[tigerthelion]

Bertuzzi is lucky he's considered to be a star player.

If it was Wade Brookbank, or whatever goon the Canucks have on their roster, who injured Moore, he would have been kicked out of the NHL so fast his head would still be spinning today.

But Bert is a star player and a marquee name in a major Canadian hockey market, so he gets reinstated.

If the NHL had played last year, then reinstating him now would have represented an appropriate punishment. As it is, he gets, what, 20 games for his actions? Not nearly enough. He shouldn't get credit for time served for an NHL season which never existed in the first place!

Although I guess expecting a fair decision in this case was pretty ridiculous... I mean it is Bettman we're talking about. Bettman did a great job delivering the salary cap to the owners, but about the sport of hockey he's freaking clueless and should step down now for the good of the game and install a commissioner who actually knows hockey.

But the stars have ALWAYS been treated differently. Is it fair that Wayne Gretzky got to play his ENTIRE CAREER UNTOUCHED? How is that fair to other guys who have to fight through holding and grabbing and slashing and spearing to find free space to roam and score. Stars are always treated differently. Do you think Palffy is going to have as much open ice as Crosby?? Seriously, the stars sell the game. Letting Gretzky roam freely to set records and score without being touched is every bit as bad as letting a star off easily on a suspension. It's NEVER BEEN A FAIR PLAYING FIELD AND IT NEVER WILL BECAUSE STARS SELL THE GAME!!