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Over the years, a lot of people have been willing to throw up their arms in disgust at the behavior of New York Rangers left winger Sean Avery, who obviously knows something about throwing up his arms.
On a five-on-three against New Jersey in Game 3 on Sunday, Avery, the personification of chalk squealing on a blackboard, turned his back to the play and stood in front of the Devils' Martin Brodeur, stick high, waving it in his face in an effort to block the goaltender's line of sight. (Apparently doing "the wave" in an arena now takes on a whole new meaning.)
Michael Farber: In defense of Sean Avery
Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
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I would be embarrassed by Avery's hand-waving if I were one of his teammates and I think the league did the right thing by adjusting the rules to prevent it from becoming a common occurrence.
It sounds as though the author is trying to give Avery credit for being creative, but I don't think Avery's antics were novel at all. Lots of smarmy eight-year-olds playing road hockey have tried that - and it usually ended up with a well-deserved gut shot.
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