Sean Avery: Back with the NY Rangers

Well, life sometimes does go full circle.  And, for Sean Avery – the NHL’s angriest man (if you go by certain people in the NHL), that full circle has led back to the New York Rangers.

Avery – a talented forward who can and has given teams real “boosts” when he gets on the ice – was a Ranger up until last offseason.  After going down in the playoffs last year with a spleen injury, he signed a big contract with the Dallas Stars.  In only 23 games with the Stars, he chalked up 3 goals and 7 assists.  Not bad.  So why was he cut from the team and the League?

Well, Sean went off verbally about his ex-girlfriend, a woman who was currently dating another NHL player.  He went off on her and he went off on the other player.  It was a tasteless set of comments, and it got him suspended and placed in an anger management course, then cut. 

And leading the call to cut him from the team – and the league – was one John Tortorella, who at the time was a Canadian broadcaster.  Tortorella slammed Avery.  And, talk about full circle:  Tortorella will now by Avery’s head coach on the New York Rangers.

Ain’t it funny?

Let’s see how long this lasts.   Avery has a short fuse and seems to rub everyone the wrong way.  I mean, you know that you are really despised when you – as a star player – get booted out of the League for making tasteless comments about an ex-girlfriend and another player.

Man, if those standards applied in the NFL, there would be no one playing for the Cowboys.

(Photo: Getty Images)

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A Cubs and Northwestern fan, Joe Moag is a major sports junkie, and although he still runs, he hasn't been able to dunk anything more than a donut for decades.

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