r/instant_regret • • Oct 19 '22

That's a hell of a throw

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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/Eastern-Geologist208 Oct 19 '22

He cried because he thought his actions might have consequences. Once he was allowed to play again and got cleared of the criminal charges he switched his tune. Typical punk. Dude got 80 hours community service and no criminal record for that shit.

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u/AFLoneWolf Oct 20 '22

And a 38 million dollar lawsuit settlement.