonderfully obnoxious Steve Ott can be, but it just isn't happening. But I do think that he has played pretty well. He is never going to score much more than 15-20 goals a game anyway. The Stars' problems have much more to do with erratic goaltending and irresponsible defensive play by too many other forwards and defensemen (not including Avery) than with Avery's off-the-field comments.

47 posted on 12/03/2008 3:18:56 PM PST by kesg
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To: kesg

I saw a special that ESPN did on him a while back.

He talked about his early childhood, playing with dolls and about his large collection of womens purses.

I thought he was supposed to be a ‘tough guy’ - at least that’s how he was presented when he was with the Rangers.


48 posted on 12/03/2008 3:54:32 PM PST by airborne (God answers all prayers. Just some times the answer is "no".)
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To: Perdogg
She's a puck bunny, no doubt about it.

LOL!! Never heard that one before!

49 posted on 12/03/2008 4:06:16 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (What size shot works best on 4 calling birds?)
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To: Perdogg

She's Canadian, so you can bet she's a hockey fan.

And with me that's a big plus! (unless she's a Flyers fan)

50 posted on 12/03/2008 4:07:32 PM PST by airborne (God answers all prayers. Just some times the answer is "no".)
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To: Perdogg
She's a puck bunny, no doubt about it.

Whoa, I'm sorry about agreeing she's a Puck Bunny. I thought she was somebody else...........Sorry Jack, I didn't mean it, honestly!

She's Jack Bauer's daughter and Sean Avery can now expect a 9-mm in both his knees and broken thumbs........You don't dis any member of Jack Bauer's family. Even if she is a puck bunny slut.......(Nope, I didn't really say that Jack)

51 posted on 12/03/2008 4:18:11 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (What size shot works best on 4 calling birds?)
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To: kesg

Hey, don’t look now but we have won two games in a row for the first time since last February. I can see us lifting the cup next spring already.


52 posted on 12/03/2008 4:19:36 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: y6162

Not Guilty!

Avery is a loud-mouthed, a-hole. He was always a great fantasy hockey performer though—goals, assists, plus lots of PIMs.


53 posted on 12/03/2008 4:20:25 PM PST by Betis70
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To: crusty old prospector

I wouldn’t go THAT far. But I can see the Stars improving over the course of the season as the young guys get more experience. Whether they can make the playoffs is still an uphill fight, especially with the injury problems to players like Morrow, Zubov, and Lehtinen.


54 posted on 12/03/2008 4:28:14 PM PST by kesg
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To: Former Dodger
Avery is Avery, he's gritty and grating, and great to have on your side.

Yeah, last in the Western Conference, he's really been great for the Stars....NOT!!! Hull screwed the pooch on this acquisition.

55 posted on 12/03/2008 6:58:23 PM PST by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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To: Perdogg
She's definitely a beautiful girl. Much too hot for him...

Perhaps Avery is miffed that her new boyfriend is better looking.


56 posted on 12/04/2008 12:06:52 AM PST by lainie (The US congress is full to the brim of absolutely disgusting thieves who deserve humiliating ouster.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

OMG — Kim Bauer! What a sweet innocent angel, and very pretty too!


57 posted on 12/04/2008 12:12:37 AM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.)
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To: irishjuggler

You have to remember, the NHL is heavily influenced by Canada. Canada’s famous for trying to enforce PC (Just ask our brothers at Freedominion). I’m not surprised that a Canadian influenced league like the NHL would punish a person like Avery for a thoughtcrime.

But yeah, getting his ass kicked by Anson Carter and Laraque. Now that’s awesome!


58 posted on 12/04/2008 6:36:03 AM PST by TypeZoNegative (Pro life & Vegan because I respect all life, Republican because our enemies don't respect ours.)
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To: dfwgator

Dallas screwed Minnesota out of a hockey team, and now an adopted Minnesotan screws Dallas out of a competitive hockey team. Life is sweet!


59 posted on 12/04/2008 6:39:23 AM PST by TypeZoNegative (Pro life & Vegan because I respect all life, Republican because our enemies don't respect ours.)
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To: Perdogg

After that comment, I’d have paid good money to watch the first shift with Avery and Phaneuf on the ice at the same time. Is Avery a jerk? Yes. Is Bettman a PC-whussy? Undoubtedly.


60 posted on 12/04/2008 7:04:29 AM PST by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
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