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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I was sorry to see him leave the Rangers, but they must have had a good reason for not trying to keep him, perhaps it was just money, the NYR made a fair offer, Dallas made a better one.
The bottom line is that he's not the only reason Dallas is down, but it's a good way to deflect from real problems.
The bottom line: what he said was crude, but does not deserve the punishment or media attention it is getting, he has a jock's attitude toward women and you'll find variations of it in ALL sports.
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