Sean Avery is wearing out another welcome
Posted on December 4th, 2008 – 2:00 PMBy Michael Rand
Look at that sweet face. Is that really a man you could stay mad at? We mean, really … Gah! Who are we kidding? Ghe sunglasses, the smug scowl? What’s not to love about suspended Dallas puckster Sean Avery? Well, according to Stars coach Dave Tippett, plenty. From ESPN.com:
“From a coach’s standpoint, I try to build a team that has an atmosphere where players care about each other and play with each other and play with continuity, and I find it hard to believe that Sean could come back in that dressing room and we could find that continuity again,” Tippett said.
Tippett was particularly incensed by the fact that he had spent some time Tuesday in Calgary defending Avery in front of the Canadian media, only to turn around and hear Avery say: “I am really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada … I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my [redacted]. I don’t know what that’s about. Enjoy the game tonight.”
Avery was referring to his ex-girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert, who is currently dating Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf.
“It’s frustrating for me to go out and defend the guy,” Tippett said. “It’s disappointing, because in the morning with all the stuff going on in the media, I approached Sean and asked him if he was going to talk to media; he told me, no. He talked to our PR people and he told them, no, he wasn’t going to talk to the media … and to have a calculated response like that … it was a calculated statement for what I feel was personal gain.”
In other words, good-bye, Sean. And it wouldn’t be the first time. Or the second. Or …
[RandBall note: We redacted Avery’s term because man, that’s just wrong. You’ll see it other places, and frankly we’re pretty surprised it’s on mainstream sites like ESPN and CNN/SI].
18 Responses to "Sean Avery is wearing out another welcome"
I’m pushing the BS button on this story. It’s pretty obvious the Stars wanted to get rid of Avery. Now they have talked the NHL into suspending him.
Maybe I’m am naive and/or really callous, but is what he said that offensive?
Isn’t the NHL where they let guys fight until they either get really tired or fall down?
For those wondering, the redacted term was “neutral zone trap.”
“is what he said that offensive?”
Yes, it was very offensive. NOBODY is happy to be in Calgary. And saying that he actually “loves” Canada, well that just pushed it way over the line.
Sorry Jon
I forgot the obligatory, hoc-key?
It’s also worth noting that the actual term was also the name of a Dr. Hook album, thus confirming that everyone in the 1970s was on a staggering amount of drugs.
Isn’t Sean Avery basically a jerkier NHL version of Derek Jeter?
Overrated? Check
Overpaid? Check
Completely over his head with ridiculously hot chicks? Check
Jesse Helms, +1
I really don’t see what he’s whining about. It’s not like he can’t just move on to some other hot Canadian like Alanis Morissette (couldn’t think of any other canadian with all their teeth), but then Ryan Reynolds would be pissed.
On a related note, personally I would probably do any single one of his exes…probably within 15 minutes…especially Elisha Cuthbert.
Not only is the [redacted] term all over ESPN, the douche-tastic panelists on Around the Horn continuously threw it around rather, er, sloppily, during Tuesday’s show.
Other options instead of [redacted] that Sean Avery could have used provided by Fox Sports.
http://deadspin.com/5102066/afternoon-blogdome-mommy-what-does-going-five+hole-mean
jama:
Yes, but can Jeter design a fierce handbag?
I didn’t think so.
Meanwhile, Local boy major college football player James Laurinaitis named an All-American for a third straight year. But, he didn’t go to the U, so good luck to him finding a job here after graduation.
/sid
“Other options instead of [redacted] that Sean Avery could have used provided by Fox Sports.”
Good thing Avery isn’t a goalie, because everyone is slapping one past the goalie.
What really offends me about this quote, is the fact that he stole it from Greg Louganis when he was having that spat with those fellas from the Village People.
Doucho
That was Elton John. Greg Louganis’s spat was with this years gold medal swim team.
/Best Will Ferrel line ever:
“What are you talking about, I just got back from an orgy.”
My mistake. Thank you for the correction.
I always strive to be politically correct. Hate mixing up the homo crowd.
Rand
Do you feel proud when your work is picked up by others? I see you were deadspinned again.(You owe Culpepper) That has to be kind of cool.
