I just saw a news update on the hockey case. Bertuzzi will be suspended for the end of this season and through the playoffs without pay. (they estimated about $501,000) And the Canucks were fined $250,000. Now I don't understand why the team was fined it wasn't the team that decided to be a jackass...
Did any of you see Bertuzzi's apology last night? He said in it that he wasn't intending to hurt Moore. THEN WHAT EXACTLY WERE YOU DOING??? I am so pissed at this guy.. Does he think that making this statement is going to make it all better? That its gonna get this guy back on the ice? What about the other guy that you may have ended his career??
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Yeah, but the 'team' didn't keep the retrobution talk in check. You know? So it was like they were sayin' "Ok - go out there and teach him a lesson." (That's a BIG part of hockey's problem, but that's another topic! LOL)
Now more teams will 'put an end' to that mentality cuz they don't want to lose a quarter million - hopefully!
Posted by Steve | March 12, 2004 3:30 AM
Posted on March 12, 2004 03:30
Yeah I have to agree. I'm thinking it was more of a lesson to the teammates . . . 'Hey, you're responsible for your teammates, don't let this happen again' type of thing.
Posted by Staci | March 12, 2004 8:16 AM
Posted on March 12, 2004 08:16
Exactly. I feel it is entirely justified that the team as a whole be fined for such behaviour. The manager should need to consider NOT JUST the quality of the players ability on the ice. I am pretty certain that other sports teams are fined for an individual players misbehaviour. The penalty box is an accepted part of hockey and those penalty minutes affect the team a whole. I just consider this a magnified extension of the penalty box. Now in a related aside... anyone know anything more about that cross-dressing criminalistic freak Dennis Rodman coming to Denver to play? Chicago finally washed thier hands of him, I can't believe that Denver would actually be courting this moron. Tell me it was a rumor....
Posted by Gwynn | March 12, 2004 3:52 PM
Posted on March 12, 2004 15:52
I never heard anything about that... Interesting...
Posted by me | March 12, 2004 6:30 PM
Posted on March 12, 2004 18:30