tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post6725105336985111381..comments2008-12-03T14:45:02.059-05:00Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989551335635863698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-48140142658006029402008-12-03T14:45:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:45:00.000-05:00I think doing ANYTHING immediately is exactly the wrong thing to do. Why give him the attention he sought by making it bigger than it was? There are other players who have said inept, rude things in the past -- and while they have been fined for it or benched/suspended by their teams, disciplinary action from the league would only come if it was a national incident or profoundly profane.<BR/><BR/>Was it wrong? Disrespectful? Everything you wrote? Absolutely. No argument. My point is that the league, by taking any action at all, amplified this incident. It's giving Avery the attention he wanted when he first made the statement. A bully or a publicity hound wants attention and now everyone is talking about him because the league overstepped their bounds by suspending him outright. <BR/><BR/>Oh, I do believe action should have been taken but delayed may have been the best choice... or handled specifically by the Stars. If the Stars didn't wish to do anything... Well, we'll wait for his next screw up and act then. <BR/><BR/>There would be uproar at Calgary Puck and probably nowhere else if the league didn't take action against Avery. That doesn't make his statements any less offensive but were they strong enough for a action from the league? No. Not outright.JPFDeucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17256075280329421294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-23619446847885843672008-12-03T14:30:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:30:00.000-05:00I agree with all of the above. He was deliberately trying to be rude and disrespectful, if this goes by what else will he do?Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-86319157913730103572008-12-03T13:10:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:10:00.000-05:00he wasn't just disrespectful to women, but to everyone: himself by starting this farce, the men his exes are with, his teammates, his coaches, his team, the NHL, the fans, hockey players, athletes in general - everybody.Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617914597426524412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-6841623067609844892008-12-03T12:58:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:58:00.000-05:00Speaking your mind - Hull, Roenick, Tortorella, Cherry, etc. - is one thing.<BR/><BR/>Being disrespectful to women, who make up a large portion of the NHL's fanbase, is completely another.<BR/><BR/>He was in a profanity-laced argument with fans in Boston already this season. Is he a villain? Yes. But he could be a much better villain by thinking things through.<BR/><BR/>He premeditated these comments by asking if the cameras were rolling. Because it was planned and not "off the cuff" makes it much worse. He did it for TV and shock value, not as a marketing ploy.<BR/><BR/>Therein lies the rub and the necessary suspension.Teebzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.com