Tales of the Tape: New York Rangers 3/28/09, Tyler Kennedy vs. Sean Avery

by JDunman on Mar 29, 2009 1:00 PM EDT in Fights

The Penguins have been, for the most part, keeping their gloves on and not racking up the fighting majors, but it shouldn't be too big of a surprise to see a game against the Rangers having two fights. After all, Sean Avery is on the team, and who doesn't want to punch him? Tyler Kennedy certainly did.

After knocking into each other, the Paperboy comes at Avery and quickly drops his gloves and goes to it. After a couple of quick hits, Avery tries to wrap his hand around Kennedy, but Kennedy gets his arm around and very gracefully lowers Avery to the ice. The linesmen hop in and Avery puts Kennedy in a headlock, popping off his helmet. I can't figure out what the point was of putting that headlock on, but hey, it's Sean Avery. Check out the blank look on his face when the linesmen pull him off of Kennedy.

I'm marking this as a win for the Paperboy. He got the hits in, and he got the takedown.

Check back in a little while for part two - Godard vs. Orr IV.

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Who won the fight?

Tyler Kennedy

190 votes

Sean Avery

12 votes

Draw

19 votes

221 votes | Poll has closed

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The Pens kept Avery completely out of this game. It was great to see. This fight, combined with Hal Gill’s leveling while Avery tried to cut toward the net were just two examples of it.

Win – Kennedy

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by FrankD on Mar 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

kennedy won it was close.

Anyone thats ever been in a hockey fight will tell you that the takedown counts for nothing. my hockey fight pet peve is people giving the decision based on the takedown. and unfortunately alot of fight are draws because its suck a grappeling match. gotta count the score by the punches

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by ColeHarbour on Mar 29, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

A flashy takedown can put the exclamation point on it. Someone getting pummeled scoring the takedown won’t get the win in my eyes, but it’s a factor in calling a close brawl.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Mar 29, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually give a minus for a take down

by Stros Bro on Mar 30, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I prefer a solid shot ending the fight, but I don’t frown upon a takedown.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Mar 31, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I just see it as...

if you’ve clearly won the fight… then the take down isn’t going to lose you the fight…

But if you’ve fought a good fight and it’s close, and then you grab on and go for the take down… I’d lean towards giving the edge to the guy that kept fighting. I mean I’d probably still give a draw… but I’d at least think about it

by Stros Bro on Mar 31, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions