Elish Cuthbert, doesn't Look Sloppy to me!

Sean Avery is not known for being a class act. But he succeed in lowering the bar on Monday after playing a great game in Calgary. He had a bone to pick with Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf and his relationship with his Ex-girlfriend, the smoking hot Elisha Cuthbert. Avery apparently lied to his coach, saying he wasn’t going to talk to the media, but then he called reporters and made a statement, “I just want to comment on how it’s becoming like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds,” then he walks away after saying this rehearsed line and not answering any questions about it. Below is a clip of Avery bringing NHL hockey to a new low with his “sloppy seconds”.

I don’t think many NHL fans are shocked by this language, we hear worse from the players on the ice when the microphone picks up a too much, we hear worse from Don Cherry, and we love it! But nevertheless the NHL suspended Avery for “inappropriate public comments, not pertaining to the game.”

What do you think, was this justified or was it a sloppy suspension?

There is plenty of Buzz around the net about the Raptors and the problems there team is currently facing.

O’Neal might be out for a while. He was hurt in the fourth courting charging for the net, this is after a 6 point game. He is reported to have gone to the hospital for scans on his knee that was already blown, but there is no additional damage. Looks like he’ll be back in a few games.

The shooting guards, lets look at Anthony Parker, he is constantly being beaten. His average PER is 11, the league average is 19. I think they need to get Jerry Stackhouse, he is free, cheap, strong as nails. They could probably get him for 2-4 million.

Coaching, what is Sam Mitchell doing? How long till this guy gets fire? His lineup is asking for trouble and injuries will destroy it. He basically gave up in his last game against the celtics. When is the last time he out coached his opponents?

Defenders - The team has slow defenders up top, and they seem to be always playing against fast players. Sam needs a zone defense to counter the penetration and force so that they can’t even shoot. The coaches The coached man on a man gets the raptors burned on penetration.

Expectations - This might be the heaviest drag of all. This is supposed to be the Raptors time. Bryan Colangelo said himself that this was the best Raptors team ever as his position as president. Well maybe this is a sloooow start, but it looks like he was wrong.