ive seen the clip about 6 times, I am not ashamed to say that that kind of thing happens all the time...
what makes this case so different is the way he fell on the ice & became so terribly injured...& unfortunately Bertuzzi didnt pick it up that he was out & he Jumped on him. I have seen TONS of succer punches in my day that have dropped guys to the ice but 99.5% of the time they do not get hurt...
now to be contrario BERTUZZI must have really leveled him for him to go out like that, it was from behind, & he did jump on his back when he was falling...but he is getting a worse rap than he deserves...perhaps Suspension till end of Regular Season...no more is fare IMHO.
what makes this case so different is the way he fell on the ice & became so terribly injured...& unfortunately Bertuzzi didnt pick it up that he was out & he Jumped on him. I have seen TONS of succer punches in my day that have dropped guys to the ice but 99.5% of the time they do not get hurt...
now to be contrario BERTUZZI must have really leveled him for him to go out like that, it was from behind, & he did jump on his back when he was falling...but he is getting a worse rap than he deserves...perhaps Suspension till end of Regular Season...no more is fare IMHO.
Sport Savant hit it right from the standpoint that this occurs all year long. Many guys are suckered and it is not right; however, the outcome is far less drastic. Had he fallen and simply been bashed up a bit, this would have gone away with a suspension. Because of the severity, it becomes criminal. I believe that a suspension/charge should be based on the ACT and not the OUTCOME!! You cannot say that the other 50 guys in Pro hockey who cheap shot another player can be ignored but Bertuzzi should be ealt with solely because of the outcome. IMHO any similar situation could end up the same way at any time yet the penalty isn't based on the act.
This very well could have resulted in a more minor injury to Moore. Tough call here. It is always a difficult call to allow the "law" to infringe on a playing surface where "brutality" is part of the career choice. I agree that the sport has no place for this - guys like Bertuzzi (big strong tough impact player) should know better and is capable of doing it face-to-face. Poor judgement, unbelievably drastic outcome....unfortunate result. Hope it comes out ok in the end.
This very well could have resulted in a more minor injury to Moore. Tough call here. It is always a difficult call to allow the "law" to infringe on a playing surface where "brutality" is part of the career choice. I agree that the sport has no place for this - guys like Bertuzzi (big strong tough impact player) should know better and is capable of doing it face-to-face. Poor judgement, unbelievably drastic outcome....unfortunate result. Hope it comes out ok in the end.
I'll bet that sucker punch was the only good part of the game. Hockey sucks and is the most boring "sport" there is, and the only thing that makes it worth watching is when some goon beats the shit out of another player and watching that player carried off the ice on a stretcher while the animals who call themselves "hockey fans" hoot and holler at the injured player.
i think its a bit of a stretch to suggest that there are TONS of these brutal sucker attackes from behind. Yes I have seen some, a handful and they are all ugly and not needed. Yes this get more attention due to the unreal camera shot, the broken neck but I say thats a good thing. Maybe the 60 game suspension (that is my prediction) will wake up some players in that sport.
