Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
from Empty Netters, The Penguins have signed Capitals agitator Matt Cooke to a two-year deal. Cooke is an agiator in the mold of Sean Avery, Jarkko Ruutu or Steve Ott. In addition to that “skill” he’s also a fairly decent penalty killer. continued
Innocent Bystanders (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
When you look as savagely handsome as I do, fashion is a waste of time: But, my wife tells me that I need to wear clothes once in a while, so I need to search for a positive fashionable male role model. I think I may have found a winner in the form of Sean Avery. Sean [...]
Musings from Meldreth (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Well the big splashes Mike Gillis promised to make in the free agent market have transpired into small, Alex Bolduc-shaped ripples. Marian Hossa, Nik Hagman, Kristian Huselius and Sean Avery could have, at the salaries they have signed to, fit under the salary cap. Instead, Vancouver has spent about $3 million, leaving around $17 million in cap space and not much to spend it on. Mats Sundin turned...
Blueshirt Bulletin (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Well, not really -- I'm sure Avery will do something in Dallas that will get our attention, and I'm sure when the time comes for the Stars to bang-zoom Avery to the moon, the first number they dial will have...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Quite a week for NHL ruffian/brooding wannabe celebrity Sean Avery: First, when a fashion writer in Paris asked him if he were gay, Avery defiantly responded, “I’m going home to jerk off to you now.” Gawker wrote that there was later a mid-jerk text message that said, “the session is going very well.” Sean Avery [...]
NESW Sports (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Before the 4th and your 3 day weekend, let me drop some headlines on ya. 1st I would like to congratulate Ryne Nelson of Odenized on his new job as Online editor of Slam Magazine. Sean Avery is tired of people calling him gay, That story comes from 100% Injury Rate @ FanIQ The time has [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News, Brett Hull sees a little of himself in Sean Avery. No wonder the two got along so swimmingly back in 2002 when Hull and wife Darcy took in the then-rookie forward with the Detroit Red Wings. Avery lived over Hull’s garage for a season, and the two bonded. “It was like Fonzie with Mr. and Mrs. C,” Hull joked.... “I like to push it to the edge, that’s how I...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Sean Avery has broadened his horizons this summer, interning at Vogue magazine, getting nicknamed "Page Six Sean" and yesterday signing a four-year contract to play for the Dallas Stars. But the former Ranger will now have the opportunity to watch...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
DALLAS -- The Stars know all about ex-Wing Sean Avery -- his history of mouthing off to teammates as well as foes, that he's a two-time NHL leader in penalty minutes whose agitating tricks included a "bush league" stunt in the playoffs that the league quickly banned. The way Stars co-general manager Brett Hull sees it: What's there not to like?
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars know all about Sean Avery - his history of mouthing off to teammates and foes alike, that he's a two-time NHL leader in penalty minutes known far and wide as an agitator.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Sean Avery, the controversial forward, signed a four-year, $15.5 million contract with the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The Dallas Stars know all about Sean Avery _ his history of mouthing off to teammates as well as foes, that he's a two-time NHL leader in penalty minutes whose agitating tricks included a "bush league" stunt in the playoffs that the league quickly banned.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Scott Burnside breaks down Day 2 of the free-agency period, including the signings of Marian Hossa and Sean Avery and the no-go move from Mats Sundin.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The makeover of the Rangers continued Wednesday with the acquisition of gifted but enigmatic young forward Nikolai Zherdev from Columbus and the official good-bye to abrasive catalyst and fan favorite Sean Avery, who signed a four-year deal with Dallas.
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Well, isn't that fitting. Fashion-friendly hockey menace Sean Avery gets savaged by Gawker due to his "I'm Going Home To Jerk Off To You Now" comment at a Paris fashion show and then signs a 4-year...
