Avery to the Rangers.

Here is an interesting story: it would appear that bad boy Sean Avery might be on his way back to the Rangers. The Rangers must be lacking in the toughness department if they are willing to take Avery back. The Rangers have Colton Orr but he is about as one dimensional as they come, Avery is tough, he can fight and has good offensive skills. Avery has also proved to be a pretty good agitator, but isn't dirty like some of the other leagues agitators, ala Matt Cooke.

Lastly, I do believe Sean Avery is a talented hockey player and there is probably a place in the NHL for Sean Avery if he would just stop all of the extra antics both on the ice and off. So if he goes to the Rangers does that mean the Rangers are getting the Dallas Stars sloppy seconds?

GM Glen Sather, who accompanied the Rangers to Dallas for tonight's game, is expected to speak to Stars' co-GM Les Jackson today about a timetable under which Dallas would put Avery on waivers and then, presuming that he clears, assign him to the Wolf Pack.

Before accepting Avery in Hartford on waivers, Sather will need to reach an agreement with Jackson about the Stars then placing the winger on re-entry waivers at the Rangers' request. That would be the final stage of the three-step process under which the Blueshirts would re-acquire Avery for one-half of the remainder of the four-year, $15.5 million contract he signed with Dallas in July.

That means the Rangers would be responsible for $1,937,500 in salary and cap charges for the next three seasons, and the pro-rated percentage this year from the date Avery would join the team.