Moore going for another lawsuit against Bertuzzi

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And the situation goes on....


TORONTO - Former NHL player Steve Moore filed another lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi for the on-ice attack by the Vancouver Canucks forward nearly two years ago.

Tim Danson, Moore’s lawyer, said the suit was filed in Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday and that the timing has nothing to do with Bertuzzi’s participation in the Olympics with Team Canada.

Danson said they had two years since the incident to file a lawsuit.


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[hmmhoyhoy]

I for one am very happy about it, I am a Denver native and I was in Vancouver for the game when it took place and it was appauling. I think Todd Bertuzzi feels bad about what he did and he knows it was wrong but I think he should have been banned from the game and thrown in jail for that 1 1/2. But that is just my personal opinion

 

[hhthunder13]

I can't agree. The reason why Bertuzzi did it was because Moore threw a dirty hit, and Steve Moore knew that when he played hockey it was a contact sport and there is always the possibility of being hurt. Gary Roberts broke his neck playing hocley too...but came back and was effective. Stve Moore was not a very effective player in the first place, I can't see how he deserves 15 million. Basically, since he's American, I think the whole timing of the thing is just to try and place a cloud over Canada's head at the olympics. No it isn't right to attacl someone from behind, but it isn't the first time it has happened...Thats why it's hockey and not figure skating.

 

[hmmhoyhoy]

I have always loved and played hockey, but over my years I have come to know the game and get very involved with it. The whole situation started when the Canucks were in Denver and Steve Moore had a clean hit on Marcus Naslund. Naslund has a small concussion which is too bad but it was clean hit and there was no penalty on it or any action taken by the leauge. Soon after Brad May who now plays for the Avalanche said they would end up doing something. Now Bertuzzi skated up behind Moore as they were in the neutral zone where the puck was no sucker punched him in the back of the head then drove his head into the ice. Now I know hockey and that is not hockey. Moore will prob never play hockey again, which was his means of income and his living. I would be very mad if someone made it so I could not do my job. Now I think his timing is strange but I dont think hes trying to cast a shadow over Canada and there olympic hopes

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

I can't agree. The reason why Bertuzzi did it was because Moore threw a dirty hit,

Whoa, hold up there. Dirty hit?!?! No fucking way.

Questionable or borderline because of who he hit and who Moore was, maybe. But the fact is, the hit that Moore put on Nasuland was clean (and by your logic, if Moore deserved what Bertuzzi gave him for his hit on Nasuland, then what should Bertuzzi have in store for him as retaliation).

And if the Canucks wanted payback for that hit, they should have gone looking for it that very same game, or at least the next game. Not 2 games later. It was a gutless act on the ‘Nucks part.

Plus, what always seems to be lost in this whole thing is the fact that Moore dropped his gloves and fought Matt Cooke. Moore, who to my knowledge had never fought before, answered the bell. He paid his dues. The problem was, Cooke couldn’t beat up my sister, and therefore didn’t do any damage to Moore. Had Cooke been able to feed Moore, or bloody him, or knock him out, the bertuzzi act would have never happened.

and Steve Moore knew that when he played hockey it was a contact sport and there is always the possibility of being hurt.

Maybe you should tell that to Markus Nasuland and the Vancouver Canucks.

Gary Roberts broke his neck playing hocley too...but came back and was effective.

Far different injuries between the two and how they were sustained. Apples to oranges.

Steve Moore was not a very effective player in the first place, I can't see how he deserves 15 million.

Say’s who? I will give you the point he may have never earned $15 million while playing hockey, but this guy had his dream of making a living playing hockey, and quite possibly having a long career in the NHL ruined because of Bertuzzi. Considering everything, I’m surprised they asked for such a small amount. I’ve seen larger law suits for spilling McDonalds coffee on your self.

Basically, since he's American,

Go check your facts on that (he was born in Windsor).

I think the whole timing of the thing is just to try and place a cloud over Canada's head at the olympics.

Actually, since Moore is Canadian, that logic makes no sense. But it has more to do with the statute of limitations, then the Olympics starting.

No it isn't right to attacl someone from behind, but it isn't the first time it has happened...Thats why it's hockey and not figure skating.

Well, it is the first time an act like that has caused such an injury. And that’s what needs to be stopped.

 

[hmmhoyhoy]

Excelent post Sanchez

 

[spiceworld]

I hope Moore gets his money, Bertuzzi is a jackass, can't believe he's on the Canadians in the olympics, he's not having that good of a season, Staal should be there in his place. IMO

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

You’re right spiceworld, Staal should be there.

But his spot wasn’t taken by Bertuzzi, it was taken by Nash. Just another “what the fuck are you thinking” move made by Gretzky (his double standard he chose to select this team have made me want to kick him in the head.)

I personally think Bertuzzi got off far too easy from the NHL. But right now, that is neither here nor there.

I’d rather Bertuzzi wasn’t included on this team, but out of all the players selected I don’t like, Bert is a way down the list.

Anyway. I have no problem with the “code” that you need to protect your stars. But, that doesn’t mean that the stars shouldn’t be fair game. So, Moore was well within his right to lay the hit on Nasuland.

Now, if the Canucks don’t like that hit, that’s fair. But, they should have done something about it that game. Or, like I said, at the very least, the next game. As it stood, it was 2 games later before anything happened, which, was a home game coincidently.

Of course, someone did try to do something about it. He just failed at his attempt to exact revenge. That’s where the problem came in. Had Matt Cooke been able to win a fight against a guy who graduated from Harvard, none of this would have happened.

 

[hmmhoyhoy]

The way I see it....Avs vs Canucks...Canucks mad that they cant beat the Avs, the Avs are one of the teams the Canucks have a prob with. There in a division race, Moore does his job and hits the guy perfectly legal and soon after he is threatened. I dont think Moore meant to give Naslund a concusion, I think he meant to hit him and get some more momentum for his club which he did. I dont think anything warrants taking such action as Bertuzzi did. Now we all know hockey is a physical sport which is one of the great things about it, if a man comes into your crease you punch him or push him or put your glove over his face. {face wash} Thats the way hockey has been for a long time but when you skate behind him and follow him up the ice.....then decide to punch him as hard as you can knocking him out cold....then taken his head and shoving it into a hard sheet of ice???? Thats not hockey thats assault. I see no reason why this man should not be in jail and especially why he was not banned from hockey. Now he is in the olympics representing his country, I love Canada but for lots of people do you want Todd Bertuzzi to be the guy who is the face of Canada.

 

[spiceworld]

Rick Nash deserve to be there, he hasn't put great stats because he was injured for nearly half of the season so far, plus he's playing for a very bad team in Columbus. Bertuzzi is having an "okay" year with a far more superior team in Vancouver.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think Nash was playing with Gagne in the world hockey championship, they had great chemistry together, maybe that's another to put him on the team.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

Rick Nash deserve to be there, he hasn't put great stats because he was injured for nearly half of the season so far, plus he's playing for a very bad team in Columbus. Bertuzzi is having an "okay" year with a far more superior team in Vancouver.

He might deserve to be there if there were more injuries, or Canada was sending a B or C squad as well. But there are players who have had better careers, better seasons, and are simply better hockey players that were left off.

The “bad team” line is getting tiresome. If he was truly that great of a player, he would make his teammates better, and in turn, make his team better (Columbus has dropped in the standing every year since his arrival). Notice how San Jose improved big time with the acquisition of Thornton? Notice how the Carolina Hurricanes have risen to the top of the league as Eric Staal is becoming a truly great power forward?

Why is it Nash is the one who seems to always get a free pass when it comes to his lackluster play in helping his team? Sure, he TIED for the league lead in goals. But do you know where he ended up in overall points? Yep, out of the Top 40. Really, how good can a player be, if despite this “great” accomplishment of sharing the Rocket Richard Trophy, you aren’t even close to being near the top of the league in scoring? Plus, you’re team is no where close to making the playoffs, giving you the chance to pad your stats instead of worrying about winning games.

And for the record, Eric Staal is sitting third in league scoring, yet he’s not playing. Marc Savard and Alex Tanguay are both in the top 10, but both were overlooked by Gretzky. Crosby and Marleau both sit at 12 and 13 respectively, yet weren’t picked. There are plenty of better players out there that are sitting at home right now. Stevie Sullivan and more importantly Paul Karyia have been instrumental in Nashville’s rise. Yet, even though Karyia has a ton of International experience (something we were told Staal, Crosby & Phaneuf were lacking as a reason for their omissions) he was passed over in favour of at least one guy (Nash) who has never won a major tournament for Canada in the 2 (yes count ‘em), 2 times he has suited up.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think Nash was playing with Gagne in the world hockey championship, they had great chemistry together, maybe that's another to put him on the team.

Actually, I believe the “chemistry” excuse was in lieu of Nash playing with Joe Thornton at last year’s WC. Of course, for a number of years now, Thornton had great chemistry with Glenn Murray, and yet he was never once mentioned as a possible selection. And more recently, over a much longer stretch then what Thornton and Nash played together, Jonathan Cheechoo and Thornton have been unbelievable.

Basically, put anyone with Thornton and they’ll put up numbers (I can speak for that fact myself).