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I think aaronck makes a good point, I think every one forgets that Moore's hit on Naslund wasn't penalized, I thought it was a clean hit. Meatheaduzzi just took it too far. It should have ended with the fight. That is the way it used to be in the NHL
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I think it has to be pointed out that Bertuzzi was banned from playing in Europe during the lockout by the European hockey authorities. The guy wasn't able to make a living playing hockey for a whole year while others were. He's served his time and he's profusely apologized over and over again. What more do you want?
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I agree that Bertuzzi is a meathead. Also, I don't think he is tough. Matter of fact, I think he's a big pussy. He's a terrible fighter for his size and the last year he played he played all year like a pussy and never went to the front of the net. Having said that, I think he's served his time. Has he learned his lesson? Probably not because he seems like a slow learner.
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Good ole Bert was playing golf with his cell phone off when his agent tried to get a hold of him to tell him the good news, wonder if Moore can even golf yet?
Does that put into perspective how tough Bert's life is that he had to sit out all that time?
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^ how does the Avalanche signing May have anything to do with whether Bertuzzi deserves to come back yet? Who cares what the Avalanche think of Steve Moore. Who cares what anyone thinks of Steve Moore. Bertuzzi could have suckerpunched Mother Teresa or Caligula and it wouldn't make a difference to the analysis.
"Steve Moore is probably able to play. He's a scrub that nobody wants anyway." Geez. Talk about blaming the victim. Are you guys for real? Open season on scrubs.
And the fact that he couldn't play in Europe; what does that have to do with anything? Why should anything the European leagues do be taken as a credit against NHL action? Will the NHL also be counting European goal scorers in the Art Ross race this year? If the European leagues decided they didn't want a goon in their ranks taking advantage of the fact that the NHL was locked out, then more power to the European leagues for being enlightened, instead of seeking to pounce on his "star power". Was there ever a chance the Canucks were gonna let him play in Europe while he was suspended if the NHL hadn't been locked out? No. So he was never going to play in Europe regardless. He was suspended by the NHL and it's the NHL that's now wimping out on following through with that suspension ...
And a question: why the hell is Bobby Clarke breaking Kharlamov's ankle "worse" than Todd Bertuzzi punching Steve Moore in the back of the head and breaking his vertebrae? Why is Tie Domi elbowing Niedermayer in the head and giving him a concussion "worse" than Bertuzzi suckerpunching Moore from behind and putting him out of commission.
"If Iggy or Pronger or Hossa or Sundin did the same thing, fans of those teams would think the penalty was enough."
That's kinda the point, isn't it. And they'd be wrong if they thought it. Just like Canuck fans laying out the red carpet for "Bert" are wrong on this one.
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Vapour Trails
...my favorite song that they equally rock on.
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