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this show what a puppet Bertuzzi really is

Discussion in 'Carolina Hurricanes' started by canesin4, Dec 6, 2007.

  1. canesin4

    canesin4 Full Access Member

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    Court documents obtained by CBC News contend that Todd Bertuzzi's infamous sucker-punch of Steve Moore came after former Vancouver Canucks head coach Marc Crawford pointed at a dressing room board and said "he must pay the price."
    Bertuzzi was an all-star forward for the Canucks when he hit Moore from behind 8:41 into the third period of a 9-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on March 8, 2004.
    Moore suffered three broken vertebrae in his neck and a concussion, has not played since, and is suing Bertuzzi for upward of $38 million.
    Bertuzzi was asked 1,300 questions under oath, and, according to a proposed amended statement of claim filed on Moore's behalf in an Ontario court, Bertuzzi stated at his discovery that Crawford pointed to Moore's name and sweater number on a board in the Canucks dressing room and told his players, "He [Moore] must pay the price."
    Crawford's alleged comment was also confirmed in sworn testimony from Canucks general manager Dave Nonis, the statement said.
    The Bertuzzi hit in March happened after Canucks captain Markus Naslund was knocked unconscious with an open-ice hit by Moore to the head when the teams met at Denver's Pepsi Center on Feb. 16.
    Moore was neither penalized nor suspended for the hit.
    Crawford, now coaching the Los Angeles Kings, is not a defendant in the Ontario lawsuit filed by Moore.
    The NHL suspended Bertuzzi indefinitely for attacking Moore on March 8, and didn't reinstate him until Aug. 8, 2005 - exactly 17 months later.
    Bertuzzi remained under suspension throughout the 310-day NHL lockout and was prohibited from competing in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, two world championships and in European pro leagues.
    He also forfeited $501,926.39 US in salary and hundreds of thousands more in endorsements.
    Criminal charges filed against Bertuzzi in Vancouver resulted in a guilty plea and a sentence of one year's probation plus 80 hours of community service.
    Moore later filed a lawsuit in Denver against Bertuzzi and other notables, including Canucks ownership, but it was dismissed.
    With Bertuzzi in Turin, Italy, playing for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics, Moore filed a second lawsuit on Feb. 15, 2006.
    At the time, he was seeking $18 million for lost income, aggravated and punitive damages, but is now demanding $38 million in an amended claim.
     
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    Playa The coach is a near

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    What are you saying? Should Crawford be the one getting sued?

    On a related note, the entire shithole Flyers team shoud be banned. 5 suspensions for cheap shots?
     
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    the flyers should be kicked out of the league for the rest of the year, and crawford should be seeing some jail time for perjury. Bertuzzi is nothing but a fucking asshole, with no brains to think for himself.
     
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    Did Crawford make a statement denying it?
     
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    Marc Crawford says it's "not the time" to react, hope they fry his sorry ass.
     
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    Yeah, there is a lawsuit, it probably isn't a good time to comment. I don't see where he is accountable. He didn't say, "Hey, go rabbit punch this hoser into the ice". I think everyone should just hug it out
     

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