Dion Phaneuf's Girlfriend

BURKE HAS A THING FOR NONIS No doubting new Leafs GM Brian Burke's admiration of Dave Nonis... the Leafs have made an offer to current Ducks' Senior VP of Operations Dave Nonis today . We'll see what happens there. SLOPPY SECONDS It is becoming evidently clear that Sean Avery has no intentions of playing NHL hockey anymore. I don't think the Stars want him on their roster, as Avery has been taken off it on the official Stars site. Avery met with Gary Bettman and other high ups today and no sentence was handed down . Gary Bettman will talk about Avery tomorrow on ... Read Full Story

Former Ranger Sean Avery, now with the Stars, has been suspended by the NHL for comments he made about ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert (below). The NHL rarely is amused by anything Sean Avery says or does, and proved it again by suspending the former Ranger pest Tuesday night for what the league termed "inappropriate" comments and conduct "detrimental" to the game of hockey. Avery, who left the Blueshirts to sign a four-year $15.5 million deal last summer with Dallas, was banned indefinitely pending a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for making derogatory comments about his former girlfriend - actress Elisha Cuthbert, who currently is ... Read Full Story

This one comes right out of bizarro world! The NHL has suspended Sean Avery of the Dallas Stars indefinitely. Why you might ask? Well, it's for a statute in the NHL by-laws about conduct detrimental to the league or hockey. NHL.com has the official details . Now, here are the REAL reasons why according to TMZ.com - It all comes down to Avery's ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door" and "24" fame. Cuthbert is now dating Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames. Well, during a morning practice before a Stars/Flames game, Avery said this to the media: "I just want to comment ... Read Full Story

So, apparently, I support a sport where players have the freedom to say whatever they like on the ice ( or from the bench to be more exact) , but come up with a brilliant / stupid way to insult both your ex-girlfriend and your opponent (apparently Dion Phaneuf's mini-Bill Cowher appendage meets Heath Ledger look with his ode to Depeche Mode were off-limits) in a sound bite and you sit for six games. This is sloppy seconds? Let's review the 2008/09 NHL standard: 6-game suspension + anger management sessions Sean Avery (Dallas) Flapping his gums on TV 5-game suspension Oct. 11 Michael "Don't ... Read Full Story

Gary Bettman handed down his ruling today and Sean Avery is suspended for six games. Avery has already been out two games after making inappropriate comments, not pertaining to the game. Avery used a crude expression in Calgary during a interview to reports to describes his former girlfriend that is now dating other hockey players. His comments appeared to be directed at Flames defense man Dion Phaneuf who is now dating his ex Elisha Cuthbert. Avery was quoted calling Elisha his “sloppy seconds.” and this got him into hot water with the NHL. Read Full Story