Avery’s reputation as a big-time trash-talker already was well established from his formative years in the Ontario League – and when Avs captain and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Sakic lined up ...

Rookies always get the short end of the stick, so when Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent ... The guy he reminds me of is Joe Sakic – very composed. He sees the play and he reads the play a lot further ...