Sunday, December 14, 2008

Would you say "Blackballing"....

When I originally saw this story I couldn't believe this guy wasn't "taken out" by his own team members and shown the door. The Board of Governors of the NHL have always had a pretty strong record of keeping the game clean from this kind of stuff and I'm pretty sure they probably addressed this with the Dallas Stars owners.... Did I say "Blackballing" .... my guess is Mr. Avery might get work in Russia as he's all done here... and good riddance to him....
Dallas Stars say that forward Sean Avery will not return to the team
By The Canadian Press
FRISCO, Texas — Sean Avery has played his last game for the Dallas Stars. The NHL team made the announcement on Sunday morning, noting that they would continue support the player during this “critical time.” Avery received a six-game suspension for making an inappropriate remark and served the final game of that ban on Saturday. As part of the suspension, Avery agreed to undergo an anger management evaluation. The Stars say they will not try and challenge the US$15.5-million, four-year contract that Avery signed over the summer and will explore options for his future consistent with his counselling. “The message here is: no distractions,” said co-GM Brett Hull. “Sean can focus on resolving his personal issues and the Stars will have closure on this episode. The team needs to put its energies into winning.”

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe the blog author could learn a'thing or two' from this scenario?

Basic manners are what someone is remembered for - not for suit shopping at the Bay in TO.

mbc230 said...

I would have liked to see Avery play the Flames the night that he made the comment. I doubt he'd be brave enough to stay on the ice with Phaneuf. I don't think there would be too many Stars players coming to defend Avery if Phaneuf decided to drop him.

I agree that Avery is blackballed in North America, but could end up playing in the Russian Super League and making the same if not better than he made in the NHL. The worst part is he gets his moment in the spotlight and could potentially keep playing overseas....all that and the ass that he is still wins!

Anonymous said...

Kudos to the Dallas Stars and the NHL in general. What other mainstream professional sports league would give this the attention and reprimand it deserves? He's a disgrace and a waste of talent.