Avery Gets Cut

Sean Avery's lacerated spleen caught the attention of a blogger at Blueshirt Bulletin. Girl said something like, if they took Avery to the hospital for a lacerated spleen and didn't operate on him, exactly what did they do and why was he in the intensive care for two days? Did they lie him down in a certain way? Spray him with that freezy stuff they use in soccer when a player is pretending to be hurt? Give him blood thickeners (is there such a thing?)? Yeah, I thought. What is up with that story?

Today Jim Matheson of the Canadian press did Glen Sather's bidding it seems.

Sean Avery, who's spending his summer working at Vogue magazine, wants $3.5 million a season. But the New York Rangers, as much as they know that Avery is a huge fan favourite, aren't going to give him that much. He's a third-liner and he's not that popular in his own dressing room.

Sunday past Matheson had this item. Slats shows no mercy as he lacerates Avery with extreme prejudice.

"Elisha Cuthbert, who co-stars on the television program 24, looks better on the arm of Edmonton product turned Calgary Flames star defenceman Dion Phaneuf than NHL pest Sean Avery, her former beau."

Wonder if that mentioning of Edmonton in the Phaneuf item was a slick Sather reference. Like, look, don't fuck with me, boy! Or, maybe he just wanted Avery to know ultimately how he appreciated Sean's contribution. These items seem designed not just to cushion Rangers fan disappointment. It's like Sather wants to eff it up for him with other teams.

But, what do I know?

Is there a hidden story here? Keep thinking about the Mary Kate Olsen rumor. There never were pictures of them together which to me strongly suggests it never really happened. Yet tmz had it.

MK was also linked to the tragic death of Heath Ledger. Then she's dating the Fiat heir who last year od'ed.

So, we have two guys closely associated with her. And with od'ing.

Avery goes to hospital and what the Rangers claim is curious. Okay.

Like to point out also that John Dellapina in the Daily News was the first to report Avery's being admitted. His original story didn't jibe with what the Rangers ultimately got reporters to say. He retracted, sort of. Incredibly perhaps, during the Finals Sather gave JDP the only interview a NY writer got with him all year. JDP says he just happened to run into him and Sather reached out.

Oh well. The important thing is Friday. I hope the Rangers pick a winner in every round.