Almost a Parkade Brawl
i really hope someone kicks the crap outta Sean Avery and I hope that man is Laraque. I can't wait till the Kings come to Edmonton on Dec.23.
It seems that Avery might have said a racial slur - towards Laraque - during the last game. Which almost lead to a parkade Brawl.
Here are the stories from the Edmonton Sun:
Did he or didn't he?
Laraque says Avery called him 'a monkey'
By ROBIN BROWNLEE, EDMONTON SUN
Avery: Spoke no evil?
The NHL says it has no corroborating evidence Sean Avery directed a racial slur at George Laraque in the second period of Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers at the Staples Center.
But the Oilers tough guy knows what he heard.
Laraque, visibly upset after a 3-1 win by the Kings, said late Tuesday that when he jumped on the ice in front of the Edmonton bench 15 minutes into the second period to challenge Avery to fight after he'd jostled Ales Hemsky, Avery declined fisticuffs and called him "a monkey."
"Things were said that I'm not happy about," Laraque told reporters yesterday at the team hotel after the incident was reported to NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell. "I'm going to let the league deal with it."
Laraque yesterday declined to elaborate on the on-ice exchange with Avery or repeat the allegation he made after the game, saying he felt it best not to comment and to leave the matter with the league.
Coach Craig MacTavish, who was told about the incident by Laraque at the conclusion of the game and confronted Avery in the Staples Center parkade, also declined comment before the team jetted back to Edmonton.
"I don't want to go down that path right now," MacTavish said. "I can't really get into it right now. It's kind of a personal matter. I don't want to say anything."
Avery was admonished by the NHL last month for comments he made regarding French players who play a tough game, but wear visors, after Phoenix's Denis Gauthier levelled Los Angeles' Jeremy Roenick.
Avery said the play was "typical of most French guys in our league with a visor on, running around and playing tough but not backing anything up."
In the case of Gauthier, Avery apologized. As of yesterday, no admission of the slur Laraque said he heard had been made.
"I can't say anything," Laraque said.
"I will let the league deal with it. I can't do or say anything."
Laraque said he considered going after Avery on the ice after the alleged slur, but, in the wake of the Todd Bertuzzi situation with Steve Moore, decided to let the NHL deal with it.
"The reason I didn't react is because you have to be careful now," Laraque said.
"That's why I'll let the league deal with it. If I'm out the whole season is it worth it?"
Laraque talked to Oilers GM Kevin Lowe and Campbell about the incident.
Campbell then talked to the Oilers and Kings yesterday, but indicated he'd been unable to confirm either player's story and that no disciplinary action is planned at this time.
Anger over alleged slur spills into parkade
By ROBIN BROWNLEE, EDMONTON SUN
Sean says it isn't so.
Sought out by coach Craig MacTavish and facing several Edmonton Oilers players, Sean Avery of the Los Angeles Kings denied directing a racial slur at Georges Laraque during a tense confrontation in the parkade of the Staples Center late Tuesday.
Avery, approached by MacTavish in the parkade with the Edmonton contingent waiting to board the team bus, denied he'd said anything inappropriate to Laraque.
When confronted by Laraque moments after being questioned by MacTavish, Avery became agitated and issued another denial, this one laced with profanity. That's when things got tense.
With Avery and two Kings players, one being rookie George Parros, on one side and Laraque, surrounded by several teammates, on the other, the situation had the potential to get ugly.
Cooler heads prevailed, however, and the scene ended without incident.
The groups went their separate ways without any pushing, shoving or punches being thrown.
It seems that Avery might have said a racial slur - towards Laraque - during the last game. Which almost lead to a parkade Brawl.
Here are the stories from the Edmonton Sun:
Did he or didn't he?
Laraque says Avery called him 'a monkey'
By ROBIN BROWNLEE, EDMONTON SUN
Avery: Spoke no evil?
The NHL says it has no corroborating evidence Sean Avery directed a racial slur at George Laraque in the second period of Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers at the Staples Center.
But the Oilers tough guy knows what he heard.
Laraque, visibly upset after a 3-1 win by the Kings, said late Tuesday that when he jumped on the ice in front of the Edmonton bench 15 minutes into the second period to challenge Avery to fight after he'd jostled Ales Hemsky, Avery declined fisticuffs and called him "a monkey."
"Things were said that I'm not happy about," Laraque told reporters yesterday at the team hotel after the incident was reported to NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell. "I'm going to let the league deal with it."
Laraque yesterday declined to elaborate on the on-ice exchange with Avery or repeat the allegation he made after the game, saying he felt it best not to comment and to leave the matter with the league.
Coach Craig MacTavish, who was told about the incident by Laraque at the conclusion of the game and confronted Avery in the Staples Center parkade, also declined comment before the team jetted back to Edmonton.
"I don't want to go down that path right now," MacTavish said. "I can't really get into it right now. It's kind of a personal matter. I don't want to say anything."
Avery was admonished by the NHL last month for comments he made regarding French players who play a tough game, but wear visors, after Phoenix's Denis Gauthier levelled Los Angeles' Jeremy Roenick.
Avery said the play was "typical of most French guys in our league with a visor on, running around and playing tough but not backing anything up."
In the case of Gauthier, Avery apologized. As of yesterday, no admission of the slur Laraque said he heard had been made.
"I can't say anything," Laraque said.
"I will let the league deal with it. I can't do or say anything."
Laraque said he considered going after Avery on the ice after the alleged slur, but, in the wake of the Todd Bertuzzi situation with Steve Moore, decided to let the NHL deal with it.
"The reason I didn't react is because you have to be careful now," Laraque said.
"That's why I'll let the league deal with it. If I'm out the whole season is it worth it?"
Laraque talked to Oilers GM Kevin Lowe and Campbell about the incident.
Campbell then talked to the Oilers and Kings yesterday, but indicated he'd been unable to confirm either player's story and that no disciplinary action is planned at this time.
Anger over alleged slur spills into parkade
By ROBIN BROWNLEE, EDMONTON SUN
Sean says it isn't so.
Sought out by coach Craig MacTavish and facing several Edmonton Oilers players, Sean Avery of the Los Angeles Kings denied directing a racial slur at Georges Laraque during a tense confrontation in the parkade of the Staples Center late Tuesday.
Avery, approached by MacTavish in the parkade with the Edmonton contingent waiting to board the team bus, denied he'd said anything inappropriate to Laraque.
When confronted by Laraque moments after being questioned by MacTavish, Avery became agitated and issued another denial, this one laced with profanity. That's when things got tense.
With Avery and two Kings players, one being rookie George Parros, on one side and Laraque, surrounded by several teammates, on the other, the situation had the potential to get ugly.
Cooler heads prevailed, however, and the scene ended without incident.
The groups went their separate ways without any pushing, shoving or punches being thrown.
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