Karma is a bitch
From CBC.com
New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been sent to hospital after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The injury occurred after New York's 5-3 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday night. Avery was taken to St. Vincent's hospital and was admitted after a CT scan, a statement from Rangers general manager Glen Sather said.
Avery, 28, will be out of the Rangers lineup for the remainder of the season but is expected to make a full recovery, according to the team's official Website.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Web site of the New York Daily News reported that Avery was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest. The newspaper said Avery was unconscious and not breathing when he was taken to St. Vincent's.
A witness at the hospital said that Avery arrived at the medical centre at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
Avery had an assist on the Rangers' second goal in Tuesday's loss. The forward has a total of four goals and three assists in eight playoff games this season.
The noted agitator was also the subject of controversy earlier in the first round of the playoffs against the New Jersey Devils when he fronted Martin Brodeur in the crease and waved his stick from side to side in an attempt to screen the goaltender.
That prompted the NHL to quickly make an on-the-fly rule interpretation in an effort to eliminate that type of play.
The Rangers trail the Penguins 3-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series with Game 4 scheduled for Thursday night at Madison Square Garden (7 p.m. ET, CBC, CBCSports.ca).