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Stars' Avery Waits for NHL Decision Avery, Hull met with NHL commissioner Bettman Thursday.

Updated 4:40 PM CDT, Thu, Dec 4, 2008

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Sean Avery met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on in New York Thursday.

 

Stars' defenseman Sean Avery and co-general manager Brett Hull met with commissioner Gary Bettman in New York to discuss inappropriate comments made by Avery.

A decision on Avery's future is expected later Thursday or Friday morning.

Avery made headlines Tuesday when he told reporters, "I'm just going to say one thing. I'm really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada. I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my (former girlfriends). I don't know what that's about, but enjoy the game tonight."

Avery's former girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert of the television show "24" and the movie "Old School," is dating Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf. She also had been romantically linked to Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek.

Stars coach Dave Tippett and owner Tom Hicks condemned the remarks.

Avery has since apologized for the remarks.

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  • Anonymous Thursday, Dec 4 at 5:00 PM FLAG COMMENT The problem is when you lie to the coach, team and Stars PR staff about whether or not you are going to make remarks. Then you go off and make them later the same day just to ruffle some feathers. Combine this with his history of agitation (racial remarks and remarks about someone's battle with cancer) and you are going to have a close microscope watching your every move. I am proud of the way the NHL and the Stars Organizatio ... MORE >
  • Anonymous Thursday, Dec 4 at 4:05 PM FLAG COMMENT What why is this a problem, whatever happened to free speech

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