The Avery Factor

For those that know me, know I love me some Hockey. So I often write about it here for everyone to enjoy. Well, anyone who has ever watched a game with me knows how much I like Sean Avery both as a player, and the role he plays on the Rangers team. For those who do not know him, here is a brief explanation.

Avery is the Rangers agitator. What does that mean? Well basically he is the team pest. Every team has one, although none as vocal as Mr. Avery. He yaps at the opposition, basically throwing them off their game, in hopes that his team can capitalize on the chance. Usually, someone will take a swipe, or a run at Avery and draw a penalty and while he sits in the box, the Rangers can go to work on the opposition. Whats more to Avery thou, is unlike other agitators, he can play.. and play well. He can skate, hustle, shoot well and score goals. And while some will argue he does more harm than good and he needs to settle down every once-in-a-while, he is truly an assets to the team. Teammates love him and other teams hate to play against him. Yeah, maybe he can tone down the pre-game chatter a bit, and I'm sure the coaching staff will get on him about the fact that he has gotten in 3 pre-game arguments before the last three games.

What he does provide, for us anyway, is some FUN entertainment. So thats why Im starting a small section of this Blog called "The Avery Factor" (I stole that phrase, so I'm not taking any credit) where I will occasionally post post game highlights of his antics, quotes and maybe a picture or two so keep us all entertained.

So, that brings me to Saturdays game, in which Avery yapped at Darcy Tucker in the Pre-game, got in a little shoving match and he drew the Maples Leaves Agitator into a penalty, then they fought (see above picture) and then proceeded to get a Goal and an Assist on the game.
Read Pesky Avery Bugs Leafs
Quote of the night: "There's a line you don't cross and sometimes he touches the line," Rangers coach Tom Renney.