Avery's act just part of the hockey culture

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Considering the NHL is the same league that's given us the face wash, the high stick, the hip check, the crosscheck, some amazing adventures in dentistry, the unique nightly phenomenon of legal bare-knuckle fistfighting and those unseen backstage seamstresses who stitch up players' faces and send them flying back to the ice after barely missing a shift, it was comical to hear how many folks in the NHL were outraged, just outraged, I tell you, about the novel stunt that Rangers instigator Sean Avery ... [link]

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Game Three Chatter
Published 4/16/2008 by jb at Ranger Pundit
... at Madison Square Garden. "It would be a lot nicer if we were up 3-0," said Jagr, who mimicked Avery's Game 3 face-guarding of Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in front of Henrik Lundqvist at practice. "The reality is, we're still up 2-1. We could be up 3-1 or it could be tied going back to their building. It's the key game in this series. We have to bring everything; we have to. But they're going to do the same thing. It's going to be a war out there." ... Johnette Howard / Newsday: Avery's Act Just Part Of The Hockey Culture -- Considering the NHL is the same league that's ...

Game Four Chatter
Published 4/16/2008 by jb at Ranger Pundit
... at Madison Square Garden. "It would be a lot nicer if we were up 3-0," said Jagr, who mimicked Avery's Game 3 face-guarding of Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in front of Henrik Lundqvist at practice. "The reality is, we're still up 2-1. We could be up 3-1 or it could be tied going back to their building. It's the key game in this series. We have to bring everything; we have to. But they're going to do the same thing. It's going to be a war out there." ... Johnette Howard / Newsday: Avery's Act Just Part Of The Hockey Culture -- Considering the NHL is the same league that's ...

Thankfully, it's back to hockey tonight
Published 4/16/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com blog: Rangers
... . Johnette Howard's reaction is one of the best we've read . After admitting the stunt was "cheesy", she writes: But since when did so many hockey people get such delicate sensibilities? This is the same league that already had a rule against hair pulling. This is the same sport that determines penalty minutes based on whether the offender did or didn't draw blood. ... It makes you wonder if the uproar about Avery since Sunday is really just about what he did? Or the fact that it was Avery who did it? Ah, Avery... he's just ...

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