What a joke
The NHL is only suspending Todd Bertuzzi for the rest of regular season and the playoffs. What a slap on the wrist. So the guy loses $500,000 out of the $28 million, four-year contract he signed back in October. I can only hope that the Vancouver police have the cajones to do what the NHL didn't. Hold Bertuzzi fully responsible for his crime and make him pay SERIOUS consequences.
''We want to make clear that this type of conduct will not be tolerated in the NHL,'' league vice president Colin Campbell said in a statement. If they wanted to send a clear message they would have suspended him for life. What they've done is told the league that it's okay to assault another player in retaliation, as long as you're willing to be suspended for a year.
Shame on Commissioner Gary Bettman and shame on the NHL...
The NHL is only suspending Todd Bertuzzi for the rest of regular season and the playoffs. What a slap on the wrist. So the guy loses $500,000 out of the $28 million, four-year contract he signed back in October. I can only hope that the Vancouver police have the cajones to do what the NHL didn't. Hold Bertuzzi fully responsible for his crime and make him pay SERIOUS consequences.
''We want to make clear that this type of conduct will not be tolerated in the NHL,'' league vice president Colin Campbell said in a statement. If they wanted to send a clear message they would have suspended him for life. What they've done is told the league that it's okay to assault another player in retaliation, as long as you're willing to be suspended for a year.
Shame on Commissioner Gary Bettman and shame on the NHL...