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nypost.com - 12/8/2008
TIME OFF WILL HELP AVERY
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You know something; a few weeks away from the game will be good for Sean Avery. The time he spends in counseling with NHLPA/NHL Behavioral Health Program physicians will be constructive. The more he learns about himself, the more he is willing to...
OUTRAGE AIMED AT AVERY ABSURD - New York Post
nypost.com - 12/7/2008
OUTRAGE AIMED AT AVERY ABSURD - New York Post
— nypost.com — \ Last updated: 4:20 am December 7, 2008 Posted: 2:35 am December 7, 2008 THE outrage within... the hockey community over the two words used in Calgary by Sean Avery is beyond laughable, honestly it is, and particularly across Canada, where they can't ... (more) OUTRAGE AIMED AT AVERY ABSURD - New York Post

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WHEN AVERY ATTACKS: Confrontation with Snow, racial taunts at Nolan showed the dark side
islanderspointblank.com - 12/7/2008
WHEN AVERY ATTACKS: Confrontation with Snow, racial taunts at Nolan showed the dark side
— islanderspointblank.com — Before the six-game suspension was handed down to Sean Avery, I wrote that I had personally seen... enough of his disturbing act to wonder if it was “time the NHL, PA, the Stars and Avery himself investigated whether something is seriously wrong ... (more) WHEN AVERY ATTACKS: Confrontation with Snow, racial ...

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globesports.com - 12/5/2008
Avery mess overshadows on-ice excellence
— globesports.com — The brouhaha over Sean Avery and his inability to self-censor dominated the NHL scene this week –... too bad in a way given that it overshadowed a number of excellent performances, including another memorable night from the Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney ... (more) Avery mess overshadows on-ice excellence

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Slap Shot:  The Morning Skate: Avery Debated, Sabres Deny and Owners Depressed

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The Morning Skate: Avery Debated, Sabres Deny and Owners Depressed
Slap Shot — ... and suggested he’ll benefit from counseling , to Kevin Paul Dupont’s Boston Globe assertion that it’s best to ignore Avery and devotes at least 15 paragraphs to saying it. (That’ll show him.) KPD adds that a “well-intentioned” N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman “got himself suckered by one of the game’s great sucker artists. Avery once again spewed some filth, and rather than ignore it, or simply apologize for it on behalf of the league, Bettman instead called more attention to it by ‘honoring’ it with a six-game suspension.” But for pure chutzpah (that’s a New York term for ...

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