Tuesday, March 09, 2004
BERTUZZI
ESPN.com
Well, that was quick.
Two hours after the Colorado-Vancouver debacle, Todd Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely, without pay. The NHL will have a hearing on Wednesday morning in Toronto to decide how long the suspension will be.
Bertuzzi, Naslund's linemate and close friend, punched Moore in the head from behind while skating at center ice. The 245-pound Canucks winger then jumped on Moore's back and drove him face first into the ice, knocking him unconscious.
"Obviously, I think we all feel bad about someone getting hurt," Naslund said. "Todd feels awful about it and is very sorry. I know it might not mean much right now. As weird as it seems, I don't think that was Todd's intentions. He obviously gave him a sucker punch but he feels really awful about it right now."
I hope he feels awful. I'm a Bertuzzi fan, but there's simply no place for that crap in sports. He's one of the best players in hockey, but unfortunately, he may go down in history with the same fate as Kermit Washington. Washington was the player who suckerpunched Rudy Tomjanovich back in 1977.
David says it will be a while before he wears his Bertuzzi shirt. Well, I don't have a Bertuzzi shirt, but I'm definitely not going to play "The Todd Bertuzzi Song" for a while, that's for sure.
The Canucks are in trouble. If they go into the playoffs with Dan Cloutier as the #1 guy in net, they're in big time trouble. Especially if their 1st round opponent is the Dallas Stars. Yikes.
Well, that was quick.
Two hours after the Colorado-Vancouver debacle, Todd Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely, without pay. The NHL will have a hearing on Wednesday morning in Toronto to decide how long the suspension will be.
Bertuzzi, Naslund's linemate and close friend, punched Moore in the head from behind while skating at center ice. The 245-pound Canucks winger then jumped on Moore's back and drove him face first into the ice, knocking him unconscious.
"Obviously, I think we all feel bad about someone getting hurt," Naslund said. "Todd feels awful about it and is very sorry. I know it might not mean much right now. As weird as it seems, I don't think that was Todd's intentions. He obviously gave him a sucker punch but he feels really awful about it right now."
I hope he feels awful. I'm a Bertuzzi fan, but there's simply no place for that crap in sports. He's one of the best players in hockey, but unfortunately, he may go down in history with the same fate as Kermit Washington. Washington was the player who suckerpunched Rudy Tomjanovich back in 1977.
David says it will be a while before he wears his Bertuzzi shirt. Well, I don't have a Bertuzzi shirt, but I'm definitely not going to play "The Todd Bertuzzi Song" for a while, that's for sure.
The Canucks are in trouble. If they go into the playoffs with Dan Cloutier as the #1 guy in net, they're in big time trouble. Especially if their 1st round opponent is the Dallas Stars. Yikes.
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