Saturday, April 08, 2006
Avery to Hayward : "You were a shitty player!"
From TSN.ca :
Hayward, a former Montreal Canadiens goalie, criticized Avery during Tuesday's Anaheim broadcast and accused him of running away from a confrontation with the Ducks' Todd Fedoruk. Hayward was doing prep work for Saturday's Ducks-Kings game on NBC when he visited the Kings' dressing room Friday, only to be welcomed by a profanity-laced tirade from Avery, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hayward stood his ground.
"You're an embarrassment," the Times quoted Avery as saying and Hayward responded by saying, "You want to see an embarrassment? Look in the mirror, Sean."
Avery walked towards Hayward at one point but was pulled away by assistant coach Ray Bennett.
"You're the reason the league doesn't have a national television deal. You're a (terrible) announcer and you were a (terrible) player," Avery said during the exchange.
Hayward responded: "How would you know? When I played, you were in your third year of eighth grade."
I was in my first (and only year) of grade six, when I realized that Brian Hayward sucked.
The fact that he won three William Jennings trophies (with Patrick Roy) may fool you into thinking that Hayward was an elite back-up, but his mediocre numbers quickly bring you back to earth:
GP Min W L T GA GAA MIN SAVE %
357 20025 143 156 37 1242 3.72 9898 0.875
His decent goals against average numbers are helped by a number of years playing in Montreal behind one of the NHL's best defensive teams.
From TSN.ca :
Hayward, a former Montreal Canadiens goalie, criticized Avery during Tuesday's Anaheim broadcast and accused him of running away from a confrontation with the Ducks' Todd Fedoruk. Hayward was doing prep work for Saturday's Ducks-Kings game on NBC when he visited the Kings' dressing room Friday, only to be welcomed by a profanity-laced tirade from Avery, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hayward stood his ground.
"You're an embarrassment," the Times quoted Avery as saying and Hayward responded by saying, "You want to see an embarrassment? Look in the mirror, Sean."
Avery walked towards Hayward at one point but was pulled away by assistant coach Ray Bennett.
"You're the reason the league doesn't have a national television deal. You're a (terrible) announcer and you were a (terrible) player," Avery said during the exchange.
Hayward responded: "How would you know? When I played, you were in your third year of eighth grade."
I was in my first (and only year) of grade six, when I realized that Brian Hayward sucked.
The fact that he won three William Jennings trophies (with Patrick Roy) may fool you into thinking that Hayward was an elite back-up, but his mediocre numbers quickly bring you back to earth:
GP Min W L T GA GAA MIN SAVE %
357 20025 143 156 37 1242 3.72 9898 0.875
His decent goals against average numbers are helped by a number of years playing in Montreal behind one of the NHL's best defensive teams.
