Hockey Video: James Wisniewski Gesture

Hockey Video:
James Wisniewski Gesture

The New York Rangers played the New York Islanders on Long Island in front of what will likely be a season-high in attendance for the Islanders: 11,748 fans, or the local high school and rotary club. But that’s not the story. And neither is the fact that the Isles beat up on the Rangers in a 6-4 victory.

The story coming out of the game is that Isles defenseman James Wisniewski made a rather lude gesture towards Sean Avery, a known gentleman around the league.

Have a look. Below the video is Avery’s quote on the situation. A lot of people think he’s a douchebag, but I personally think he’s spot on with his assessment of the situation:



Avery:

"It's pretty obvious what the guy was doing," Avery said, "but I'm sure nothing will happen to him because nothing ever happens. It's interesting, he'd get a warning for something like that."

"Can you imagine if I did that? They sent me to rehab the last time I did something. It's crazy."

My vote: give the guy a game. The NHL should at least be consistent with your punishment policy.

UPDATE: Wisniewski got two games for showing Avery how to use the Shake Weight(R). I guess some people misinterpreted and found it in insulting.