Bertuzzi reinstated

[Marvin]

League reinstates Bertuzzi


Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on March 8, 2004 for a blind-side punch that injured Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore.

Sportsnet.ca -- Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi has been reinstated for the start of the 2005-06 season, the league announced Monday.

Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on March 8, 2004 for a blind-side punch that injured Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore. He missed the remainder of the 2003-04 season, including the final 13 regular-season games plus the entire 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Canucks forward remained suspended throughout the 2004-05 cancelled season, in which the suspension barred Bertuzzi from participating in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and both the 2004 and 2005 IIHF World Championships, as well as preventing him from playing in any European professional league.

Bertuzzi forfeited a total of $501,926.39 in salary as a result of his suspension.


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[Quarter Mile'r]

Doesn't he still have to face criminal charges in court or whats supposed
to happen there?

It will be very interesting to see after all is said and done what if anything
this will do to his hockey performance on the ice and/or maybe off the ice.


............QM'r

 

[Marvin]

Each side has an opinion on what transpired but as a season's ticket holder, I am glad he has been reinstated because his presence definitely makes it worthwhile going to a game. The only thing that worries me is what Quarter Mile'r said about his performance.

 

[JustAGuy]

I'm sure Todd is really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry ....

about the money he lost during his suspension.

But probably not for acting like the asshole goon that he is. Hopefully some other goon will take it upon himself to build a reputation during the upcoming season by taking Todd's head and pounding it repeatedly into the ice.

 

[mick_eight]

Doesn't he still have to face criminal charges in court or whats supposed
to happen there?

It will be very interesting to see after all is said and done what if anything
this will do to his hockey performance on the ice and/or maybe off the ice.


............QM'r

Man...Stay away from those gas fume The criminal case is over, civil is still open,two year time limit,lots of time for that left

 

[expo joe]

JustAGuy........

blah...blah...blah......".....But probably not for acting like the asshole goon that he is. Hopefully some other goon will take it upon himself to build a reputation during the upcoming season by taking Todd's head and pounding it repeatedly into the ice...."

Yes, you have the right to feel this way............especially since you're in a market which has lost its franchise........................

 

[mick_eight]

I don't mind getting punched out when fighting face-to-face, but he just proved that he's a punk. Anybody can beat someone up if they whack them from behind.

I got blindsided from a RCG guy in petawawa once, he still got a beating, and I agree Wood, face to face I`ll take a beating before I`d turtle

 

[Osiris]

Bert will come back fitter and more pumped to perform on the ice than ever before. It's about time the league got around to reinstating him. He should never have been suspended in the first place.

 

[wilde]

He should never have been suspended in the first place.

A simple slap on the wrist or perhaps a warning letter would have done the trick, right?

 

[chiefwiggum]

about fucking time!!! too bad someone can't punch out that little jewish lawyer bettman.

HEY fuckwad - leave that racist, ignorant shit in your cave. This is a discussion board not a neo-Nazi meeting place.

 

[JustAGuy]

about fucking time!!! too bad someone can't punch out that little jewish lawyer bettman. he single handedly has ruined hockey.

Wow! An ignorant neandertal bigot who can spell. There goes another of my most cherished stereotypes, namely that you're all half-wit cretins who never made it past third grade. I'm sticking with the half-wit cretin part, though.

 

[mick_eight]

Goodlube, it should be goodbye to you for that remark, Ban him Fred

 

[stryker]

All you fuckwads ,take a pill and relax, ,,I'm just glad Bert is back
Yeeeeeeeeeeee HHaaaaaaaaaaaaa,,we have Hockey!!!!!!!!

 

[stryker]

but what do you call a new york jewish lawyer?

Let me guess,,a criminal tightwad with a yamaka

Relax ,it was a phucking joke

 

[stryker]

K..Now,back to HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KYG]

When Steve Moore did that cheap shot to Naslund, why didn't Naslund give Steve Moore a taste of his own medicine and have the league suspend him?
That was a dirty hit and gave him a bad concussion as well.

 

[Osiris]

A simple slap on the wrist or perhaps a warning letter would have done the trick, right?

Not at all. But what happened should be shared by a lot of folks, without getting into that old thread again. Instead, it all fell on Bert. That's wrong.

The league office (which let Moore off scott free for a similar sucker hit on Naslund), the coaches, other players, and perhaps Canuck & Avalanche management all had a role in that incident.

I wish it hadn't happened, but Bert has taken more than enough for it, considering everyone else involved.

Hey, no less than ex-Hab icon Larry Robinson agrees with me! You may beg to differ, of course.

 

[bobsled]

Re: sharing the blame...

Osiris makes a point a agree with...and I'm not talking legalities here, I'm talking Hockey.

More than one person was responsible for this incident.

The Colarado coach should not have had Steve on the ice so late in a game that was out of reach for the Canucks and there were obvious signs of trouble when Steve was on the ice earlier in the game.

Mind you, Steve I think had one or two points that night, he had been in confrontations with Cooke and May, and the Canucks were facing a loss at home. And why he was on the ice that late in the game is a bad coaching decision.

IMHO, I think Steve was just ignoring Bertuzzi so he could perhaps draw a penalty late in the game. Like an instigator fighting penalty or something like that. Well....the Devil plays with the best layed plans. And someone got really hurt. Moore had scored points and already been in two fights, and the game was beyond reach for the Canucks as I recall. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah...he should have been sat out for the rest of the game.

Honestly, if you're playing at that level you have to be aware of who is on the ice. For example, if I kneed Matts Sundin and Tye Domi and I were on the ice at the same time, I would expect trouble. He wouldn't pat me on the legs with his stick, he'd want to hurt me or fight with me, or just punch me and make it hurt so I don't forget not to be so stupid.

So anyway...Bert is signed, and he's back. And I heard a rumor Mr. Moore has been given the OK to get back to getting in shape for playing. Does anyone know if that's true or not, or is that just a Media rumour?

Later,
bobsled.

 

[Verb]

sorry if i offended anyone, but what else do you call a new york jewish lawyer?

Maybe just a LAWYER???

 

[Yman]

why is it that you can't call a jew a jew?
he is a jewish new york lawyer , plain and simple!
he fucked up hockey plain and simple.
if he was chinese , he would be the chinese lawyer that fucked up hockey or that little fucking limey cocksucker, on and on.

Why do you feel the need to extend the blame to an ethnic group, a race, a profession, or even by where they're from ? Why not specifically mention the person by name and that alone ?