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Hanxter · 03-12-2004, 06:36 AM

ya know, i'm reminded of the time Ulfie took out Neely, playoffs 90/91 against the Pens, no he didn't break his neck, but, he did take Cam out of the game for a long, long time...
suspension - no... fine - no
not even a penalty...

fast forward to Cam's return, happened to be against the Pens...

the ref is circling the rink during the pre-game skate telling both Cam and Ulfie he's gonna be there...
1 minute into the game, Cam has Ulfie's shirt over his head and pounding him into tomorrow...
when all was said and done Neely is out of the game and Ulfie is in the box for 5...

the ref's reason for Cam's ejection was "intent to injure"...

no suspension & no fine

i was at both games...

now i'm at a crossroads... i watched the replay of "the hit" over and over last night from 3 different angles and what i saw was...
1) Bert was needling Moore and Moore wanted no part of him
2) Bert did indeed blindside him
3) Bert had his fore arm behind Moore's neck as they fell and the landing face first pushed Moore's head back over Bert's arm, what i feel caused the fracture
4) no one knew he was out, let alone with a life threatening injury, when they piled on

the league now is faced with taking a stand and making Bert the fall guy seems appropriate to the front office

suspended for the rest of the year, harsh, but the message is sent...
re-application to play, i find is not needed in this case, in the McSorley incident it was appropriate - he used a stick

as for the fine against the Canucks, i don't know, unless it can be proven he was sent out to take Moore out - then that would be "intent to injure" on the benches part...

it just reminds me of 90/91, justice is cheap...

and easy when you have nothing to lose but a player's career...

or life

03-12-2004, 06:36 AM	#114 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	ya know, i'm reminded of the time Ulfie took out Neely, playoffs 90/91 against the Pens, no he didn't break his neck, but, he did take Cam out of the game for a long, long time... suspension - no... fine - no not even a penalty... fast forward to Cam's return, happened to be against the Pens... the ref is circling the rink during the pre-game skate telling both Cam and Ulfie he's gonna be there... 1 minute into the game, Cam has Ulfie's shirt over his head and pounding him into tomorrow... when all was said and done Neely is out of the game and Ulfie is in the box for 5... the ref's reason for Cam's ejection was "intent to injure"... no suspension & no fine i was at both games... now i'm at a crossroads... i watched the replay of "the hit" over and over last night from 3 different angles and what i saw was... 1) Bert was needling Moore and Moore wanted no part of him 2) Bert did indeed blindside him 3) Bert had his fore arm behind Moore's neck as they fell and the landing face first pushed Moore's head back over Bert's arm, what i feel caused the fracture 4) no one knew he was out, let alone with a life threatening injury, when they piled on the league now is faced with taking a stand and making Bert the fall guy seems appropriate to the front office suspended for the rest of the year, harsh, but the message is sent... re-application to play, i find is not needed in this case, in the McSorley incident it was appropriate - he used a stick as for the fine against the Canucks, i don't know, unless it can be proven he was sent out to take Moore out - then that would be "intent to injure" on the benches part... it just reminds me of 90/91, justice is cheap... and easy when you have nothing to lose but a player's career... or life Last edited by Hanxter; 03-12-2004 at 06:39 AM..