Earlier this season and in a moment of extreme irony, Sean Avery called Devils goalie Marty Brodeur "Marty the Diver" after Brodeur was hit with a diving penalty in a game against the Rangers. Avery also used the occasion to analyze his relationship with Brodeur: "We're not friends. It's not an (expletive) secret." As the Rangers and Devils prepare for their first-round series that kicks off in Newark tomorrow night, Avery detailed his feelings regarding Brodeur in a typically candid interview with the New York Post:
"I approach different players in different ways," said Avery, an impending free agent. "Some guys I go after verbally, others I don't bother with. ... There are some guys I like as people and don't bother with, and there are a lot I don't. Marty? I don't think it's a secret that I'm not a very big fan of his. ... It's just one of those relationships that's not very pleasant. It's kind of like a bad first date. It started from the first game, and has gone from there."While we all try and theorize what would make a "bad first date" in Sean Avery's world, let's celebrate the obvious: The nastier and more personal things get between the Devils and the Rangers, the more entertaining their first-round battle becomes. For two teams as offensively challenged as they are, a little crimson ice will go a long way. Just don't expect Avery and Brodeur to grab a brew when it's all over; as tabloid-fodder-on-skates told the Post:
"We don't travel in the same circles. I don't think he could get into the places I like to go to."
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4-08-2008 @ 11:24AM
Chase said...
geez, what a pretentious douchebag. how do rangers fans actually say they like this guy?
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4-08-2008 @ 11:24AM
Brodie30 said...
"We don't travel in the same circles. I don't think he could get into the places I like to go to." I guess you don't like going to the Hall of Fame then, Sean. And by the way, one of you has been fined for diving (twice), and it ain't Marty.
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4-08-2008 @ 5:30PM
Vin said...
avery couldn't tie marty's skates, nevermind have any value to what he says about a future hall of famer. when avery finishes he's sub par career he'll be forgotten. but brodeur will always be remembered....
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4-08-2008 @ 9:11PM
Lowell said...
They both had problems with members of the oppisite sex
Avery paid for it from hookers
Marty choose to keep it on the family by boffing his sister in law
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4-09-2008 @ 12:47AM
Chase said...
avery most likely went to the hooker because no self-respecting woman would ever sleep with a man who uses self tanner...ugh.
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4-13-2008 @ 3:04PM
Peter Pan said...
Avery is not even worthy of licking Brodeur's skates, he's the worst player ever, a disgusting *sshole that should be shouted away from the NHL from every fan of this game.
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