Maybe that's what I missed. Please point out to me where he intentionally went after Moore with intent to break his neck? I've not heard that stated as fact on any news article.
I'm sure Bertuzzi didn't mean to actually break the guy's neck... But what the heck did he THINK would happen, by sucker punching a guy in the side of his head, and then driving his head into the ice with his forearm on the back of the guy's neck?
Hockey IS a contact sport, and should stay that way. I was against the rules to try to remove FIGHTING from the game. This wasn't fighting, though. This was reckless behavior that nearly left a man paralyzed. (Two broken vertabrae is nothing to laugh at!)
If Bert wanted retaliation for the Naslund hit, he should have grabbed Moore on the shoulder, spun him around, and dropped the gloves. If he'd have faced his opponent like a man, he would have gotten 2 minutes for Instigating, 5 for fighting, and a game misconduct. Nothing more. But instead, he was a coward, put a man in the hospital, and hurt his team's chances in the playoffs. The cheap shots have to be eliminated from the league. There can be no tolerance for deliberate injuries. I support the NHL's decision.
