How is this quote so offensive that Sean Avery gets suspended indefinitely?
“I’m 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 sloppy seconds."
Suspended indefinitely for hurting Dion Phaneuf's feelings? Since when does hockey care about who's dating who? And the term sloppy seconds is not patently offensive either.
Maybe I've been hanging around Ethan too much but this really doesn't seem offensive at all to me. Tacky and annoying, definitely, but that's just who Sean Avery is.
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It is ridiculous. Punching people's teeth out is an acceptable part of hockey, but trash talking isn't? Also, Sean represents roughly 1/3 of all the hockey players I know so this really doesn't help my stats.
Leslie who are the other two I am curious?
This is where the NHL will always fail in my mind. They could have turned this game into one of the most watchable games of the season. Sportscenter would have focused on the game. A rivalry would have been born.
Instead the overly sensitive NHL reacts because it is "over the line". Yet someone crushing someone's face into the boards only gets them a 2 or 3 game suspension. The league seems to have its focus in all the wrong areas.
i think there is no doubt that what he said is 'over the line.' but the beauty of the NHL is that when you talk trash you have to back it up with a fight...no other sport allows for in game justice.
i understand the reactions of the NHL and Stars owners in calling him out for terrible conduct, but a fine should have been the result, not suspending him.
And taylor, i am pretty sure that while we may not find 'sloppy seconds' all that offensive. isn't Brian really the one who should answer how offensive it really is, i mean he is the only one here who can understand the full meaning, right?
I just picture a big brawl between alex, brian, and brandon. classic.
take that tacky
1. Teemu Selanne. Mainly because when Taylor first made my watch hockey he had all of his teeth knocked out.
2. George Parros. Because I love him.
And for extra points, I know Wayne Gretsky and Mike Comrie (Comrie because he is dating hilary duff and I realize that the sheer fact of me knowing who he is based on his dating of a pop tween idol strikes all points I earned for know any hockey player's name)
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