Bertuzzi a Leaf?
Chemmy edit: FIRST WAYNE PRIMEAU, NOW TODD BERTUZZI? BE STILL MY BEATING HEART.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
yes
wait no
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
Hilarious
Now I support the signing of Dominic Moore.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
please no, noonononononono
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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to burn it?
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope. Once he’s a Leaf I’ll probably love him. Maybe..
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions
If this is true....
I’m done with this team.
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hold the door for me
i may not be too far behind
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I won’t ever quit the team, but I will be displeased immensely if it came true.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I won’t watch the team if he’s on it.
To paraphrase Meatloaf, “I would do anything for the Leafs, but I won’t do that.”
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do anything…join in plot to kill Bertuzzi perhaps?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m so in for that. He’d dirty the jersey in ways Hollweg never could.
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murder sprees are fun…it’s like a scavenger hunt
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
it’s just crazy talk…i
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I will not say anything about this.
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Don't Want.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
i dont want Bertuzzi in the blue and white
but god would everyone hate the leafs just that much more…..
is it bad that that appeals to me somewhat?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
Yes
He’s a thug who shouldn’t be in the league. At. All.
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exactly
and he has nothing to contribute anywhere in the NHL.
The only reason I could see Burke signing him is because he feels bad for him and wants to help him out with his legal bills, since he was the GM of the Canucks when Bertuzzi lost it.
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I hope that’s not what he’s thinking, because then I’d have to rescind anything nice I ever said about Burke.
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agreed
but damned if everyone else hating the leafs as much as possible doesnt make me love them more
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mind people hating the Leafs, but I don’t want guys who try to kill people on my team. That’s just the line I draw.
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Agreed
I was none too happy when he came to the Red Wings in ‘07. Couldn’t have been happier to see him leave.
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Playing devil's advocate.
Does cost not matter?
A guy who can score about 20 goals if he came fairly cheaply?
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he hasn’t scored 20 goals since 2005-06…and he had 17 in 69 games the year he tried to kill Steve Moore…he’s not going to score that here…so he seems like a waste of cap space…let the kids play those minutes.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
If Bertuzzia becomes a Leaf...
don’t expect me to stick my neck out in defense of him should he do something stupid.
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no one will
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
he’ll be thrown under the bus
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
literally
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
he might break it…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
finally someone got the joke. all you others are slipping.
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pfff
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
3-years
That’s the part that makes me call b.s. on this one. Burke might like the guy, but 3 years? No way. If it was a one-year deal, I might suspect it was true (I wouldn’t like it), but 3 years? Someone is just making stuff up.
by Leaf in Habland on Jul 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
From twitter
I have no idea how reliable this guy is.
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Just told Bertuzzi is very close to signing with the Leafs, hearing 2 year deal possibly at 1-3 mill per.
about 11 hours ago from web
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someone get me a paper bag
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 4:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
$3M makes it almost unbelievable. At $4.5M Bertuzzi was so bad that Burke had to pay him to go away and now he’s going to go to 66% of that?
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1 year, league minimum is fine by me. Anything else doesn’t sound like it fits into any sort of overarching plan.
by theothervatican on Jul 28, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Attica! Attica! Attica!
I’m with Mabel and everything she says up above. I would rather see Alfredsson a Leaf for 11 mil a year for life than Bertuzzi a Leaf for league minimum
Ok that’s a little overboard
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At least Alfie never tried to kill someone on the ice
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Oh come on…I don’t want him on the team, but he didn’t try to kill him. It was a cheapshot but also a fluke that Moore’s neck broke.
That it was. I don’t condone his actions, but the Canuck Avalanche who jumped on him after was what did it.
NOTE: I am not making excuses, just an observation
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Bertuzzi started everything. He is responsible. End of story.
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responsible for the injury? Yes. It still doesn mean he tried to kill him
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No, not to actually murder him. He meant to cause a lot of damage and turns out that he did it better than even he expected.
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here's what happened
Moore had his back to Bert. Bert was yanking on his jersey, and when he realized Moore still wouldn’t play, Bertuzzi pulled himself towards Moore by pulling on the jersey, and took a swing at the guys head.
As Moore fell from the punch, Bertuzzi was still holding onto the jersey and going down with him. To break his own fall, Bertuzzi put his forearm behind Moore’s head. Then, the pile on occured. It’s all quite quick, but if you break it down, that’s the time line of events.
Bertuzzi was at least 230 lbs+ equipment at the time of the injury.
Care to try that and see how your neck holds out?
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
the neck damage happened on the fall. The pile-on exasperated the problem, but Bertuzzi is the culprit here. The others had no clue to the extent of the damage; were just trying to get in there and take care of business. Bertuzzi is an ass, and his actions are inexcusable, no matter how many times people try.
that said, I think the bitterness flowed too quick. I think they aren’t defending Bertuzzi as much as it appears, but stating their opinion that his actions were not an attempt to kill him, just to get revenge. Bertuzzi is still the villian not the commentors stating the fact they believe he wasn’t trying to kill him. Injure yes, kill no.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
Every person who commented said they weren’t defending his actions or making excuses just offering an explanation on how the injury occured.
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sorry
i didn’t realize everyone here was a doctor…
the injury occurred because Bertuzzi is an asshat. end of story.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I love this argument. “Well you’re not a doctor, how would you know?”
Wellll….you’re not a doctor, so how would you know?
how ouwld i know Bertuzzi is an asshat?
easy.
i’m one.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
ha! you’re good people, Blurr. Bertuzzi is not.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You are?
Wide brim? Been on any famous asses?
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wouldn’t you like to know…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm a hat
not a medical aide…
what you probably need is an inflatable donut.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
About that…Wellwood was nervous at the arbitration hearing…you’ll have to lay on your stomach.
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See: Senator Bill Frist re: Terry Schiavo.
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That guy was a clown. He actually wanted public policy made based on the same guessing we’re doing here! At least we know we aren’t going to court over it.
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wait a second. I think my comment mentions that:
It’s all his fault, not the pile on guys
and that he is an Ass.
No medical degree is required to diagnose how terrible a man he is.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm with you
don’t get me wrong.
i just wanted to point out Bertuzzi using Moore’s head as a cushion for the fall
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
he did. sadly, it wasn’t him that paid for it.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
PPP here…I have a PhD in video diagnosis like that one American senator that thought he could be president but was really a huge tool and you’re right, the damage was coming because of the forearm shiver. The pile on exacerbated it but I would bet my medical license on it being all Bertuzzi’s fault. The rest is semantics. He wanted to injure Moore and then he wants pity because it worked out too well.
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i watched the Moore hit on Naslund on that same clip.
I’ve seen dirtier. Can’t believe how freaked out Crawford got over it. Seriously not that bad. Just more ammo for my argument against that stupid post whistle shoving crap that happens and fights after every hit.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Observe this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b59LxkvpW8Y
wherein Daniel Alfredsson viciously attacks Mark Bell’s shoulder with his face.
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by Chemmy on Jul 28, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ever since that hit
Mark Bell wasn’t the same…he ended up sucking. we had to waive him, he was so useless.
You bastard Alfie!
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
he did try to injure Niedermeyer during the cup final. i still don’t buy the BS excuse that was given…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I missing something? Is there even a quasi-reliable source reporting this somewhere?
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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 28, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions
None whatsoever. It’s just pre-emptive complaining. It’s a legal doctrine.
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NO FUCKING WAY
Bertuzzi a 3 year deal? He was so bad in Anaheim that Burke bought him out! That’s how he got to Calgary.
And that’s not even getting into the fact that he should be in jail.
If he signs in Toronto I’ll never acknowledge his existence or any contributions (I assume he’ll do something embarrassing to the Leafs) and I’ll make his name as welcome as The Fraud’s.
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He’ll look great with Kubina’s A on the Jersey. Truculence to the max.
Just messing. Cox would loose his mind.
Thank God it’s only random internet people and Bleacher Report reporting it. Of course, I’d feel much safer if Eklund could give it an E4
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i’ve been watching twitter since this came to light just for that.
no dice…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
a Three year deal would be too much though
Fixed
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This rumor is bogus, and is a couple weeks old. They reference a Toronto Sun article that doesn’t exist. Just for fun I took a look at some previous posts from the same site and found this nugget…
Todd Bertuzzi is not in the Leafs plans, atleast for now. Let`s just get that straight.
real Leaf fans jump to horiific conclusions first Jawsh.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Todd Bertuzzi is not in the Leafs plans, atleast for now. Let`s just get that straight.
Well I hope they’re right about that rumour.
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I think that is a fullproof plan for Rumors. State something one day then state the exect opposite the next, you will always be right 50% of the time
buy!
sell!
do the timewarp!
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that the guy that posted the first story is a commenter here: Albanada
If he is I’d love to hear some more insight.
Keep in mind that he is a Manchester United fan. They be evvvvil.
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People knew that Bertuzzia becoming a Leaf was a bad idea 3 years ago!
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Those people were ahead of the curve.
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Bertuzzi? Do it.
Bryan Marchment and Tie Domi weren’t exactly saints, either.
Make it happen, Burkie. Why the hell not?
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I don’t quite understand it myself.
Moore should have fought him.
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Moore had already fought Matt Cooke, how many times does he have to defend himself?
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In all honesty, it’s not about the Bertuzzi incident. It happened, it was unfortunate as fuck, and Bertuzzi paid a heavy price. Obviously not as heavy a price as Steve Moore, but the wheels of justice aren’t always fair. Life is fucked like that.
From a pure hockey standpoint:
Nik Antropov put up 46 points in 63 games for the Leafs last season, and was a -14.
Bertuzzi put up 44 points in in 66 games for the Flames, and was a -13.
Everyone is wondering “OMG WHERE WILL THE OFFENCE COME FROM?” Well, if Bert comes at a bargain price, why not?
It’s not about whether I like the guy. He could step in and play a part on this team.
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I’d rather win. Period.
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I’d rather win at all costs no matter what but not Bertuzzi.
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Then you wouldn’t rather win at all costs.
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Everyone is wondering "OMG WHERE WILL THE OFFENCE COME FROM?"
They shouldn’t be.
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Well they are. And you’ve seen it on this site, many, many times.
Here’s a guy who mirrors Antropov’s production, almost identically.
And he’ll cost a fraction of the price.
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At possibly a higer price than last year considering Antro made $2M.
Also, they can ask it all that they want but the Leafs were 10th in scoring. They’ve asked “where are the goals coming from?!?!” every year since the lockout and surprise, surprise the goals come from everywhere.
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we did score a lot of goals
how many times did we play the back up?
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
Yeah, how many times!
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sure felt like a lot…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
“Where are the goals coming from?” is not what fans should be panicked about it’s “Where are the goals going to consistently come from?”
That’s what’s killed the Leafs. For the most part, if it wasn’t Sundin then the big goals weren’t coming and the big droughts were.
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oh god….my least favourite argument ever
fucking Notch
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
who gives a fuck who was in net?
The only non NHL goalie we played was Raycroft, and we lit his mother fucking ass up.
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exactly, i just had some bad BoO flashbacks
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
not to mention
the size difference.
Moore’s biggest problem was beating Cooke in that fight. It’s too bad that happened.
Fuck Bertuzzi.
a. Marchment was a vicious player that actively looked to injure his opponents
b. Tie Domi is lucky that Niedermayer was ok because his elbow was vicious
c. You’re insane.
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Domi is arguably one of the most loved leafs, but he was involved in not one, but TWO dirty plays. Ask Kasparaitis how Domi’s fist tastes
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Kasparitus doesnt count
he falls in the irritating shit who had it coming category
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ah yes, even more so
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
FUCK!!
Dammit, a great point ruined by me fuckin up the name
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No, it was a great point ruined by suggesting that Samuelsson getting punched wasn’t awesome.
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Im not debating that. It was still dirty
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Samulesson got more of a warning than Neely ever got.
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I will give you that. The argument isn’t was he deserving of it, he absolutely was, but was it cheap?
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hehehe
Filthy. I’d have burned effigies if I was a Devils fan.
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yeah, when domi looks at you like that directly in the face, nothing good is coming your way
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
funny you say that
Domi punch
When the glove is dropped he isnt looking at him
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it was a dirty, cheap, despicable play by Domi. Period.
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Yes
Completely different circumstances of course.
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Domi’s a righty, he hit him with his left.
i’d say he was taking it easy on the guy.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I always remember Domi being a southpaw
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he shot right, i know that much.
could be a left y though. i’m a righty but when i play hockey i’m a lefty.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i shoot left but am a righty with my fisticuffs, i dont think that shooting way is relevent to southpawism
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m not sure what you’re saying, but OK…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
which way you shoot in hockey does not seem to be a tell of what hand is dominant
english iare good at
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, I think that it is. If you shoot left you are likely a righty because when you start you pick up the stick with your dominant hand. That one goes at the top of the stick.
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You are saying that they weren’t?
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hmm, rememberd it differently
yup super dirty
still makes me smile though
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it over when Domi Pearl Harbour’d Ulf Samuelsson?
Why yes, yes it was.
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I had no idea Ulf once knocked out Gretzky’s wife.
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Domi could have ended Samuelsson’s career with that sucker puch he leveled him with.
And Domi’s elbow on Niedermayer was completely unprovoked.
Time was lucky neither of those guys suffered career ending injuries.
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Domi could have ended Samuelsson’s career with that sucker puch he leveled him with.
He would have gotten a medal.
And Domi’s elbow on Niedermayer was completely unprovoked.
And completely out of character during his hockey career.
Time was lucky neither of those guys suffered career ending injuries.
Yup.
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I’m just saying, Mr. Bertuzzi wouldn’t be the first dirty mother fucker to put on the blue and white.
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well there is dirty and there is no ammount of bleach will kill the stain dirty
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 28, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s dirty, and he also pleaded guilty and paid his debt to society. Not justifying it, just saying it.
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paid his debt to society.
Not really.
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According to the justice system, which our society functions on, he did. But keep arguing that he didn’t.
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Steve Moore keeps arguing that, and I kinda agree with him.
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No
And I’ve hated most of them or am in the process of hating them or have started to hate them since they left.
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Agreed
But as wiser men than I have said, two wrongs don’t make a right.
Two things I particularly hated about the Bertuzzi incident was that first, he stalked him around the ice, and second, I never believe he was truly remorseful. If Niedermeyer had of ended up with the injuries Moore did, and Domi didn’t show remorse after the fact, then I’d feel the same way about him.
Domi (and others who have done stupid things, ie. Hunter) got lucky, doesn’t mean Bertuzzi’s act doesn’t make me feel any less sick. And I always felt, they were (barely) hockey plays. Bertuzzi’s flat out wasn’t.
anybody know how long after the incident until Bertuzzi contacted Moore?
i’m not sure he ever did…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
He did, eventually, a while after. I believe Moore didn’t take his call.
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Because Bertuzzi didn’t give two shits what happened to Moore. His lawyer told him it would look better.
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think you're right
if he was worried about Moore as a human being, he’d have tried to contact him that night.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I know he sucker-elbowed Niedermayer and it was vicious. If people want to hate him for that I completely understand. Obviously I have more leeway for him based on the vastly different circumstances surrounding the incident.
And if anyone didn’t cheer on Domi when he coldcocked Samuelsson then they are probably related to him.
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Maybe so, BUT was it not still a dirty cheap shot?
Im sure there were Canucks fans who cheered for Bertuzzi when he did that to Moore
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Sure because they are stupid homers. When Domi punched Samuelsson the entire league cheered.
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Bertuzzi on Moore is by far the dirtiest of the three. Domi’s elbow was nasty, but it was to Niedermeyer’s front. At least he didn’t elbow him to the back of the head.
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Stevens looks like he could kill Domi in that vid, luckily for Domi he was in the box
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I was at that Niedermayer-Domi game. Sad. It turned the series around.
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if the Leafs are serious about changing the culture, what does it say about the organization if it brings in a guy like Bertuzzi?
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Wasn’t the “culture change” in regards to accountability and dressing room vibes? The whole “country club” deal?
How does Bertuzzi’s signing effect that?
I’m sure if he’s brought in he’d be a coachable guy.
And Burke wants the Leafs to be a tougher, more son-of-a-bitch type of team to play against. And Bertuzzi’s a son of a bitch.
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Burke wants stand-up, accountable, good in the community guys.
The only way Bertuzzi fits that definition if you include his court mandated community service.
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I think Burke respects Bertuzzi in ways we will never quite understand. He stood by him through all the bullshit. They’ve got a bond, yo.
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Bertuzzi’s not a son of a bitch, not on the ice any more. Dude plays softer than Wellwood at this point.
which
is another reason to not want him. He’s scared to play his style since the Moore incident, rightfully so, and that makes him completely ineffective.
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
True and I think that’s part of the whole hockey-code thing (like cops sticking together).
I wouldn’t be remotely surprised to see Bertuzzi signed by MLSE. He was in Toronto the night before free agency season opened and I fully expected Bertuzzi to be the Leafs’ first UFA signing. I’d guess it would be a one-year (2 year max) deal at a $1.5 to $2M/per.
I lived through Dave Manson, Paul Higgins, Tie Domi and other idiots in the Blue and White. I’m sure I can get past a year or two of Bertuzzi.
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My loonbat theory has always been the Bert stopped doing roids after the Moore incident, which made him more fragile and disintersted in the truculent aspects of the game.
he did lose about 20 lbs…
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
that was from all the crying.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The Money Quote
I lived through Dave Manson, Paul Higgins, Tie Domi and other idiots in the Blue and White. I’m sure I can get past a year or two of Bertuzzi.
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Add in Marchment, Kordic, Maguire, Bell – there’s a long list of schmoes that have played for this club.
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I’m in complete agreement with you MF, but apparently Bertuzzi crosses the line for most Leafs fans though. Which I get. I don’t agree, but I get it.
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It would be a really tough one for me to swallow.
Especially considering he’s fuck all useless.
It was hard enough cheering for Canada with him on the team – this is the Leafs, it’s much more important.
McCabe was on that team too right?
Yikes.
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I really need to burn that jersey
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
McCabe?
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by Karina on Jul 28, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yup…I must hide my shame
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 28, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Bingo
Bertuzzi is not coachable at all. Look at a career of Spezza-esque drop passes and backbreaking stupid penalties. Who was in the box when Canada was pressing Switzerland in Turin? That’s right, our National Shame.
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Since we are on the subject of cheapshots
Someone mentioned him earlier
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i don’t recall Boit hogue as being a scrappy guy.
that was him, #33 on the isles?
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
benoit
not sure what happened
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by blurr1974 on Jul 28, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAH
You are awesome, when I watched the vid I was like, BENOIT HOGUE!!
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For the fuck of shit, no. I do not want him on the Leafs.
That’s all I will say on the matter.
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by article1 on Jul 28, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
That’s a lot of no’s.
/captain obvious’d
Being a Leaf fan here requires one to be sufficiently lubricated... and truculent!
Tbh, I think (hope?) that this is random rumour-mongering. Burke’s got the Leafs screwed down pretty tight. The moves he’s made so far haven’t hit the press until after they’ve happened. We haven’t heard about who the Leafs are talking to, or the players involved. Even the Kaberle rumours are long on hyperbole and short on detail. It’s the Toronto media trying to find something to write about. As per normal.
Speculation’s fun and all, but these stories are coming from unconfirmed sources from outside the Leafs. I don’t really credit them.
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