NHL Hockey

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See, what you guys are conveniently forgetting of the incident in nature that led to bertuzzi's retaliation.

Moore marked Naslund with an attempt to inflict serious injury. This is why the league is a bag of shit. 15 years ago, a no-name player wouldn't go after the best player in the league. And if anyone says what moore did to Naslund wasn't dirty - i'm sorry, but you obviously haven't played hockey in your life. There was no call on Moore's hit, the league's policing both on the ice and off dropped the ball there. This is what's been happening time and time again, the best players aren't given the respect they deserve, and what happens, the quality of the game suffers because of it. Case in point, look to Havlat, now i don't agree with his response with a cross-check to the face on Recchi. But if any of you watched the game, he was hooked four times in succession without any call and simply got fed up and retaliated. This is the behaviour Lemiuex criticized for years, yet the league doesn't do anything to change it. 'Yes good afternoon, you've reached the NHL, well it appears we're now behind Professional bowling in t.v. ratings so let's introduce ridiculous changes like 3 point victories in a pathetic attempt to revive a game we've lost over the last decade.'

One last point, yes Bertuzzi didn't give Moore a chance to defend himself, but would he have accepted responsibility and faced Todd if confronted - not likely, i'm sure a Colorado player would have stepped in (or maybe an official, lol).