Lundqvist rested, ready to go for Rangers -

Henrik Lundqvist said he would have no problem asking Rangers coach Tom Renney for a day off here and there.

[Oh you hurt my feelings]

Tuffen up!,

Hockey is a physical game, verbal jawing goes along with it.

All these players sound like a bunch of pansies, saying oh you hurt my feelings etc..

Let the puck drop and lets see soem great hockey!

[Jon Vezina]

It appears that Avery made a comment about Blake's health issues and there is no place in the game for crap like that. Sean Avery has good hockey skills, and maybe he'll learn to shut his mouth and play or like Belak said, someone will shut it for him.

[Tom R]

1) Avery needs to continue what he's doing. The Rangers need someone like him, otherwise they are much too passive.
2) The joker that reported the supposed Blake comments was a Toronto sports radio clown. It never happened. Nice try Vezina. BTW, Mississauga is a suburb of where? Toronto.
3) Darcy Tucker called Avery classless. That's funny coming from THE biggest dirtbag in the game. Note that during the "argument" he never dropped his stick.
4) Is Wade Belak still in the league???
5) If Avery is fined and Tucker and Blake are not, it just proves that the NHL is completely Leaf-centric. But we kinda knew that anyway.

[Jon Vezina]

Firstly Mr R. I am not a Maple Leafs fan but I do applaud your knowledge of Canadian geography.

Once again, Avery has the skills to be a solid NHL player and I have no problem with him trying to get under the skin of other players, it is part of the game.

Yes, Howard Berger is a Toronto sports personality who follows the Leafs fulltime, but his source is in fact a Ranger player and if it is untrue as you suggest than Avery can file his lawsuit and the truth will come out in court. I assume we'll know soon enough.

BTW, I agree with you about Tucker and Belak.