Sadly, I've tossed and turned over this one. On one hand, Avery is getting 6 games without a hearing before his suspension was handed to him in official form. On the other, he's supposed to represent the Dallas Stars and, to a lesser extent, the NHL.
Basically, the dudes an asshole. It's not a crime. There are a lot of Sean Avery's out there. I'm possibly one of them (anyone who knows me can chime in here). However, the Stars signed this guy for 4 years at the tune of $15.5 million already knowing who Sean Avery was. Co-GM Brett Hull roomed with the guy for crying out loud. I live on Manitoulin Island and even I know what the score is. I pretty sure they knew what they were getting into.
To cry and isolate a player in their organization like they've done seems hollow. If Brett Hull really thinks that his said player needs mental help, then why say it on national television? How would a patient in need of mental care deal with that? I watch enough Gilmore Girls (because of the woman, honestly) to know that if anything, this is all a PR move of the behalf of Tom Hicks. Crazy people are smiled at, not called names. You don't want a crazy person on your ass, trust me.
You don't sign the Sean Avery's of the world with $15 million dollar contracts unless you really need them, you don't leave them hanging when they do exactly what they used to do, and which you sort of paid for, and you don't tug on Superman's cape.
By the way, if Avery had made these remarks about Jane Doe instead of Elisha Cuthbert, does Avery still get 6 games?
I think not.
We can't have controversy in Hollywood, can we?
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