Ranger Sean Avery returns to Toronto tonight as Public Enemy No. 1 not only for his Nov. 10 pregame fight with Darcy Tucker the last time the Rangers visited the Leafs but also for his reputation as a world-class instigator. While Avery's reputation as a pest precedes him league-wide, Ranger captain Jaromir Jagr takes a different view. "The way he acts, the way he is, the way he plays the game, the way he likes to talk to people, that's what makes him, and he kind of likes that," Jagr said after practice yesterday. "But I think hurting him the other way is people kind of forgetting how good a hockey player he is." Jagr admitted he shared the same general opinion before Avery arrived from the Kings last season. But it only took watching Avery in one practice for Jagr to realize he wasn't a typical instigator.