Sean Averys second stint with the New York Rangers appears to be over. The veteran forward failed to make the NHL team out of training camp and was placed on waivers Tuesday. The writing had been on the wall for Avery. He was battling Erik Christensen for the final forward position and was made a healthy scratch for exhibition games in Bratislava, Slovakia and Zug, Switzerland in recent days. "I think we have better players than Sean Avery -- plain and simple," Rangers coach John Tortorella told reporters in Stockholm on Tuesday. "I can dodge it 10 different ways without trying to run Sean over. I thought he had a good camp. "But I think with the makeup of our team, and some of the people weve added, and some of the youth weve added as far as depth put Sean in this spot." If Avery goes unclaimed by noon Eastern on Wednesday, the Rangers can send him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford. They might also explore the option of loaning him to a European team. New York opens the regular season in Stockholm with a game against Los Angeles on Friday. The 31-year-old Avery is entering the final year of a contract that pays him US$4 million and is coming off one of his least productive seasons as a NHL player. He had just three goals and 24 points in 76 games for New York last year. Avery, arguably the leagues biggest pest, also racked up 174 minutes in penalties. Tortorella indicated that the time had come for the team to move on. "The players that are here are better than Sean Avery," he said. "Maybe not in the role or a couple instances Sean could help us in, but theyre more versatile in a lot of different areas. "Im trying to do this the right way because I do not want to keep on shovelling dirt over Sean Avery, but we have better players than Sean Avery right now on the hockey club." The controversial forward found himself back in the headlines earlier in the pre-season, when he claimed Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds uttered a homophobic slur at him during a game. Replays seemed to back up Averys assertion, but the NHL decided against disciplining Simmonds because it couldnt substantiate the claim. Avery has been a strong advocate for gay marriage in New York State. His first tenure with the Rangers ended in 2008 when he left as a free agent to sign a $15.5-million, four-year deal in Dallas. It ended up being a short stay with the Stars after Avery made his infamous "sloppy seconds" remark about an ex-girlfriend who had started dating Dion Phaneuf. That earned him a six-game suspension from the NHL, a stint in anger management counselling and a banishment from the Stars. New York ended up claiming him on a re-entry waivers in March 2009 -- meaning it was only on the hook for half of his salary. Dallas is still paying the other half. nike roshe run womens sale . Joakim Andersson and Luke Glendening also scored for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk had two assists and Jimmy Howard made 17 saves. Nazem Kadri and Joffrey Lupul scored for Toronto. Jake Gardiner had two assists and Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots. nike roshe run womens nz . An in-person hearing means there is a possibility any suspension could be five games or more. Early in the first period, Kostka was gaining possession of the puck and coming out from behind his own net when he was hit into the end boards. http://www.nikeonlinenz.com/ . -- Harrison Barnes will miss at least the first two games of the regular season for the Golden State Warriors with a left foot injury. nike free run mens cheap . Cody Ceci grew up in Orleans in the east end of Ottawa about 30 minutes from Canadian Tire Centre. nike air max nz . Ainge said Monday he is hoping to keep intact the aging trio of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, who brought the Celtics their first NBA championship in 22 years in 2008.MUNICH, Germany -- Bayern Munich and Switzerland midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri will be out for about six weeks with a hamstring injury. The Champions League winner says Shaqiri tore a muscle in his right hamstring during Switzerlands 2-1 victory over Albania that qualified the Swiss for next years World Cup in Brazil. Shaqiri received treatment in the first half of that game but continued to play and scoreed the first goal before being substituted.dddddddddddd Bayerns list of long-term injured include midfielders Thiago Alcantara and Javi Martinez and defender Holger Badstuber. Martinez is expected to return to training shortly. Bayern is leading the Bundesliga as it seeks to defend the three titles it won last season -- the national championship, the German Cup and the Champions League. cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '