Sean Avery News

Robyn Regehr of the Calgary Flames defends against Sean Avery of the New York Rangers during a game January 2, 2008 at Pengrowth Saddledome.

If Dion Phaneuf wants to go looking for Sean Avery on the ice tonight, he had better be alert, with the winger unaccountably banished by coach John Tortorella to the bottom of the food chain on the Rangers' three-game western tour that concludes against the Flames.

The New York Rangers' jerseys are the same, but the guys wearing them will be largely unfamiliar to the Calgary Flames.

Henrik Lundqvist has never before beaten the Canucks, but given how he delivered last time out, that inaugural victory might be coming Tuesday night.

Dane Byers earns a $10,000 fine for his role in the New York Rangers-Vancouver Canucks brawl.

Mouth of the Big Apple Sean Avery in action against Canucks Tuesday night. A November 4, 2009 A A A A New York Rangers coach John Tortorella and Sean Avery on their team's bench during the third period of regular season NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place Stadium in Vancouver November 3, 2009.

The most coveted spot in the Rangers' lineup is the opening on the first line, which features Marian Gaborik on right wing and Vinny Prospal either in the middle or on left wing.

Marian Gaborik celebrates his goal with Rangers teammates Marc Staal , Dan Girardi and Artem Anisimov .

Blake Wheeler #26 of the Boston Bruins watches the play against the New Jersey Devils at the TD Garden on October 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sean Avery might have been trying to keep a lower profile since returning to the NHL with the New York Rangers last March, but he still has a mean streak.

Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau always seemed to couch his comments about Rangers' superpest Sean Avery, possibly because he once coached him and knew Avery's father Al from the Toronto Marlies' minor hockey system.

Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist, and Eric Belanger and Antti Miettinen also scored to help the Minnesota Wild win for the first time in regulation this season, 3-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

Did NHLPA interim executive director Ian Penny jump or was he pushed? Who gives a fuck when we've got another sensational item involving hockey pariah Sean Avery? The fashionista / loose cannon's former AHL coach, current Capitals boss Lou Boudreau, has a new book coming out, "Gabby, Confessions Of A Hockey Lifer", in which he describes Avery's ...

Marian Gaborik wasn't all that was missing from the Rangers in last night's 3-1 defeat to the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.

John Tavares notched a third-period insurance goal and Dwayne Roloson stopped 34 shots as the New York Islanders downed the New York Rangers, 3-1, at Nassau Coliseum.

Photos from the New York Rangers' 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. 92286994_8.jpg ) Next WFAN Photo Album

Mike Cammalleri's third goal of the game came at the 2:42 mark of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers at Bell Centre.

The truth is that Rangers who do not perform up to coach John Tortorella's standards will suffer consequences.

If, before the Rangers' season started, there had been a comparison between Chris Higgins and Enver Lisin that said 10 games into the year one would be scoreless and the other would have earned his way onto the team's top line, the answer to "Who's who?" would have been obvious.

They're 7-3 in their opening 10 games, which, as Chris Drury said last night, "anyone would have taken coming out of training camp." But the Rangers have lost two straight in the aftermath of their 4-2 defeat by the Devils, both at the Garden, a circumstance the captain noted in declaring, "We can't be too thrilled by this." Henrik Lundqvist took ...