Posts About "Sean Avery"
Stars' Biggest Free Agent Flops
August 31st, 2017 The Dallas Stars were busy this summer signing arguably the two best unrestricted free agent forwards on the market to multi-year contracts. First, they signed mountainous Martin Hanzal to a three-year deal worth $14.25 million. The 30-year-old Czech native is 6 foot 6 and 230 pounds. Hanzal excels at faceoffs and brings needed help...
Before Matthews There Was Stepan
October 13th, 2016 Auston Matthews kick-started his professional career, not to mention the 2016-17 National Hockey League season, in a simply amazing way Wednesday night by becoming the first player in modern history to score four goals in his NHL debut, albeit in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators. He also was just the fifth rookie to record...
The New York Rangers' Best Rivalries
March 30th, 2016 This past Valentines Day, we saw New York Rangers' defenseman Dylan McIlrath drop the gloves with Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers. The theme of the day was retribution for a sucker-punch that Simmonds laid on Rangers' captain Ryan McDonagh just a few games prior. The rest of the match following the fight had a certain edge to...How to Chirp Effectively in Fantasy Hockey
A public fantasy hockey pool is nothing like a private league. There’s no interaction between GMs; trades are non-existent and there are fewer messages on the league board than Scott Clemmensen appearances this season. Besides the live draft, you’re more or less competing in a fantasy simulator. The best feature in a private...
Top 5 Sean Avery Incidents
December 3rd, 2014 It has been over three years since Sean Avery last suited up for an NHL club but his name still echoes in the minds of all hockey fans. His childish behavior, crazy on-ice antics, and offensive commentary to the media made him a headache for the league and a polarizing figure in the locker room. Despite being a nuisance, he carved out...
The Character Assassination of Brooks Orpik
December 9th, 2013 “Boston’s Thornton chasing down Pittsburgh’s Orpik, a noted instigator who wouldn’t fight this time, and after Orpik had fallen to the ice, pummelling him with two solid punches. Just revolting. Orpik was immobilized and taken off the ice on a stretcher.” – SI’s Peter King in MMQB After Brooks Orpik, now playing in his...