Sean Avery vs. Mike Green
An interesting subplot emerged in Game 1 and not surprisingly it involved Sean Avery. Out of all the Capitals stars, it seems that Mike Green might be the most gullible and Avery has taken note of that. Avery and Green exchanged some big hits that went both ways, but none were bigger than when Avery crushed Green along the boards with the end result being Green face down in the Rangers players laps in their bench.
Avery also had a very 'Evil Genius' like play that may or may not have led to the Rangers first goal scored by Scott Gomez. Avery skated behind Green and while he was straddling the blue line not to go offsides, coincidentally nudged Green who spun around like a ballerina and ended up flat on his back. Was it interference? Yes. Should it have been called? No. It was incidental contact. Could Avery have done it on purpose? Probably. But everyone is quick to blame Avery and give him credit for something he may or may not have meant to do. If it were Blair Betts in Avery's place on that play, it wouldn't have been an issue.
Next time, Green needs to try to stay on his feet instead of trying to draw a penalty.
"Unfortunately the refs didn't see it...Unfortunately for us, they got some lucky shots and two of them were dumb changes by us so we've got to fix that...I thought their goalie played really well tonight and won the game for them. We can win the series
and nothing's really changed."
Do you hear that? Is that.. is that a bit of whining I detect? Lets see if Avery can get Green off his game, so far he seems to be the most susceptible to getting his panties in a twist over a little guy talking smack and throwing hits. It will surely be an interesting story line to follow.
By the way, COOL Eurohawk brah.
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Great post!
You know everyone talks about Ovechkin, and he does deserve it, but i think Green is just as dangerous. That power play scares me because of Green, not so much Ovechkin. Green has a cannon and used it to score 30 goals this year. The Rangers need him off his game.
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I was shocked Avery didn’t get a call there. I really don’t like Green because he is so cocky, but that was interference 100% – and I don’t think he dove.
yeah I don’t think he really dove either but I would have been pretty heated if it were called. Green is a monster though. He scored more points than any Rangers forward this year and is just as much a reason as Ovechkin is for their power play being 2nd in the league. I think he’s a GREAT player, but his cockiness is out of control at times. But then again, that might be part of the reason he’s so good.
Well lets put it to the test
if Ovechkin did that to, oh idk say, Redden it 100% wouldnt have been a call. It’s the playoffs, you have to let some stuff slide.
Avery crushed Green along the boards with the end result being Green face down in the Rangers players laps in their bench.
great hit, but do you at least cede that Avery going back and keeping Green on the bench should have been a penalty? Thats the epitome of interference is it not?
ive seen that same play happen before and nothing being called. I’d be more concerned with Green’s high hit on Sjostrom. An elbow to the head is usually a penalty..
by John Merrigan on Apr 16, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
oh I failed to mention I’m a Caps fan.
But yes, I completely agree on that elbow. It was another awful non-call on a must-call.
haha
i gathered you were from your last post. lol
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by Joe Fortunato on Apr 16, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Skate Blade To the Face
“when Avery crushed Green along the boards with the end result being Green face down in the Rangers players laps in their bench”
Also, on that Avery check of Green into the Rangers bench, he almost paid a horrible price for his stupidity of keeping Green on the bench, by taking an accidental blade from Green’s skate to his face…he was so intent on pinning Green down that he paid no regard for his own safety…as Green’s legs were dangling out onto the ice, Avery’s face accidentally bumped into one of Green’s blades, slicing Avery. At some point, Avery always crosses the line, and in this case, he could have ended up literally killing himself.































