I’m glad that your not the judge in this case. Don’t tell me that you have never heard of a coach telling a player to get an opponent? I don’t have much sympathy for that kind of player, or coach and hope that there is a just decision. Wish the he*l that more fighters were dragged into the courts but instead all I see on the TV hockey reports are the “best fights of the week”. Give me a break!!
Originally posted by stringbean I’m glad that your not the judge in this case. Don’t tell me that you have never heard of a coach telling a player to get an opponent? I don’t have much sympathy for that kind of player, or coach and hope that there is a just decision. Wish the he*l that more fighters were dragged into the courts but instead all I see on the TV hockey reports are the “best fights of the week”. Give me a break!!
There is quite a difference between a coach putting a target on a guy, and a guy doing what Bertuzzi did to Moore. A good analogy is with baseball. It is not rare for a pitcher to bean a hitter because that hitter has dominated the pitcher's team, or as retribution for a teammate who has been beaned. The rules are simple though, you hit him in the back, you don't go for the head or the legs. Translating that over to hockey; the rule is that you hit them hard on the wings, or you initiate a fight, where both participants can defend themselves. You DON'T grab a guy from behind and blindside him, breaking his neck.
Bertuzzi's infraction was not a fight, it was an assault. He should have been kicked out of the league, and spent time in jail. A fight in hockey is standard issue, that was not a fight.
Originally posted by stringbean I’m glad that your not the judge in this case. Don’t tell me that you have never heard of a coach telling a player to get an opponent? I don’t have much sympathy for that kind of player, or coach and hope that there is a just decision. Wish the he*l that more fighters were dragged into the courts but instead all I see on the TV hockey reports are the “best fights of the week”. Give me a break!!
Fighting is part of the very DNA of hockey. It's always been a violent sport and always will be, you can't take that away from the game. Fights are what fans pay to see alongside with goals. What happens when two guys get in a fight in a hockey game, you see the crowd stand up and cheer. Not booing and telling them to stop.
Originally posted by Fat mans revenge There is quite a difference between a coach putting a target on a guy, and a guy doing what Bertuzzi did to Moore. A good analogy is with baseball. It is not rare for a pitcher to bean a hitter because that hitter has dominated the pitcher's team, or as retribution for a teammate who has been beaned. The rules are simple though, you hit him in th ...[text shortened]... league, and spent time in jail. A fight in hockey is standard issue, that was not a fight.
Originally posted by JohnLennonForever Fighting is part of the very DNA of hockey. It's always been a violent sport and always will be, you can't take that away from the game. Fights are what fans pay to see alongside with goals. What happens when two guys get in a fight in a hockey game, you see the crowd stand up and cheer. Not booing and telling them to stop.
Well, if that is the kind of "hockey" you pay to see"Good Luck".
Bertuzzi the Baby
28 Mar '08 16:29
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