Is Sean Avery on borrowed time?

Rick Carpinello from LoHud.com's Rangers Report has an intriguing article today about Sean Avery and his spot on the NY Rangers.

Given how bad he was last year, and how Tortorella might feel about him—not to mention some teammates, although he clearly is on the good side of some of the most important players—do you think he makes it?

Let’s do numbers first: Forwards coming back—Anisimov, Avery, Boyle, Callahan, Christensen, Drury, Dubinsky, Gaborik, Prospal, Prust. That’s 10. Of those, a minimum of eight will definitely be on the team Opening Night (minus one, Drury, who will probably be out injured, but should be back soon).  

Forwards brought in—Boogaard, Fedotenko (a Tortorella favorite on a tryout), Frolov, White, Zuccarello. Boogaard and Frolov are locks to make the team The others sure have a good shot. Prospects knocking on the door—Grachev, Stepan, possibly others.

I am just not sure where No. 16 fits, especially if Tortorella isn’t convinced that Avery had figured out where the line is, and how and when he can cross it. Because if he can’t play that way, then he’s surely expendable.

 After reading the article, I'm really dumbfounded for an answer. When on his game, Sean Avery is the spark to this team. But, more often than not last year, Avery was nowhere to be found. If someone steps up in camp and shows they can play gritty and be productive CONSISTENTLY game in and game out, then Sean Avery could be on the outs.


Good luck finding a home for him. 


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