Avery's reasoning in the LA times.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey...orts-nhl-kings
"we were getting pushed around and weren't *team tough*."
"I kind of just had enough, especially when we're getting pushed around by guys that shouldn't be pushing us around, like Mike Sillinger. That just shouldn't happen."
"It's not something I should do or should have done, but I play on the edge. Sometimes I cross over that edge."
A true professional.