James Mirtle tells us about the end of Sean Avery’s tenure in Dallas. While he may have been producing on the ice, he distracted the team’s best players and disrupted team chemistry. The Stars made the right move here and I think Avery contributed more to the team’s struggles than most people do.
In light of Joe Sakic’s snowblower mishap, Kevin Paul Dupont talks about off-ice injuries in his weekly Sunday piece. Such an odd injury.
With the economy in the tank, Michael Russo tells readers that the impending UFAs may have picked a bad year to hit the open market. He’s absolutely right. Teams will be very, very cautious with their spending this summer and next.
The Senators are out of the Mats Sundin sweepstakes. Were they ever in them?
Bruce Garrioch says the Stars have talked to the Rangers about taking back Sean Avery for Michal Roszival. No chance. If the Rangers wanted Avery, they would have signed him in the off-season.
Jim Matheson’s Hockey World. Many useful pieces of information as per usual.