According to Sam Weinman at The Rangers Report, Sean Avery and Marek Malik brawled at practice today..."If I hadn’t seen Sean Avery and Marek Malik throwing punches at one another during practice today, I wouldn’t have believed it.
But what had been a mere one-on-one battle during drills today quickly escalated into shoves and then an all-out fight between the 6-foot-6 Malik and the 5-10 Avery, lasting maybe 30 seconds before it eventually ended. For those scoring at home, we’ll call it Malik by TKO.
Words were exchanged after that. At one point, Avery could be heard saying, “What are you, a tough guy? Why don’t you play like that in a game?”
In the awkward aftermath, Tom Renney skated over to Malik and said, “Good job, big guy,” and it seemed like a number of observers were impressed with how Malik more than held his ground against Avery.
The practice continued without incident after that, with Avery and Malik even taking part in the same in-zone drills. Afterwards, the prevailing theme throughout the dressing was it was the sort of intense display the team needed after such a listless showing against L.A..."
...I love to hear this. It shows that these guys are pissed off with the effort last night.
...I love that Avery asked Malik why he doesn't play like that during the game. That's a question that every Ranger fan has been asking for the last two years.
...p.s. Malik with the TKO?!?!?! Looks like Avery needs Apollo Creed to give him some fighting lessons ala Rocky III.
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Avery played like crap last night, even though he scored a goal. Bad giveaway and 2 bad penalties.
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