Avery to Dallas
According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas has signed Sean Avery to a four-year, $15.5-million contract.
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Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at rich.hammond@dailynews.com.
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Anonymous on Avery to Dallas: I'd take Avery on my team anytime. The Kings were better with him and ...
Big Rob in Dallas on Avery to Dallas: This will be interesting! When I go to the games I sit about 4 rows fr ...
Goon Squad on Avery to Dallas: Brett Hull probably figures that he knows how to handle a big mouth ho ...
Anonymous on Avery to Dallas: Avery is awesome. . .always fun to see him play. ...
KQ949 on Avery to Dallas: I am excited about being able to see Sean play again! I will also tun ...
Anonymous on Avery to Dallas: WOW. I know Avery's not a favorite among many for good reason. But ...
old man on Avery to Dallas: Unlike some of you i like Sean. I can understand why you feel the way ...
KingFan4ever on Avery to Dallas: I hijacked Rich's FA list from yesterday and updated it. Who's next t ...
Pat McGroyn on Avery to Dallas: "Like Sands through the Hourglass...so are The Sean Avery Dives..." h ...
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No wonder Norstrom retired...he knew this was coming.
Great. Now we'll have to deal with him waving his arms in front of the Kings goalie (whoever that is) every other night since he's now in the Kings division. :rolleyes:
Well, at least he didn't sign with the Kings....or the Quackers.
And how that guy is worth $3.9M a year is beyond me.
I expect Gautier to play all eight games vs Dallas.
Well, that's why you get Gauthier and Greene. One takes the left arm, the other takes the right arm, and pull tab to open.
Seriously though, should be fun.
Thats a boatload of $ for Avery...
Pretty much EVERY signing has been way overload in terms of years/$
There goes the Dallas lockeroom....
Avery and Ott on the same team? Could make for some ineresting games vs Dallas. Can't wait for Teubert to make the NHL and smack Avery around a little.
I just want the video of them duking it out in practice a la Emery/McGratton.
BOOO! He had to go to a division rival!
So if I show up when LA plays DAL in my Avery King's Jersey does that make me a hypocrite?
Perfect. Now that his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend has been traded to the Kings, Avery comes back to the Pacific Division and gets to square off against Jarrett Stoll eight times a season. I smell a Versus Network reality show!!!
Ha, ha... suckers!!
I can't wait to see Brown or JMFJ execute an open ice hit on his annoying rear-end or to hear the Staples crowd chant anti-Avery remarks when he flops, dives or acts like the total toe he is. Thanks you Dallas.
Mark,
We'll find out together.
isn't the league suppose to switch to only 6 divisional games per team this coming season?
well either way i can't wait for brown to lay him out!
"Like Sands through the Hourglass...so are The Sean Avery Dives..."
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I hijacked Rich's FA list from yesterday and updated it. Who's next to get signed?
Mats Sundin
Jaromir Jagr
Sean Avery
Kristian Huselius (?)
Markus Naslund
Pavol Demitra
Brooks Orpik
Unlike some of you i like Sean. I can understand why you feel the way you do, but i think he`s maturing slowly and will do great job in Dallas. I wish him the best and will enjoy watching in the west. O yea i`ll have my avery jersy on also, but i will alway`s root for the Kings! Thank`s Rich for all your hard work.
WOW.
I know Avery's not a favorite among many for good reason.
But I like the dude and am glad he's going to Dallas (my personal #2 team).
Gonna be interesting this year indeed.
I am excited about being able to see Sean play again! I will also tune in to the Dallas/Quacks games...should be FUN!!!
Avery is awesome. . .always fun to see him play.
Brett Hull probably figures that he knows how to handle a big mouth hothead better than any one in the league. He'll probably try to sell Avery on the idea that he could be a great player if...
This will be interesting! When I go to the games I sit about 4 rows from the very top of the AAC. These are known as the cheap seats. There were a lot of very vocal anti-Avery fans to say the least when he was on the Kings. More than I thought possible at the time. I wonder if this same group is going to be welcoming to Mr. Vogue intern?
I'd take Avery on my team anytime. The Kings were better with him and he was still young, the Rangers were better with him and made the playoffs two years in a row and were 17 games above .500 with him in the lineup and Dallas will be an even bigger playoff beast with him. Say what you want and whine all you want about the guy, but he came to play and he came to win and did the things that some wouldn't do. Poor Marty got frustrated with the arm waving by Avery though he never touched him and the league came to his rescue by installing the "Avery Rule". What a frigging joke. As far as Avery backing down from a fight, I didn't see ever turn his back and run but I have seen him get suckered from behind and doubled up on as the Penguins did after Fleury speared him.
i just wanna see Brownie run over him.