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**BlackRavyyn** · 03-09-2004, 10:17 PM

I don't really know what to say. There's been so much said in this thread already that might make what I write seem redundant but I'll try my best.

There were a few things wrong with that game last night that made me lose a lot of respect for the Canucks organization and for me, someone who calls Vancouver my adopted home, is a lot to say.

Not only was there the Bertuzzi incident, but there was the May incidents. He was flapping his yap at Aebischer and for what? What was he going to do, fight him? And then Crawford's reaction to the whole incident was far from shocked, again showing the calousness and assinine behaviour that caused me to hate the Avs until him and The Ego left.

Morcheeba is speaking a lot like my boss' wife did when she was visiting today and she is heavily involved with hockey. I was mentioning that it's time Bertuzzi's head was on a platter and she was telling me that it's hockey, but it's far from that. Think of the following items:

- The original hit, Moore on Naslund, was not called and therefore was iffy at most. It may seem dirty in some people's minds but obviously the league, and the refs didn't think so. And for Crawford to sit there and bitch about some player hitting "his star," is disgusting. If he hit a third line player like that, would it have made it any different?

- Following that game, many players were calling for Moore's head. This is called threats which would make the attack thought out.

- Bertuzzi is seen chasing Moore, tugging at his jersey. You see Moore refusing to turn his head and fighting him. Obviously Bertuzzi is not taking no for an answer and why is that? During tonight's Calgary-Edmonton game, Olijwa is trying to get Laraque to fight and he just keeps in the play. Such as was last night so Bertuzzi should've skated away but instead - sucker punches him and falls on top or him/pushes his head into the ice. It depends on how you look at the tape.

- If the neck break was caused by Bertuzzi or a player from either team jumping into the foray...it's still Bertuzzi's fault for causing that injury. Think...if Bertuzzi didn't sucker punch him, Moore would've have been on the ice in the first place and his players wouldn't have helped him out.

And I need to ask - Why shouldn't this be investigated by the Vancouver police? It was an assault. This wasn't a fight, this was not a mere check into the boards. A player was struck and knocked out. What benefit does either team have from a chickenshit move like that? I can even be backed by hockey players here in that the only moves on the ice are done to get to the puck and score. If there's a fight, it's to get a rise out of the team. A hit like that, only proves you're the idiot.

In all, I think Bertuzzi should start practicing a different kind of swing - his golf swing. His suspension will reflect his actions of that evening and his past and that will be a year. And what is going to happen when he returns? Would you want a player like that?

03-09-2004, 10:17 PM	#94
BlackRavyyn Posts: 4,526	I don't really know what to say. There's been so much said in this thread already that might make what I write seem redundant but I'll try my best. There were a few things wrong with that game last night that made me lose a lot of respect for the Canucks organization and for me, someone who calls Vancouver my adopted home, is a lot to say. Not only was there the Bertuzzi incident, but there was the May incidents. He was flapping his yap at Aebischer and for what? What was he going to do, fight him? And then Crawford's reaction to the whole incident was far from shocked, again showing the calousness and assinine behaviour that caused me to hate the Avs until him and The Ego left. Morcheeba is speaking a lot like my boss' wife did when she was visiting today and she is heavily involved with hockey. I was mentioning that it's time Bertuzzi's head was on a platter and she was telling me that it's hockey, but it's far from that. Think of the following items: - The original hit, Moore on Naslund, was not called and therefore was iffy at most. It may seem dirty in some people's minds but obviously the league, and the refs didn't think so. And for Crawford to sit there and bitch about some player hitting "his star," is disgusting. If he hit a third line player like that, would it have made it any different? - Following that game, many players were calling for Moore's head. This is called threats which would make the attack thought out. - Bertuzzi is seen chasing Moore, tugging at his jersey. You see Moore refusing to turn his head and fighting him. Obviously Bertuzzi is not taking no for an answer and why is that? During tonight's Calgary-Edmonton game, Olijwa is trying to get Laraque to fight and he just keeps in the play. Such as was last night so Bertuzzi should've skated away but instead - sucker punches him and falls on top or him/pushes his head into the ice. It depends on how you look at the tape. - If the neck break was caused by Bertuzzi or a player from either team jumping into the foray...it's still Bertuzzi's fault for causing that injury. Think...if Bertuzzi didn't sucker punch him, Moore would've have been on the ice in the first place and his players wouldn't have helped him out. And I need to ask - Why shouldn't this be investigated by the Vancouver police? It was an assault. This wasn't a fight, this was not a mere check into the boards. A player was struck and knocked out. What benefit does either team have from a chickenshit move like that? I can even be backed by hockey players here in that the only moves on the ice are done to get to the puck and score. If there's a fight, it's to get a rise out of the team. A hit like that, only proves you're the idiot. In all, I think Bertuzzi should start practicing a different kind of swing - his golf swing. His suspension will reflect his actions of that evening and his past and that will be a year. And what is going to happen when he returns? Would you want a player like that?