EDITED: N.Y. Rangers' Sean Avery in hospital with lacerated spleen.

the instigator rule is terrible but to blame this on it is ridiculous.

 

Thanks for the clarification, Doc.

Here's the Cherry video. He thinks that a Penguins player cheap-shotted the Rangers agitator. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/coachscorner/2008/04/grapes_reveals_the_jack_adams.html

 

Cheap-shotted? Like skating up to a guy at center ice in the final seconds of a period, away from the puck, and slashing him twice across the wrist? Like that?

 

Dude, I'm not defending Avery or Grapes. I'm saying that's what Cherry inferred.

 

I get it. I just find it funny that ANYONE could EVER bitch about Avery getting cheap-shotted.

 

In an ironic twist, Avery's the cover boy for this week's Hockey News: "Evil Genius"

Didn't Forsberg have his speen removed years back?

 

Got ours yesterday.
Absolutely great cover.

 

I can't access the video here, so did Cherry actually see something or is he making stuff up?

 

Cherry? Make stuff up? Nah!

 

Hey, I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt since I hadn't actually heard what he said.

I know. Probably a mistake on my part.

 

It's what HB said.

Cherry was off his meds that game