Last night Sean Avery did something I have never seen before. He screened the goalie but instead of having his back to him, he faced Marty and stared him right in the eye and danced around. I found it at as an excellent attempt to screen the goalie and was very comical at the same time. I think he really got into Marty's head too because he seemed pretty upset. Unfortunately the NHL didn't find it as comical and excellent as I did. Here is there statement regarding the incident:
National Hockey League Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell today issued the following advisory on the interpretation of Rule 75 – Unsportsmanlike Conduct: “An unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty (Rule 75) will be interpreted and applied, effective immediately, to a situation when an offensive player positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltender’s face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play.”
So we just saw the first and last time a player will ever do that. It's unfortunate because I liked it. The goalie got angry and couldn't see. No word on how Avery feels about the NHL's decision but I bet you he thinks he did nothing wrong, and I agree.
If you want to see the “Avery Dance” click here.
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