Larry Brooks: Sean Avery situation

[Sean Aviary]

If Dale Weise cracked a top team's roster as a fourth line pest, Avery can find his way back into the NHL next year. He likely wouldn't take a two-way contract though, which hurts his chances, but if he wants to play hockey, there are a few teams who would take a shot with him.

[Pizza]

Originally Posted by Chimp

Now also nhl.com has picked up on the news. Has Avery done anything to warrant this? Has he had a bad attitude? Played horrendeusly?

This smells like there was some bad blood, but it's been kept quite. Wonder what really happened? Wonder who will be the next Ranger to wear #16?

[eco's bones]

Originally Posted by ocarina

I mean, who knows what NHL teams really think, but I can't for the life of me fathom why a team would even go as far as to give Sean Avery a training camp invite for next season.

His history of being a disruptive and volatile player are well-known, and at his age and declining form the last two years, the reward of taking a chance on him seems very low.

Why?--because they might think he can help them.

Not saying he will be signed and if he is it will be for much much less than he is now.

I don't imagine either that he's going to have a lot of choices and it may be that the choices he does have he won't want.

[scanzzilla]

Originally Posted by TRC

That's a stupid statement.

Maybe he gets an invite to someone's training camp next season. But he was passed over by every team in the NHL this season on 3 separate occasions, once at half his price tag. So its kind of stupid to say thats a stupid statement.

[ocarina]

Originally Posted by eco's bones

Why?--because they might think he can help them.

Not saying he will be signed and if he is it will be for much much less than he is now.

I don't imagine either that he's going to have a lot of choices and it may be that the choices he does have he won't want.

I guess if they think he can revert to being a decent 3rd liner, maybe. But otherwise, I'm sure teams would be more interested in giving a young kid a try, or at least sign someone cheap without all the baggage that Avery has.

[mahonistan*]

Avery > Fedotenko, Rupp, Mitchell, and Scott... Oh wait so is MZA. Bring them both up. And Erixon can't be worse than Woywitka or Eminger.

[UsernameWasTaken]

I think someone will probably sign him. When he was in the ahl i thought there had been teams who wanted him placed on re-entry waivers so they could claim him.

[shelaur22]

Sean was on Andy Cohen's show last night, Watch What Happens Live. He said that he's "officially retired" from hockey.

http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-ha...essica-simpson

[haohmaru]

Originally Posted by shelaur22

Sean was on Andy Cohen's show last night, Watch What Happens Live. He said that he's "officially retired" from hockey.

http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-ha...essica-simpson

"I threw my skates in the Hudson"

God, what an awful show. :O

[shelaur22]

In the second part of WWHL, Andy says that he likes one of the Rangers, the one who "looks like Superman." Who do we think that is? Girardi? Brian Boyle?