Posts Tagged Sean

  • New York Rangers: Why Glen Sather Was Right to Keep Sean Avery off Waivers

    When the New York Rangers decided there was no place in the roster for Sean Avery, he was placed on waivers for the second time of the season on Dec. 30, 2011. A day later, he would clear waivers and has remained in the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Whale, ever since. In 15 games played for t...

  • Why New York Rangers Fans Love Sean Avery

    Sean Avery.The man needs no introduction.Easily one of the most polarizing, controversial players in the NHL's recent history, the man has done absolutely everything imaginable, both on and off the ice. His name has a somewhat negative connotation among most NHL fans. But let's take a minute to...

  • Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier and the Secondary Attack

    On Tuesday, January 17th against the Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers rookie center Sean Couturier recorded his fifth consecutive game with a goal.While there are other rookies like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who lead the league in rookie scoring, none of this year's rookie class have the complete two-w...

  • Boston Bruin Sean Thornton Takes Vancouver Writer to Task

    Tony Gallagher called out Thornton for trying to fight a guy who already fought once in the same period. What Gallagher didn't know was that Thornton was in studio, mic'd up and ready to go toe-to-toe with Gallagher. Thornton held his own in the war of words. He told him that he has fought thr...

  • Toronto Maple Leafs: The Curious Case for Claiming Sean Avery

    The clock is ticking.At noon on Friday, December 30th, the New York Rangers once again placed Sean Avery on waivers (which seems to go against the CBA's Monday-Thursday statute...).The 29 other teams in the NHL have a 24-hour window (even less now) to claim Avery before he clears and is sent to the ...

  • Loudmouth Sean Avery Rightfully Waived by New York Rangers

    The New York Rangers waived troubled forward Sean Avery for the second time this season on Friday, according to Pro Hockey Talk, and it's likely no team will want to claim him off waivers and deal with his drama.Avery, 31, was also waived in October. It would be shocking if a team claimed Avery off ...

  • 3 Reasons Sean Avery Should Look to Matt Cooke for Inspiration to Change

    Matt Cooke was, and likely still is, the NHL's top villain. To Cooke's credit, though, he has been incident free so far in the 2011-2012 season.Yes, the king of cheap shots has avoided slew footing, checking from behind, kneeing (with the exception of Mark Eaton who seemed to make it unavoidable wit...

  • Sean Avery and 5 Players Philadelphia Flyers Fans Would Hate to See in Philly

    Every NHL team has their rivals and certain players who always seem to be a thorn in their side. Sean Avery may be more of a notable player than most, as he seems to piss just about everyone off at one point or another. There are just some players who were never meant to play with certain teams...

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