One day before the puck drops on the 2011-2012 season. Since it's the day before the season begins some loose ends must be tied up. Like the Devils Captaincy and Sean Avery.
The Devils in a shocker named Zach Parise captain and Ilya Koalchuk and Patrick Elias as the alternates. This was almost as shocking as the Rangers announcements, except that Parise wasn't expecting it at all. Will it keep him in town beyond this season? Since he's never said anything about ever wanting to leave, I'm thinking he just wants a contract the shows his value. He's 27 and you can have him as a Devil for life, so I'm sure the Devils can find at least 27 ways to screw this up. Good god I hope they prove me wrong.
Apparently John Tortorella, head coach of the Rangers, didn't realize that HBO will be invading is rink come December and that NHL superp-pest Sean Avery was born to be on 24/7. Or maybe he did realize that HBO was coming to town and didn't want the rest of the country to be subject to the Avery show. Whatever his reasoning is, Avery will now be wearing the Hartford Whale sweater for the rest of his contract unless some foreign team picks him up since he rest of the league passed on picking him up off waivers. The Flyers really should have since they will also be featured in 24/7 and lets face it, Avery and Jagr together would be a ratings goldmine.
And in Shanahan news he released a highlight reel of legal hits from this pre-season. Most shocking, Trevor Gillies of the Islanders who tried to kill Eric Tangradi of the Penguins during fight night at the Colosseum last year was a legal hit highlight. Wouldn't you love to have Shanahan re-review that game and give us his evaluation of it?
1 day ladies and gents, 1 day.
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