Matrix XII Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 [to scorpio] I know the Heatley thing is more tragic... but I think breaking someones neck would be quite tragic for a person who has it, and for the person who has done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 LMFAO... That's why Burke was saying that the NHL took "10 minutes" to decide the suspension and that it wasn't deserved at all. No way Burke is upset at all about what happened; Burke is only upset about the suspension. He is upset about the suspension yes, but he is even more upset at the effect of losing bert will have on his hockey club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2004 [to scorpio] I know the Heatley thing is more tragic... but I think breaking someones neck would be quite tragic for a person who has it, and for the person who has done it. The whole "broken neck" thing is a bit of a misnomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Jesus Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Suspension of 10 games, at the most. Even though it was a horrible sucker punch, the guy went down like a bag of bones really easily (which puts into question this guy's intentions) but his act went sour when Bertuzzi fell on him and two aves piled on him right after.I see no reason why they should condemn Bert, as both teams and fans have done. Moore's hit on Naslund was flat out cheap, and Moore knew revenge was on the way but didn't want to take it like a man. As I always said, last nite's game was not hockey. It was surreal. Cheers (I hope :unsure: ) First off the reason he went down like a bag of bones is because he was out cold before he hit the ice. Second, the hit he put on Naslund was clean. Even Naslund agreed with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioscheine Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 REMOTE, YOUR ARE SOOO F*CKING WRONG! it was cheep and he got ousted from the rest of the season, i can understand that. but if you are going to press charges on this. YOU FU*KING HIPPICRITS IF YOU CHARGE HIM FOR THIS 1 HIT THEN EVERY TIME 2 PLAYERS FIGHT IT THEY BOTH SHOULD GO TO JAIL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 its ur beloved city's police who is charging bertuzzi... u act as if it's the NHL or the Avs doing the criminal charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2004 i saw the video on hockeyfights.com it ****es me off how this was so blatent. atleast, if you are going to "get" someone... do it somewhat decently instead of being a total bitchass ######. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 And Bettman is only concerned with what looks good for the league. What's your point? They all have vested interests. Oh really? If he was, then he'd have Bertuzzi, a Vancouver fan-favorite, back in the game soon. Bertuzzi is an all star player. No duh he's doing what's best for the league. You just said it yourself. What on earth is your point? You expect him to do what's worst for the league? Also: give me proof that Heatley was "known" for driving irresponsibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Whiz Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Bertuzzi will be spending some time in prison -- as he should. Assault and battery isn't a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2004 Oh really? If he was, then he'd have Bertuzzi, a Vancouver fan-favorite, back in the game soon. Bertuzzi is an all star player.No duh he's doing what's best for the league. You just said it yourself. What on earth is your point? You expect him to do what's worst for the league? Also: give me proof that Heatley was "known" for driving irresponsibly. The NHL has received A LOT of bad press about this incident. Bettman needed to send a message that his office is dealing with it. Someone was critizing Burke for doing what's best for his team. I was just stated that every person has a vested interest. Perhaps the NHLPA should hand out the suspensions since they could represent both the injured and the accused thus removing some bias and adding impartiality. The crash that killed Synder was not Heatley first expensive car that he crashed. You can do a google for it. As I recall, something similar happened with a fancy BMW or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Yes, and that's what they did. Ask the players if they feel it was a valid suspension and I can practically promise you that it will be an overwhelming majority who say it was a just suspension. I just searched what you said. "On Jan. 10, 2002, Heatley, driving a 2001 Infiniti QX4, rear-ended another vehicle, according to a police report. "Heatley told the investigating officer that he didn't notice the other car, a 1997 Infiniti, had stopped for traffic. The collision knocked the older Infiniti into a Jeep Cherokee. "No injuries were reported in that crash, and Heatley was charged with following too closely." Sorry, but that's hardly being "known" for driving irresponsibly. He accidentally hit a person. That happens everyday. There is absolutely no way on earth you can compare that with Heatley's "other accident". That's just asinine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2004 I just searched what you said. "On Jan. 10, 2002, Heatley, driving a 2001 Infiniti QX4, rear-ended another vehicle, according to a police report. "Heatley told the investigating officer that he didn't notice the other car, a 1997 Infiniti, had stopped for traffic. The collision knocked the older Infiniti into a Jeep Cherokee. ... Sorry, but that's hardly being "known" for driving irresponsibly. He accidentally hit a person. That happens everyday. There is absolutely no way on earth you can compare that with Heatley's "other accident". That's just asinine. It was the same street. He was speeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I'd like to see a link to that, considering that everywhere I went said he barely tapped the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2004 I'd like to see a link to that, considering that everywhere I went said he barely tapped the guy. He hid the car in front of him hard enough to push it into the car in front of it. If you have a subscription to the Toronto Star then you can go look it up but the free stuff just goes back 14 days. It was by Rosie Dimanno (sp?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 It doesn't take much to do that. That's really not saying much. Based on the articles I have found, it wasn't a huge hit. Even by what you're telling me, it wasn't a big accident. Hardly indicative of the other accident that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 whatever, Heatley's car accident was not related to the NHL (directly), so it's not up to the NHL to really care about their players' private lives unless theyre into drugs and bad press for the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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