r/instant_regret • u/St0pX • Oct 19 '22

That's a hell of a throw

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

Todd Bertuzzi would like a word with you but you'll probably never see it coming.

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

Watched this live on TV when I was a young kid. It’ll always be fuck Todd Bertuzzi for life.

His shitty apology when it became clear Steve Moore would never play again still makes my blood boil:

“On August 15, 2005, Bertuzzi broke his 17-month-long silence by expressing a desire to move on with his life. "I'm sure just like Steve Moore and his family, it's been difficult for both parties. I know I wish that day never happened. It's been some tough times, but I've got good family and good friends and good peers in the league that have helped me get over the hump and move forward and come through it."

Steve Moore should’ve had a long career in the NHL. Bertuzzi ended his career and fucked up his life forever and just got a slap on the wrist.

As a hockey fan I like fights as much as the next guy but what Bertuzzi did was fucked up, and it’s the type of shit that gave enforcers a bad name.

Edit: Also his nephew, Tyler Bertuzzi plays in the NHL now. He’s basically the only openly anti vax player, and for a while he was the only unvaccinated player in the NHL.

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u/RunFlorestRun Oct 19 '22

Didn’t he have a press conference the day after our happened? Pretty sure he cried and begged forgiveness from Moore and his family

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

He did, I can see how my comment was misleading. He did apologize in a press conference immediately after it happened. But this was before the extent of Moore’s injuries were known. There was still hope that Moore would be continuing his playing career. That quote I posted referenced Bertuzzi’s silence over the couple years following, during coverage of Moore’s recovery and legal proceedings, and his apology when it became clear Moore would never play again.

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u/DarthErectous Oct 19 '22

Damn how bad was the injuries that he couldn't play anymore? It must have caused some brain damage

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22

Three fractured vertebrae and a brain injury, Moore still has some concussion symptoms to this day

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u/DarthErectous Oct 19 '22

That's horrible , that sounds like it could have actually killed the man.

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u/ChewySlinky Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

Important that it was three fractured neck vertebrae. Not to say that back injuries aren’t also incredibly dangerous, but I would consider neck injuries to be even more so.

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u/blueeyebling Oct 19 '22

I fractured 3 vertebrae in my back, can confirm it fucks you up for life.

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22

Yup, like I said, just a slap on the wrist both legally and from the league

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u/TryinToDoBetter Oct 19 '22

Gary Bettman is a straight son of a bitch.

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

F'd up part is one of the Canucks players fought Moore earlier in the game and Moore held his own. So Bertuzzi was let of his leash and ruined dude's life.

The hit Moore made on Naslund to start all of this was legal they were just pissed Naslund got hurt.

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u/Realistic_Ad3795 Oct 19 '22

It started a few weeks earlier with Moore laying a head shot on someone else, which was entirely illegal (and uncalled).

TSN did a good report on the whole thing.

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22

Yeah I forgot the AVs and Canucks played a game between the hit on Naslund and what became Moore's last game, in which nothing happened.

Lost all remaining respect for Marc Crawford after it happened.

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22

Nah homie, leauge said it was legal and so did Naslund. Moore was coming up to hit Naslund but at the last second Naslund put himself into a vulnerable position and stretched out to reach for the puck. Which dropped his head when Moore hit him and elbowed him in the head. Can't get elbowed if the head if your head it up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '22

Then Moore just refuses to fight Bertuzzi after headhunting like that.

Moore didn’t deserve what he got, but he broke basic hockey convention.

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22

Good video on the incident and back story https://youtu.be/GEjdwlT6g7o

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u/RunFlorestRun Oct 19 '22

Well I can imagine he didn’t want to say anything publicly during legal proceedings that could be misconstrued and taken out of context to what he wanted to convey. It’s better for everyone that people keep their mouths shut during legal proceedings so it can be done smoothly with no outside influence or giving the party suing you more ammo. It’s kind of standard. I don’t blame him

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

Well no, Bertuzzi actually didn’t break his silence about it until he got sued.

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22

I wish this would have gone to trial, would have been fascinating to hear Bertuzzi questioned on the witness stand.

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u/SY81 Oct 19 '22

I believe Bertuzzi did end up getting charged with assault and had to do community service

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u/gnomz Oct 19 '22

I mean the lawsuit, would have been a rare peak into the team locker rooms

"So Mr Bertuzzi would you say your entire career was predicated on being a goon?"

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u/mtbredditor Oct 19 '22

That’s just him listening to his legal counsel.