nydailynews.com - 4/15/2008
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Devils goalie Martin Brodeur laughed off Sean Avery's unusual attempt to distract him during Sunday night's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series at the Garden, but the NHL certainly did not.
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NHL Quick to Change Rules for Playoffs
Larry Brown Sports —
... by waving his stick around in the air only inches from Brodeur’s face. It was stupid, childish, cheap, and it did not represent the way the game is supposed to be played. So what did the NHL do to rectify the situation? They gave the refs the ability to penalize such behavior. ...
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Puck Daddy —
... of Loui Eriksson's controversial in-the-crease goal in the second period -- minutes after Datsyuk's was waived off -- to put Dallas up 1-0. Osgood's sarcastic assessment of goalie interference calls in this postseason: "I don't know if there's a force field around the crease or how it works ... I'm not quite sure about the logic or interpretation." Major penalty: Goaltender interference calls in the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs have gone from sublime to ridiculous to absolute embarrassing. Tonight's interference call ...
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The "Sean Avery Rule"
rangerpundit.blogspot.com 4/15/2008 — ---
The NHL checks Avery's face-guarding with the "Sean Avery Rule."
This is a guy you love when he's on your team, but the rest of the league hates his guts. His homies in Canada really want to wring his neck.
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Avery’s Strategy Draws Ire of Devils —
NYT > Hockey 4/15/2008
The Devils were infuriated with Sean Avery when he stationed himself in front of Martin Brodeur and obscured his vision, even though they knew there was no rule against what he did.
