Avery in breach of his contract?
via Globe and Mail:
Here’s a refresher course from page 2, article 2 (e), in which Avery agreed — among other things — “to conduct himself on and off the rink according to the highest standard of honesty, morality, fair play and sportsmanship, and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the best interest of the Club, the League or professional hockey.”
The larger question, though, is did Avery also cross a legal boundary line and if so, could the Stars void that rich payout on the grounds that Avery breached a contract that the two sides agreed to, in good faith, only five months before?
The decision of venturing down that tricky path ultimately would fall to Stars owner Tom Hicks. Hicks sent an early signal about his view of the matter when he condemned Avery’s conduct on the team’s own website, soon after the NHL suspended Avery indefinitely pending a hearing with commissioner Gary Bettman this morning at league headquarters in New York.
Undoubtedly, if the Stars decided to take the matter to court, it would open up a legal can of worms.
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