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Sean Avery suspended for insulting Phaneuf, Elisha Cuthbert

sportsnet.ca — "I'm really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada and I just wanted to comment on how it's become a common thing for guys in the NHL to fall in love with my sloppy seconds," said Avery referring to his ex-girlfriend, Cuthbert. "I don't know what that's about, enjoy the game tonight," Avery told media after the Tuesday morning skate.

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  • reservation, on 12/02/2008, -29/+17Avery is awesome, he needs to be on the flyers.
    • Sogladtobehere, on 12/03/2008, -4/+25Avery's dirty mouth and the Flyers' dirty play would be a good fit for each other.
    • HolyMan28, on 12/03/2008, -8/+7Dugg for the Flyers.
    • Jacare, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2flyers have BIG cap issues
    • elipabst, on 12/03/2008, -3/+3Yeah, a bunch of trash-talking bitches who haven't done anything in the last 4 years....sounds like he'd be a perfect fit.
    • Cerialthriller, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1the Flyers would probably be one of the few teams that he would be a good fit on... I am so glad he's out of New York, he made me ashamed to be a Rangers fan.
  • doiveo, on 12/02/2008, -5/+38Elisha f'n Cuthbert?? "Sloppy" is certainly an incorrect description.

    Still, I understand the NHL is being very careful with its brand. You want to play in the show, you abide by their rules and conduct yourself with dignity.
  • doiveo, on 12/02/2008, -2/+46Now this is interesting ... in the sidebar Sportsnet posted a picture of Elisha with the quote...
    "Today: Tired of the sloppy weather outside? Take a second to check out these serial athlete daters."
  • theOPIATE, on 12/02/2008, -3/+40i love hating this moron.
    • kgmurray, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Ironic...a douchebag like this making references to sloppy seconds.
    • MasterQ, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2you know you're a moron when the NHL has to make a rule against something you did that no one ever thought anyone would be idiotic enough to do
  • craighoxton, on 12/02/2008, -0/+76Stay classy, Avery
    • VTECjunkie, on 12/03/2008, -1/+7Avery's got a dirty, whorish mouth, that's what he has....

      we're doing anchorman quotes right??

    • centerblack, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?

      edit: *****. I have to watch it now! lol.
  • teesix, on 12/02/2008, -0/+14This guy is the creator of his own doom. I love watching his career implode on him. He's a good hockey player but not that good. He needs to keep his mouth shut.
    • BadseedJR, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1His career is not imploding. He's getting media attention which is what he always does. If anything, he's bringing more attention to hockey. Just because he's a douche doesn't mean he can't be in the league. The remark was very general anyway. If Phaneuf took offense, he should crush his ass in the next game they play. That would make it more fun for the fans anyway.
  • elessar2, on 12/03/2008, -5/+6what a great burn
  • tempz, on 12/03/2008, -15/+12Elisha Cuthbert? More like sloppy hundreds.
    • CraigB12, on 12/03/2008, -0/+4That I would love to make sloppy hundreds + 1
  • MrHammer, on 12/03/2008, -11/+6This is why I love Avery. Too bad he can't score.
    • ferndave, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6Re-read the article Looks like he can score just fine.
  • diemunkiesdie, on 12/03/2008, -12/+28"Sloppy Seconds"? That's probably the least insulting thing someone has ever said to get suspended. I though he called all women ***** or something of that magnitude! NHL needs to relax, he's a big name guy that actually brings them some attention, which they sorely need!
    • mbraynard, on 12/03/2008, -8/+8I found his comments hilarious. He's a character.

      The morons in the NHL and team front office need to recognize that they aren't fighting a WAR for their SURVIVAL, but are fricking entertainers.

      And Avery is very entertaining.

      heheh. sloppy seconds. heheheh.
      • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -2/+2Somehow I think the head of NHL marketing is better at his job than you would be. He has far more training and hands on experience.

        But I know...you are on Digg. That makes you an expert on EVERY subject!
    • dinsley, on 12/03/2008, -3/+19A big name guy? Do you even watch hockey?

      He has no place in the sport, one more nail in his insignificant career. He should go back to Vogue.
      • diemunkiesdie, on 12/03/2008, -3/+3A big name in the sense that people outside of the NHL know him. I knew of him and I never watch the NHL. He brings them, more exposure!
      • svodka, on 12/03/2008, -2/+2I don't think he meant that he is an all star by saying he is a big name guy, I think he meant that there's a lot of controversy with him, and he tends to get a lot of (negative) attention.

        I do agree though, Avery's entire career is a joke, it's one thing to be a super-pest in the league, he crosses the line big time.

        And he's a ***** douche bag.
      • seanovan, on 12/03/2008, -4/+3diemunkiesdie, stick to reading vogue.
    • svodka, on 12/03/2008, -2/+7It's different when you say something like that publicly to the media, and when you say it on the ice. And besides, "sloppy seconds" is extremely degrading, not to mention the fact that Avery had clearly planned it.
    • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2Clearly you don't watch hockey. Sean Avery is not a big name guy by any stretch of the imagination. And the only time he makes the news at all is when he embarrasses the league.

      Contrary to some people's belief, the saying "There is no such thing as bad publicity" is NOT true. Not one single person who is not a hockey fan will become one after reading abourt Sean Avery.
    • Cerialthriller, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Avery is not a big name player. His name gets into media outlets by doing this *****, and most hockey fans don't like him. He has also been run off of every team he has played for by his teamates, as they hate him by the end of the year. He starts ***** like this with people, and if he was allowed to play in that game, he would have hid behind the refs like he always does anytime someone calls him out on his *****. Just by seeing comments the Modano and Turco have made about him this season you can tell that his teamates aren't big fans of him and the owner of the Stars said he would have suspended him if the NHL didn't. It's also this kind of ***** that creates things like the Steve Moore incident and personally Sean Avery should be thanking the NHL for not allowing him on the ice with Dion after what he said, Avery is really no match for him
  • georgemason01, on 12/03/2008, -1/+12This is a good way to draw attention to an otherwise insignificant happening. I wasn't even aware of this quote until the NHL made an issue out of it by suspending him.
    • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2Yes...no league should ever suspend someone because it will just bring more attention to the incident! Players should be allowed to do anything and everything they want as long as they keep it on the down low.
    • josephbloseph, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2What the hell are you talking about? The NHL's response, as well as the associated news coverage, are completely appropriate, seeing as how the original comment was made directly to the media. A lot of people were offended by the quote from just watching hockey coverage, and it would really be more of an issue if the NHL did nothing.
    • Cerialthriller, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2a large portion of the NHLs fanbase is in Canada, and this happened in Canada and it was probably receiving a ton of coverage up there. If you combined football and nascars popularity thats how hockey is in canada.
  • McWhiskey, on 12/03/2008, -1/+23I'm disappointed that Phaneuf won't be able to show him what it really means to be a tough hockey player
  • Nboy514, on 12/03/2008, -0/+20Here's the vid. if you're so inclined:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD4ReELmq_s
  • HolyMan28, on 12/03/2008, -11/+5Sean Avery is my hero.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXBp5WFVQ3w
  • Rizmaster, on 12/03/2008, -17/+1Sean Avery is a bad mother *****.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
  • sheldonnbbaker, on 12/03/2008, -5/+14What a freaking bum. This guy does not deserve to have anything to do with the NHL.

    I used to take pride in the fact that the NHL didn't have any Michael Vicks or Terrell Owens or other idiots. Can't really do that anymore.
    • rjfl77, on 12/03/2008, -3/+16What? Insulting someone is equivalent to running a criminal dog-fighting ring, in your opinion?
    • Jhiaxuz, on 12/03/2008, -1/+3That's an absurd post. Just because they are athletes, regardless of the sport they represent, does not mean they are all morally bound to uphold their conduct. While they have to to a certain degree, it all boils down to their human nature and unique personalities.

      This is not exempt from hockey, so I don't know why you seem so taken by it.

      Can they be dicks? Sure, but there have always been in sports. It's nothing new and it's something which probably won't change. Avery is merely doing what he knows he does best and that is to disturb the NHL.
      • josephbloseph, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Yeah, actually they *are* bound to uphold their conduct. With all the contracts, regulations, and the rules of both the league and the team, both of whom are very publicly represented by these high-profile athletes (not to mention corporate sponsors with specific interests).... You know what? Your post is absurd.
      • Cerialthriller, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2its true, most athletes are contractually bound to preserve the image of whatever league they are playing in.
    • vanguardanon, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Yeah, agitators have always been in hockey but he crossed a line I wish he hadn't. Leave it on the ice.
    • A11YND, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2so having illegal dog fights is on par with insulting an ex-girlfriend?
    • coldwind777, on 12/03/2008, -0/+0do we not remember the 'Tuzzi?
  • ThatGeek, on 12/03/2008, -0/+56Elisha Cuthbert is hotter, therefore she wins
    dude needs to shut up
    • john2kx, on 12/03/2008, -0/+8Agreed. Who the ***** is Sean Avery, anyway.
  • peticsu, on 12/03/2008, -5/+8Bettman totally cockblocked the Flames from kicking Averys ass all over the ice tonight

    GO FLAMES GO!!!!
  • DKNUCKLES, on 12/03/2008, -1/+33Sean Avery was lucky to get someone as hot as Elisha Cuthbert - especially considering he looks like he was beaten with an ugly stick.
  • zerohelix, on 12/03/2008, -0/+41elisha cuthbert is hot
  • dstown, on 12/03/2008, -3/+20I call sloppy thirds
  • mikemarino, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6I bet Marty is at home now laughing at this article. Karma is a bitch.
  • infiniphunk, on 12/03/2008, -16/+3Just another overpaid closet *****. People who follow sports are funny. Grown men playing a boy's game. sad.
    • thegrantman, on 12/03/2008, -0/+10Didn't get picked for dodgeball,did you?
    • coldwind777, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Dude, sports are fun. Whatever happened to you?
  • Metahero, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6I really hate Dion Phaneuf, but Avery is a moron for saying something so stupid and unprovoked. He deserves whatever he gets.
    • HolyMan28, on 12/03/2008, -5/+1I don't see how what he said is a big deal. At all.

      I think this just shows how overprotective we are over such a stupid thing as a statement.
      • josephbloseph, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Mostly the fact that the statement was made to the media, which sort of puts a very public black eye on the league, the team, the people involved, and various sponsors.
    • seanovan, on 12/03/2008, -3/+1You hate talented hockey players who make more money and date better looking women than you?
      • piradians, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2What of it?
      • SPARTACVS, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2Yeah seriously, I don't care if Phaneuf makes alot of money and dates a hot actress. He jumps and uses his elbows too much when he hits, and is IMO just not a very respectable player.
  • rjfl77, on 12/03/2008, -7/+20Wait. So now the NHL is suspending people for insults? What kind of pussified BS is this???
    • Thumper13, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Bettman is a pussy and is slowly ruining this league. I miss when nobody in the U.S. watched it and it was ***** Hockey. Now, people don't watch it, Bettman pretends people do, and it's slowly turning into a lame version of itself.
  • benkraj, on 12/03/2008, -0/+25http://linuxreviews.org/software/x11-terms/aterm/e ...



    Sloppy.....sloppy seconds.
    • Taiyoryu, on 12/03/2008, -0/+7How did that pic end up on that domain?
      • benkraj, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Yeah I sort of wondered that also(it was just google image searched), but linuxreviews + hot chick probably didn't hurt my chances of having a favorable comment.
      • elipabst, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1She writes open source drivers in her spare time.
    • SPARTACVS, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Way to pick the most airbrushed picture she's ever taken. Still good looking without makeup, so try and find one that shows it if you were trying to show people how hot she is.
    • androothebear, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1MOAR
  • kamerononfire, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2Avery knows how to stir a good pot.
  • The5nowman, on 12/03/2008, -2/+4Bettman needs to man up, grow some balls and quit.
    Sure, Avery is annoying, but that's his role. He may talk *****, but he'll take it on the ice and fight, unlike Steve Ott.
    • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1That's the problem...this time he DIDN'T take it on the ice.
    • leafsfanatic, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2He'll only fight you if you're much smaller than him. Anyone who watches hockey knows how Avery backs down from any real challenges and hides behind the refs, then picks on the little guys on his next shift.
  • arock99, on 12/03/2008, -1/+3well deserved. the guy just needs to shut up. having said that the comments he made about french players is worst IMO than this
  • TurdZilla, on 12/03/2008, -7/+6WTF...... The person that suspended him should be fired. Just to make an example of him. This game in NOT for panzies
    • coldwind777, on 12/03/2008, -0/+0I'm perfectly fine with him being suspended. It's a little bit insulting, but it was clearly pre-meditated and was pretty damn annoying. And he's Steve Avery, so ***** him.

      I seriously read his comment, and I thought he said it in response to some sort of prompting or something. I thought it was kind of funny. Then I watched the video and I realized it was really lame. Like, REALLY lame.
  • PooPsnooP, on 12/03/2008, -0/+24I find it hilarious that the AP version of the article censors out "sloppy seconds".
  • JohnnyMarr, on 12/03/2008, -5/+16Phaneuf is banging Elisha Cuthbert for Christ's sake! I really don't think he cares. Lord knows I wouldn't give two ***** what anyone would say if I were. However, props to the NHL for upholding it's professional integrity.

    Please don't bury me cause I said "Christ" and "Lord" in the same comment (twice).
  • charm803, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3Bitter much?
  • HCviolence, on 12/03/2008, -0/+7Avery needs to make fun of bertuzzi's girl so he get's clobbered in the back of the head.
  • randyzaia, on 12/03/2008, -5/+10I am correct in saying that an NHL player just got suspended for insulting his ex-girlfriend?

    Are players going to get suspended for passing notes on the bench?
    • Jeffler, on 12/03/2008, -1/+1The NHL acts WAY too squeaky-clean. ICoaches and GM's get major fines for strong-ish criticism.
    • DiggerDave08, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2Not suspended for insulting ex...suspended for insulting another hockey player that he was suppose to be playing against very soon. Would have made for a damn good fight on the ice!
    • TheMagnificen7, on 12/03/2008, -1/+2So are we supposed to allow the NHL to spiral into a pit of substance abuse, arrests and other problems the other sports face because of what they let their players get away with? Hockey is a brutal, entertaining game, but the NHL holds its people to a much higher standard than the NFL, MLB or NBA. I applaud them for it.

    • Mainland, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1The issue isn't that he said it. It's that he seeked out the media, asked if the camera's were rolling, and then performed this speech of his.

      It's okay if he says it in his private life. It's not that bad if he says is on the ice, but he was pretty much calling a little press conference of his own to announce these comments to the world.
  • RAT-Man, on 12/03/2008, -0/+7That's a horrible thing to say.
  • dafragsta, on 12/03/2008, -0/+11I'm here for you Elisha.
  • iamsmooth, on 12/03/2008, -2/+1Avery is the kinda guy everyone hates... unless he plays for your team.
    • roxgod666, on 12/03/2008, -1/+1Kinda like Terrell Owens
    • coldwind777, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1that would be true if Avery were any good.
    • TheMagnificen7, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Judging by the interviews after the incident, Avery's coaches and team mates want nothing to do with him. I am sure Sean has caused numerous problems in the Stars' dressing room this year. He thinks the world revolves around him, and needs to be brought back to earth.
  • nonNewtonian, on 12/03/2008, -0/+13Don Cherry on Sean Avery, Nov 10, 2007:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnZYcmODj0U
  • Trots, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3It's ok trashing other players, maybe a fine given out depending what was said. But there's a line when it comes to unprovoked attacks on other player's spouses/girlfriends/family/etc.
    • theradical, on 12/03/2008, -2/+4look all he's saying is he loosened up her vagina for the guy. it's a fact, not an attack.
    • drifter, on 12/03/2008, -3/+2all he said was sloppy seconds. how is that an attack on her? Maybe she shouldn't have sex with athletes if she doesnt want to be in the spotlight.
      • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -0/+2you really don't understand how that is an attack? Well, to peple who have active sex lives (or have ever had sex at all for that matter) it is not a badge of honor for people to be talking about you having sex.

        I understnad that you would be excited if people found out about that one time you almost had sex with someone. But try to think of it from the perspective of a normal, well adjusted human being.
  • petethepanda, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1I'll never be able to not think of mountain lions when I hear about Cuthbert.
  • str3ama, on 12/03/2008, -1/+4all I have to say is Popular Mechanics for Kids , if you've never watched that or don't know what this is GTFO. nuff said
  • inverted7001, on 12/03/2008, -1/+3Dugg for Calgary... =) U of C 5th year...haha
  • dalnet22, on 12/03/2008, -0/+3no wonder the jerk aint getting me points in fantasy.
  • getatmedigg, on 12/03/2008, -5/+2If he said this on Howard Stern, he'd be a stud and daring for opening up his dirty laundry. But since he didn't name names, who knew would he had banged. So what? You mean those comments are equivalent to high-sticking someone in the face? Boo NHL!
    • KAHFAN, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1I can't even slightly follow a word you said.
  • DiggerDave08, on 12/03/2008, -0/+15I would not mind spending 2 minutes in her box for high sticking!
    • roijen, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1There is a 4 minute joke in here somewhere, I just don't have the wit to deliver.
  • jmask5, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1This was also aimed at Jarret Stoll and Rachel Hunter (aka Stacey's Mom) Sean dated her also so that's why he said that it was the new thing in the NHL for guys to date his sloppy seconds. Sadly he got suspended now tonight's game is not as interesting.
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