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Sean Avery Has Publicly Stated That He Wants An NHL Coach To Be Fired Immediately

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Daniel Lucente
December 26, 2024  (2:32 PM)
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Sean Avery seen smiling as a member of the New York Rangers
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Sean Avery has had enough and let his feelings known that there is a specific NHL coach that he wants to be fired, and hopes it happens immediately.

Sean Avery was one of hockey's most notorious and contentious players during his time in the NHL, often serving as an on-ice agitator. He joined the Spittin' Chiclets podcast recently to talk about his old club, the New York Rangers.

The Rangers have won only three of their last 10 and an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils has them in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division, tied with the New York Islanders at 33 points.

Sean Avery had one simple way to change the team's fortunes: fire head coach Peter Laviolette, and make it happen now.

"I'd fire him today," Avery said. "Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. You have to, you have to, guys. In a big market like that, Eastern Conference Finals last year were that close. It starts. Unfortunately, that's part of it. Yeah, the coach goes first, but that's where I get nervous.

"The coach goes, then who goes? Then, then who do you bring in? The whole system is broken, and the iPads on the bench. What do you want to see? You want to watch your release point on that one like, 'I need you in the game, fellas.'"



And while the Rangers were said to be growing in pressure for meaningful moves, Avery would go on to suggest general manager Chris Drury deal away K'Andre Miller now, while the market value was still high, like they just did with Kaapo Kakko.

"As far as K'Andre, you got to move him now," Avery said. "You got to move him now, while he has trade value, it's not going to work out. He's not a big-market guy. He doesn't have the demeanor of Ryan McDonough, because Ryan McDonough, when you put him in a war zone, he turns into a real warrior quick.

"So, if you're running the team, if you're managing that org chart, and you're also trying to stay in it, you move him now. You gotta move early before and Dru did a great job with Kakko getting a third and a sixth. I mean, that is a steal for that kid, an absolute steal."



Once the games resume tomorrow, it will be interesting to see where the Rangers go from here, and whether they listen to what Avery had to say.

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