Does Sean Avery Deserve More Ice Time?

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Among New York Rangers fans there are few subjects that
cause the kind of response as talking about Sean Avery does. There is a loyalty to Avery among many fans
that dates back to how well he played when he first arrived in New York over
four years ago. Fans always love players
who play hard, those who fight and then on top of that Sean Avery was the best
agitator in the game back then. The talk
about Avery is much different this year because he is not playing that agitating
style anymore, at least not to nearly the same degree, and the argument is
about how he is less effective for it.



The argument from Avery supporters is that he deserves more
ice time, but he is not getting it because of issues with John Tortorella. I openly admit to not being a huge Avery supporter,
but today I will go beyond the visceral reactions to look at the numbers and
answer the following question: Does Sean Avery?s production actually merit mo...

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