How To Screen A Goalie - Avery Style

by Joe Dunman on Apr 14, 2008 7:47 AM MDT in News Comment 11 comments

I have to preface this by saying that Sean Avery and I are not close. We're not tight bros. I like him a little bit more now since he's no longer dating my ex-girlfriend, but I still think he's kind of a chump.

That said, he has developed a new tactic for screening the goalie, a tactic that isn't illegal, believe it or not. The fact that doing this never occurred to anyone before is absolutely impossible to comprehend.

Keep an eye on him in the first minute of the video (he's in front of Brodeur), and then watch the more detailed examination that starts around the 1:30 mark:

Why has nobody ever done this before? Yeah, it's annoying, and sure, it's silly-looking, but talk about effective. The fact that the Devils defense just let him stand there and do it is amazing, too.

Sean Avery, hockey innovator. Who would have thought?

Maybe Ryan Smyth can add this tactic to his arsenal of in-the-crease hijinks. With the series tied at 1-1 and both games ending in overtime, every little thing counts.

/sarcasm (for anyone who may have missed it)

UPDATE: The league didn't waste time on this one. They've already amended the Unsportsmanlike Conduct rule to specifically ban antics like Avery's.

(hat tip to the Pensblog)

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Avery Antics

Effective yes, but ridiculous. I was watching the game, it gave me a good laugh. How I wish I had the time to play with the video, re-edit it and put it to music... maybe James Brown's "Sex Machine" heh.

Another Look

by Rookie14 on Apr 14, 2008 8:47 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Almost expected

I almost expected them to pick up the audio and Avery to be saying "I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you..."

by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2008 9:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking the same thing...

It's just like my daughter and her cousins...so childish, but effective.

by Americanario on Apr 14, 2008 9:12 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Avery Antics

They ran the text of "Misconduct Penalty" at the end of that clip, but it only applies if the ref first gives him a warning. It doesn't look like he did that.

And there's no way to know for sure, but it looks like one of his teammates skated over to Avery and told him to knock it off. Or keep doing it. One of the two.

by Joe Dunman on Apr 14, 2008 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Avery Antics

Apparently the refs did warn Avery, but they apparently didn't consider giving him a misconduct.

http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.ph...

by Joe Dunman on Apr 14, 2008 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Avery Antics

I wonder if Avery was smack talking Brodeur while doing his lil' neener-neener dance? Imature is a good description. I wonder if he knows the definition of dignity.

by Rookie14 on Apr 14, 2008 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nobody's done it before b/c...

...the NHL isn't filled with immature pricks like Avery ;)

Any player with a modicum of decency and respect - and an IQ over 10 - would never pull a stunt like that.

And I'm guessing that guys like Shanahan and Drury have told him not to pull that kind of shit again.

by Shane on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Indeed

If he continues to do this kind of thing without a response from either the Devils and/or the refs, you have to assume that it would cause a defensive race to the bottom much worse than anything the neutral zone trap could have caused.

by Joe Dunman on Apr 14, 2008 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Smytty

If Smytty pulls this, I'll drive to Denver, go onto the ice, slide up to him and smack him upside the head.

That just looks retarded.

by Drakenlot on Apr 14, 2008 1:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It was good to see

Brodeur trying to get rid of him, we need more goalies like Roy, he wouldn't have stood for this. Avery would get a nice shot to the groin, probably followed by a blocker to the head from Roy

by Savage33 on Apr 15, 2008 5:30 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs