All around NHL fan boards, the subject of Sean Avery comes up. Avery has been up to a lot lately. The incident with Smid, throwing punches at Kennedy while they were on the ground among others. With the Smid incident, Avery was challenged to fight because of a clean hit, allegedly said no, then went on to give Smid a concussion with a vicious shot to the head. This was not a sucker punch. All the Avery haters are obviously going to say it was, but, was it really. Players like Matt Cooke and Carcillo and McSorley and Chris Simon are true sucker punch artists. But Avery? He was challenged and even though he turned down the fight, he was face to face with Smid. They both dropped gloves and Avery got there first. I have even asked numerous Avery-haters and even they believe it was not a sucker punch. Then there was his fight with Tyler Kennedy Monday night. It was a spirited scrap. Kennedy fell at the end and Avery throwing, but why? From the looks of the video, Kennedy threw a shot first from the ground. But I still dont think Avery should've kept throwing. A bigger person would have said forget it and would have obeyed the code. But Avery being Avery was not going to take that. So where should Avery be placed? Is he a cheap shot? He has gotten better. Years ago, Avery was on that list with Simon and Cooke. But he has been playing cleaner hockey and scoring points. So no I would not call him a cheap shot. But he certainly is an agitator. All of this talk about him? He is getting to your head. And that is exactly what he wants you to do.
-Ryan McDermott
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