I can no longer stomach watching the childish antics on one Sean Avery. Seriously, I can't.Watching him whack Tim Thomas in the head with his stick and act like he did nothing wrong was bad. Watching him punch a 20 year-old rookie goalie tonight was more than I could stand. This man has no respect for anyone or anything in this league.
I have heard from numerous sources that being a member of the NHL is a privilege. It is something you work hard for and something that should be cherished. It is an elite group of men with relatively short careers.
When I hear Phil Esposito speak about it, he is adamant that it is a privilege not a right and that hockey talent is a God given gift that should never be taken lightly.
Sean Avery takes it lightly every day, every minute. It is one thing to be an enforcer in the game. They live by a code of conduct, or at least they used to. But those men who fight the hardest are generally the most humble and soft spoken off the ice. It is also another thing to be an agitator, someone who can get under the skin of an opponent verbally to cause them to lose focus and be off their game.
Sean Avery has taken "agitator" to the level of class clown. His perpetual "Who? Me?" attitude has no place on the ice or in the NHL. He doesn't do this for his team. By his own admission he is NOT a team player. Sean Avery is self centered and a loner who feels he is bigger than the game.
I give John Tortorella credit for attempting to keep him on a short leash, but it is not working. I give the Dallas Stars credit for walking away from him saying they wanted no part of what he had to offer.
There are those who say he is "good for the game" because he brings publicity to it. High speed crashes bring publicity too, but with them devastation. He is a train wreck. Does the NHL need that type of publicity? I doubt it.
So, to the League I ask: Do we really need to wait until Sean Avery finally ends another player's career with his "accidents"? You have already had to create a rule just for him. How many more will it take before it is clear that he does not respect this game, this league, the players or anyone else associated with it. I hardly believe he even respects himself.
Let this season be his last in the NHL. There are so many men who could take his place who are far more worthy of the honor. He can find other ways of making a lucrative living. Let him find one.
"Uh...Sorry."
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The Nhl has stressed that actions taken that seem to be sending a message after the outcome of a game has been decided are forbidden and they generally are treated with the suspension of the message sender. Lets see if the NHL has the intestinal fortitude to treat Avery's lastest antic appropriately and suspend him for at least one game!!
I can't even believe he gets away with 1/3 of what he pulls. I hope the league does not wait until it's too late, and like you said, someone else has had to pay with his career.
To me the more real danger is that someone will finally say enough is enough and take his head off. You can't tell me it's not coming at the rate he's going.
He is a walking advertisement for the repeal of the senseless instigator penalty. If he had to answer for his actions ON THE ICE he would either stop being such a POS or he would be out of the game (more likely the latter).
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