Did Sean Avery attempt to take out Sidney Crosby?

FanHouse found this 4/29/2008 on sports.yahoo.com [flag]

"NBC had a good shot of Avery skating up to Crosby near the end of the period and slashing him across the wrists. No way to describe that except dirty. Sid was nowhere near the puck and wasn't engaged with Avery. Dirty play by a dirty player. What could you possibly be trying to do there except injure Crosby?" - Pat, Igloo Dreams, "Penguins 2, Rangers 0" Replays revealed ... [link]

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Did Sean Avery Try to Injure Sidney Crosby?
Published 4/29/2008 by Eric McErlain at FanHouse
... . If you take a look at the video replay above, it's pretty clear that Avery did exactly what he's being accused of. Whether or not it rises to the level of another infamous slash from 16 years ago, I'll let you decide. ...

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