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Drowned Out

I thought it was hilarious, in a 'holy fuck, Avery is complete fucking idiot" kinda way. Drury coming over to tell him to stop was comedic gold.

If the Flyers can take out the Caps, and the Rangers get thru this round....they get the Pens next...we'll see how much of that shit Avery pulls if he has to deal with Georgie on a daily basis.

NY PJ1

now they made a new rule just for him lol

NY PJ1

now they made a new rule just for him lol

Steve Dunne

how in the world did brodeur not upchuck avery in the nuts while he was waving his stick is beyond me.

NY PJ1

Steve Dunne wrote:

how in the world did brodeur not upchuck avery in the nuts while he was waving his stick is beyond me.

look again stevie...he did and of course he gets away with it like everything else he does ...especially his diving

Bathgate66

Drowned Out wrote:

Drury coming over to tell him to stop was comedic gold.
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Drury came over to Avery to warn him about his stick- to keep it low to avoid a high sticking penalty.

Rygar

NY PJ1 wrote:

look again stevie...he did and of course he gets away with it like everything else he does ...especially his diving

haha, funny you should mention that
check out the top 10 sean avery moments on the right side of TSN's page. I think the dive is #2, and it is quite funny to watch, hehe
oh my bad, it's #3, and the second dive they show is the good one

Bathgate66

Steve Dunne wrote:

how in the world did brodeur not upchuck avery in the nuts while he was waving his stick is beyond me.

Just checked the tape after being alerted by Mitch Beck (thanks, Mitch), and one thing about the Sean Avery incident that has been completely overlooked: Mr. Brodeur clearly and intentionally whacked Avery in the you-know-what with his stick. While everyone around the hockey world debates the legality and sportsmanship of Avery's antics, with Gary Bettman even weighing in on it, Brodeur committed an inexcusable act that is without question a major penalty and the height of bad sportsmanship. Wasn't called, though. Instead, the NHL has issued a new ruling to prohibit Avery from reprising his act -- see Blue Notes and Rangers Report for full details. Nothing like making up new rules on the fly against one team while ignoring longstanding ones committed by the other team.

You see something new at every hockey game. Last night, there were a lot of interesting things to see and hear. Sean Avery putting the full court press on Martin Brodeur was definitely a first, as Brodeur said afterwards. Seeing Chris Drury skate over to Avery while he was going through his antics, even as the Rangers' five on three power play was in progress, warning him to keep his stick down, was another first. Adding injury to insult, Avery scored the power play goal the next time the Rangers came down on Brodeur. The referee spoke to Avery during the next play stoppage, and then he went to talk to Devil coach Brent Sutter -- Sutter said later that he was told that Avery would be penalized if he did it again.

Twice during the game, Devils ran Rangers after they retreated for icing touch ups. Neither time was the offending Devil sanctioned for his act. The first time, after the predictable scuffle that ensued when Dainius Zubrus ran Paul Mara, mostly missing and then coming up swinging at Mara, Zubrus skated straight to the penalty box, entered it, and took a seat. The referee skated over and informed Zubrus that he was not going to be penalized. Then there was David Clarkson coming in on Fedor Tyutin (not on an icing) -- Tyutin ducked, Clarkson went into the boards hard, and Tyutin emerged still in control of the puck. Ryan Callahan hit the boards similarly, but in that case the defender he was about to check fell down.

Avery was whacked twice while he was in Brodeur's face, once by Brodeur and once by a defenseman. Callahan was blatantly tripped by White when he slammed into Brodeur late in the game. Brandon Dubinsky was crosschecked four times before he scored his second goal. Michael Rozsival was slammed into the boards by Colin White's stick, cutting his lip. And he was clearly interfered with on the overtime winner, Jay Pandolfo wrapping him up before he could get to the puck. On the flip side, Avery was sent off when Brodeur tripped him up in the first period, Rozsival received a high sticking minor despite his stick never coming up on Zach Parise because it was busy stealing the puck from him, and Martin Straka was penalized for a perfectly legal check late in the third period. Parise drew a cross-checking penalty early in the game -- seconds after he got himself in position by committing a cross-check that went uncalled.

So it is any wonder that the Rangers and Devils react in diametrically opposite manners to the way the game is called against them? The Rangers talk about having to be more disciplined and taking fewer penalties -- how they can tell what is a penalty and what isn't is beyond this reporter, but that is nevertheless their goal. The Devils on the other hand go ballistic on those rare occasions like the final moments of Game 2 when a couple of calls seemingly go against them. Jamie Langenbrunner was clearly guilty of interference off every face-off, including one which led directly to a goal, so when he was finally flagged for it, no wonder he and his team went nuts -- they were supposed to be allowed to get away with it.

Give the Rangers credit for playing through the inconsistent officiating. These three games might have been three straight blow-outs had the referees not evened things out for the Devils. If not for some bad breaks, especially in overtime, they may very well be up 3-0 even under these circumstances. They didn't lose because of the officiating -- the deflections were the reason, as well as several extended stretches of lackluster effort, including overtime, and they know that. But from a fan's perspective, this game is so frustrating to enjoy when the refs ruin things with their inscrutable decisions. Sure, it affects every team -- but thirty wrongs don't make it right.

Steve Dunne

Oh I know he hit him low, I just can't imagine restraining myself to not send him looking for his nuts around the blue line after doing that though. Believe me I thought it was hilarious, but in that position I would have whacked him as hard as I could.

PatrickBateman

that was one of the most WTF? moments I have ever witnessed watching hockey. Funny as hell

Bathgate66

The guy is a character


remember when he was out in LA- he stopped at the side of ther net and did pushups on the ice after he scored.

the guy does some comical stufff- no matter on your team or not.

Rygar

Bathgate66 wrote:

The guy is a character


remember when he was out in LA- he stopped at the side of ther net and did pushups on the ice after he scored.

the guy does some comical stufff- no matter on your team or not.

That is on the link I posted as well.

Bathgate66

Avery Montage

Avery VS Brodeur- Round 1


Avery Comments On Brodeur


Game 3 Highlights

Towsertunes

Avery is a pest no doubt.We had him in Detroit for a couple of seasons.
apparently he would call Yzerman on his cell at all hours of the day and night.
Still,puts the the puck in the net.
15 goals in 57 games this year.
Tied for the lead in playoff goals this year-go figure.

xavier mcdaniel

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Drowned Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B53W-7tk4Uw&feature=related

NY PJ1

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

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it took the league 14 fricking hours to make a new rule for marty

xavier mcdaniel

NY PJ1 wrote:

it took the league 14 fricking hours to make a new rule for marty

not a surprise, the rules and interpretations as to what are penalties change on a nightly basis.

chromiam

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

not a surprise, the rules and interpretations as to what are penalties change on a nightly basis.

How true... ohh how very true. Did you know that you can deflect a puck in with a high stick now, as long as its close to the goaltender's glove...

xavier mcdaniel

chromiam wrote:

How true... ohh how very true. Did you know that you can deflect a puck in with a high stick now, as long as its close to the goaltender's glove...

no way. i thought that was illegal last week....