I almost wonder if the NHL should make a strong rule with strong discipline about handshake etiquette. We're hearing about a story like this every year now. It takes away from the game and the whole point of the handshake. I mean, there's no point in even doing it if you get this crap.
Even Brodeur, whom I think would be one of the most respected players in the league, was a dick about it a few years back. Now, if you're going to be a dick to anyone, Avery would be the person, but just suck it up for a moment and be the bigger person.
I'm really feeling like they should clean it up, or get rid of it all together, cause we spend more time talking about incidents like this than we should now. In trying to promote good sportsmanship, we're getting poor sportsmanship. It's having exactly the opposite effect. Yes, most go fine, but look which ones we are talking about.
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