Sean Avery's controversial take on the Tkachuk/Lemieux biting incident.

Former National Hockey League forward Sean Avery has never been one to shy away from controversy, so perhaps it should have come as no surprise that he would chime in on one of the most controversial topics of the weekend.

On Saturday night during a game between the Ottawa Senators and the Los Angeles Kings there was a biting incident involving Kings forward Brendan Lemieux and Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. Tkachuk was allegedly bit by Lemieux and given the damage to Tkachuk's hand I think it's pretty safe to say that this is indeed what happened.

Not so fast says Sean Avery.

The former NHL agitator, or as he calls it "pest", offered a controversial take on the incident. Avery's take is unlike anything else I've heard on the topic, and again that probably should no longer comes as a surprise at this point.

"Final "Final thoughts on the Lemieux/Tkachuk situation," began Avery. "First of all the linesmen should've just let these two stand up and fight like big boys. Second of all I wouldn't put it past Tkachuk to bite his own hand, if you're a true pest you will do whatever it takes to draw that two minutes. Thirdly, I also think Tkachuk probably tried to gouge Lemieux's eyes out, and if you're getting a f***ing eye gouge, you bite a hand. Fish hook maybe you let it slide, eye gouge you bite a f***ing hand. So all you fat slobs that play Wednesday night hockey telling me what the rules are and the unforgiving code of the NHL, you guys are slobs that's why you play Wednesday night hockey, shut up."

Avery's stance can largely be summed up with his final words on the topic.

"We love the game, we love it fast, we love it tough," said Avery in conclusion.

I don't know if Avery has any bias towards Lemieux here but it seems he was skeptical of the bite from the very first moment Tkachuk complained about it. Avery first demanded proof of the bite, which has no doubt since been shown to him, prior to publishing this rant on his Instagram story.