New York Rangers GM Glen Sather got his way earlier this season by bringing Sean Avery back up through waivers, but it only seemed like a matter of time before he’d be out of favor once again. That time appears to be now, as ESPN New York’s Katie Strang reports that the Rangers waived Avery – again.

Any of the NHL’s other 29 teams are free to snatch the infamous agitator at his “full” price of just under $2 million.* If past league behavior is any indication, it’s unlikely that teams will have much interest in him unless he goes on re-entry waivers (again). Even then, most – if not all – of the league’s other GMs are unlikely to want to deal with the Avery circus.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12...me-this-season/

Who?

Makes sense, since Rupp is back, and Hagelin is playing well, might as well send Avery down and let him play. It's not like anyone is likely to claim him. Also frees up cap space.

The Avery Army is going to be PISSED.

Which they will need if Staal comes back.

You'd think by now the Avery army would just be like 3 dudes wearing camo.

I was going to say 3 dudes wearing camo skinny jeans.

And hipster glasses.

Hah right before the Winter Classic too. Bye Avery, no one is going to miss you except all those screaming idiots.

Which sadly will be half the arena if they lose to Philly on national TV. What's ironic is while Greatone may technically win the "bet" we had regarding Avery and Rupp, it is entirely possible BOTH of these players will be out of the lineup for much of the rest of the season.

It seems to me John Mitchell has almost replaced Rupp's role on the team just as Rupp was supposed to replace Avery. Mitchell started in Hartford but since he has come up has been a very useful grinder who is now a 3rd and 4th line tweener.

When Wolski comes back into the lineup which could be any day, I personally think Rupp should be the first one to go. He hasn't looked right since coming back and again, I think is the easiest replaced on this roster. We don't even need him to fight with Bickel and Prust starting.

Who else would be benched? Mitchell is playing better than Rupp so I don't think it should be him. Who else? Boyle?

James Avery, that funny fatso from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Bwahahahahaha! Oh god, stop! My sides are splitting. Whoo, that's funny. I needed a good laugh.

You are joking, right? I mean, who doesn't know that "Rupper" is one of Torts' guys? Everybody knows that right? Plus, he's taken the fighting burden off of Prust (Proooost?!). And he's been a solid player for the minutes he's played since his return. Yeah, you're kidding. I knew it.

Ok then who sits? Considering the Boyle line has been our best forechecking line, you'll scratch someone from there? Feds? Prust? Who? Or do you let Wolski rot in the press box.

Wolski can rot in the press box.He brings nothing to the table! I still think the entire Avery thing has been personal. When he was called up he contributed and was a good soldier. He still has as many or more goals than Dubinsky, Boyle ,Rupp , Mitchell and Christensen. Why not waive Christensen instead of Avery? I can see him skating on Richards line and being effective.Perhaps Avery could have jump started Richards again. He hasn't done anything since the Yotes game winner.
You'll never convince me that Torts handling of Avery has been anything but a personal issue.Waiving him before the WC is a "see ya later" nut punch. You guys can make fun of the Avery Army and those idiotic chants , but some of you have been just as ridiculous in your Avery hate.To an extent you've had blinders on . When he was called up he contributed and did nothing to embarrass himself or the Rangers. He has more value and could contribute more than a couple of the other stiffs(Wolski, Christensen) that Tortorella is choosing to keep on the roster.
Edit: Won't happen but I hope someone that could use him signs him because he'll never play any meaningful minutes for the Rangers as long as Tortorella is coaching .

I frankly think he'd be good for the Isles. They are playing awful hockey, they don't mind controversial players (Gilles), they need to put butts in the seats....And the Isles ownership can stick it to Ranger fans a bit.

For Avery he stays in the NHL and it's in New York, plus he'd get to play Torts two more times this year.

I know it won't happen, but from a financial perspective, I really don't see what the Islanders would have to lose.

He had a few shifts on lines 2-4 over the last couple months. Forechecks well but can't carry the puck worth a damn, also has terrible on-ice awareness, especially in the defensive zone. Not sure what he brings to the table that the Rangers really need. They have too many good players to give a marginal player like him ice time. I think he's like 31 or something, too. Meh.

Giddy. Now I get to watch him get sent down On 24/7.

Btw, nice of him to be classy and basically begged another team to sign him and called out torts. I guess he has no intentions of ever playing up here again.

Oh? Hadn't heard of this. Not at all surprising considering the way he behaved when Dallas signed him.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/ran...LxeCIWaUWEkj5AP

Yeah, it's all Tortorella's fault.

I'm curious if the people who like Avery will honestly come out and say that he's absolutely right.

He's not though. Maybe torts shafted him, I think deservingly, but he's still a part of this organization and should keep his mouth shut until he's gone.

Once again, all about Sean.

God, he's as delusional as his fans.

"Not being allowed to play my game."

The one that puts your team shorthanded frequently? The one that involves a ton of yapping that has almost nothing to do with the game and almost everything to do with Avery?

Yeah. What a straight jacket.

Burn your bridges, Sean! That's fine with me.

It's not like he'd ever get a chance as long as Torts is coaching.

No but Torts has to own some of it.

Which is fine because I think Torts is doing a pretty good job with this team. Between the two, I'd rather keep Torts as coach than Avery as a marginal 3rd/4th line player.

If tonight is an example of the Avery Effect we need to send him down more often!

Don't think it's an either/or situation do you?

The bolded above makes me think you think it's an either/or situation. If it is, again, between the two I'd rather keep Torts as coach.

You mean like the chance he got when they called him or the 70+ games he played last season?

This team has regular players who are there every night. And this team, like all teams, have guys that sit out, rotate in, then sit out again. Avery, Christensen, Wolski, those are those guys. They play a good game for a little while then die. That's it. It's not a big deal. It's what they deserve for how they play. They're interchangeable. They're replaceable. Rupp brings more than all of them. So does Mitchell. That's why they'll continue to play regularly and those guys continue to sit regularly.

So most everyone's argument when discussing Avery last season, is he didn't score enough goals in his 70+ games, but when it's mentioned that in his short stint here he had scored as many or more goals than Dubinsky, Rupp, Mitchell, Boyle and Christensen who have been playing all or most of the season, that's ignored.Why is one example different than the other? Let's be consistent.

intangibles...

Holy shit paul I can barely stand up right now, and you gotta be smoking something. The US team at the World Juniors that is going to get 8th place is more fucking talented than Sean Avery. THIS IS WHY THE RANGERS CANT HAVE NICE THINGS OUR FANS CANT FUCKING REALIZE THIS

My favorite part is that Avery said he hasn't been allowed t play his game for the last 4 years. So, um, who exactly did Avery play HIS game for? Apparently it was never with us?

Ugh. That's enough for me. This is silly. Let me recall a comment from Dave Maloney from earlier this season re the Torts and Avery relationship. He said there was little professional respect on BOTH sides. I emphasized BOTH because you can't lay the blame on one side here. Avery loves to play the victim of the evil Tortorella but that's not reality. As much as he tries to portray himself as otherwise, as a hockey player he's ordinary. If Avery doesn't give Torts the attention to the game and the intensity he needs for this team to win, then he sits. If that's not good enough for Avery, then fuck him. They don't need him. Esa Tikkanen had personality and was a character, too. He was also a winner. Patrick Roy was/is insane. He was a winner. So Avery doesn't want to be the wild crazy guy anymore? He wants to play the rebel/outsider? Fine. Al Iafrate was that kind of guy. He was also a damn good defenseman who had a shot from the point that could kill a man. Avery would be a regular player if he was regularly useful. He's not. And oh look! Sean Avery just tweeted a Diane Von Furstenberg ad from YouTube! Nice to know that getting put on waivers led him to some soul searching and a desire to refocus and recommit himself to his hockey career.

Simply put, Avery's production does not warrant putting up with the headaches he tends to cause. And I've read rumors lately - albeit from a guy on Twitter - that Avery messed around with a teammate's ex, causing some discomfort in the room. If that did actually happen then I'm sure it shortened his rope even more.

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Ugh. That's enough for me. This is silly. Let me recall a comment from Dave Maloney from earlier this season re the Torts and Avery relationship. He said there was little professional respect on BOTH sides. I emphasized BOTH because you can't lay the blame on one side here. Avery loves to play the victim of the evil Tortorella but that's not reality. As much as he tries to portray himself as otherwise, as a hockey player he's ordinary. If Avery doesn't give Torts the attention to the game and the intensity he needs for this team to win, then he sits. If that's not good enough for Avery, then fuck him. They don't need him. Esa Tikkanen had personality and was a character, too. He was also a winner. Patrick Roy was/is insane. He was a winner. So Avery doesn't want to be the wild crazy guy anymore? He wants to play the rebel/outsider? Fine. Al Iafrate was that kind of guy. He was also a damn good defenseman who had a shot from the point that could kill a man. Avery would be a regular player if he was regularly useful. He's not. And oh look! Sean Avery just tweeted a Diane Von Furstenberg ad from YouTube! Nice to know that getting put on waivers led him to some soul searching and a desire to refocus and recommit himself to his hockey career.
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A 4th liner calling out a coach sitting at the top of the league. Good looks, Aves.

Also, what was the "Buffalo incident earlier this year" some of the beat guys are talking about being the final straw?

Avery clears.

From Kevin Delury blog: In Carp's post game thoughts from last night he mentions that Avery's fate with the Rangers was sealed with an apparent incident in Buffalo. One of his readers explains the incident...

"Avery apparently brought his mother and a friend into the Ranger locker room to the ire of Tortorella, who said something to the effect of 'you have to earn the right to be in the room' or something."

What an idiot.

He already passed through waivers once and nobody claimed him for a reason. Now he wants to badmouth the only club in the NHL where he was remotely welcome? His career in the NHL just came to a close. Happy trails, Sean.

So current tally for games played when both were healthy:

Michael Rupp: 14
Sean Avery: 0

And there is 46 games left to only add to the disparity.

Sean Avery not even on the roster to start the year(nevermind in the starting 12) in favor of Rupp, doesnt play a minute when Rupp is healthy AND gets waived a second time after Rupp comes back from injury.

Is there a mercy ruling for jk?

And now Wolski, a guy who you wanted banished from the team in camp in favor of Avery, should play over Rupp on a team that is in 1st place with the current lineup. Tremendous.

This. I'm a big Avery fan, and I am all for waiving him. I would normally protest, but with the way Hagelin has fit into the lineup, and how strong the checking lines are playing, who needs him (BTW, I couldn't care less about the reason for the move)? Rupp has been fulfilling his own role, as far as I'm concerned. Wolski brings absolutely nothing to this team, so let him sit, and we all know what Christensen is worth.

Beside which, look at how the team is doing with the current lineup. There's no need to break it up.






Please tell me you're joking - or at least exaggerating. This is one of the most ridiculous posts I've ever seen here.

FWIW, Avery is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. Should be a very interesting interview!

That was sarcasm right? He's probably gonna talk about fashion only.

Turns out he will not be on the show. He was replaced with an actor by the name of Chris Gethard.

Other guests include Hector Rection, and music by the Butthole Surfers!

huhuhuhuhuh

"Get Hard"

BOIOIOIOIOIOING!