Todd Bertuzzi is the Boromir(LOTR) of hockey. Both had power, skill, size, admiration, and one lapse of judgement that tarnished their images forever. Both also had some sort of a redeeming arc.
When Todd got going, he really was like a man among boys... he could manhandle his way through and around anyone in the league. There were other tough guys, but this was a top-line player that could skate and pass and play top-tier hockey. Naslund was the sniper, but Bertuzzi was always around the net, screening, making life difficult for everyone else. That line really was special... that's actually when I first started to really get into hockey.
Bertuzzi was that rare combination of size, grit, and hands. I don't think the Canucks ever had a player like him before, and never had one since he left. It really is too bad that his career is forever tainted by the Steve Moore incident.
You can tell he lived and died for his team. Great players can channel their inner rage into play. That day it got the best of him. He was terribly remorseful for the incident. He made a mistake. He atoned. So he's in the good books in my opinion. The BEST player ever to play Canucks hockey.
@@sports2hedz542 Terribly remorseful for ending a career. Like a drunk driver killing a pedestrian? Well wait, Bert did it on purpose. The drunk driver probably not.
I second this. Put him and Mo in together. It will ease any stink coming from fans around the league about honoring Bert. The whole line saved the franchise and kept the Canucks in Vancouver.
Always loved Bertuzzi. He's way more articulate now than I remember him being when he was a player. The Chelios hit at the end was awesome, but my favourite hit was when they played St. Louis in the playoffs and he gave Al MacInnis a separated shoulder when he hit him in the corner. I think it was a legal hit. Canucks lost that first game, but the hit was a turning point because we went on to win the series due to MacInnis' absence. I miss having a player like Todd.
Bertuzzi people always remember punch 👊 But was a top pwf of 2000s Alot of my fav type of players are extinct in today's game closest would be a Lowry/Wilson type of player. Guys like a prime Benn,Iginla,Lucic, Doan, Morrow, Shanahan,Ladd, Nash, Nolan, Thornton, top players who played hard,hit fight,lead. And I liked the tough defenseman like a Chara,Orpik, Byflugien, Seabrook,Keith,Foote,Hatcher,Stevens,prime Weber,Jackman. Guys who would also fight,block shots,hit hard,even if didn't put up points made it tough on forwards and defended the net.
Great power forward. Unfortunately the only thing he’ll be remembered for is that sucker punch on Moore, but if the league had suspended Moore for that hit on Naslund, then that incident probably doesn’t happen so the league was partially responsible.
My favorite all time Canuck. The league really stifled him and basically ruined the rest of his career. Everything you want in a power forward. Maybe faster. He should be in the ring of honor. The West Coast Express was one of the best lines in hockey. I felt the league was lenient on Moore after his cheap hit on Nasland. I thought he deserved a suspension and Moore probably would have just been slapped around the first time. That last fight was I think their second altercation and Moore was hurt bad. Maybe third. I thought Vancouver had their best chance at the cup that year. Calgary made it to the final. Vancouver was better. Kind of like Domi's sucker punch on Ulf might have cost Toronto the Cup that year also.
May mentioned on a podcast they had a PI follow Moore, and he was without neck brace partying with friends and moving freely just weeks after the incident. Moore was a Harvard boy who was smart enough to know he wasn't good enough to play NHL hockey. He took his payday and fucked off.
What do you mean by legit? Was what Bertuzzi did a legitimate suspension? Definitely. Was Moore a dirty little rat-shit plug of a hockey player who intentionally injured Naslund and irrefutably had something coming in return? Absolutely. I heard the take by May and I'll just say that no one ever deserves to have their neck broken. But, if you injure a team's captain then refuse to fight anyone other than Matt Cooke, it's a guarantee that someone is going to take it into their own hands to settle the score. Moore had ample opportunity to stand there like a man and take the beating he deserved from any of the heavys the canycks had that year. Instead, he picked his spot with Cooke then decided to skate around as if he was completely innocent without protecting himself what so ever when it was blatantly obvious what was going to happen when Bert got to him. The whole lawsuit and everything extra that's gone on since, in my opinion, is nothing but a despicable demonstration by Moore than he continues to believe he was an innocent victim and held no responsibility in the events that took place which is objectively false. So, yes it was legitimate on many levels, but also very illegitimate on many others.
@@dragonflydelta4601 That's screwed up. Brian Burke also heard he was sending out emails not long after the accident (from his hospital bed). Joe Sakic had no problem hanging out with Todd Bertuzzi after the 2006 Olympics.
Todd was the man back in the day, in the early 2000s he was demigod like Hercules around Vancouver.
Hope this moron had to pay a lot of money to Moore to settle that law suit.
absolutely loved Bertuzzi and the West Coast Express. The style they played with was unreal.
Good to hear from Bert, wish we had a player like him on the team today.
Hope this idiot had to pay a lot of money along May and Burke and Crawford and the Orca organisation to settle that law suit.
Todd Bertuzzi is the Boromir(LOTR) of hockey. Both had power, skill, size, admiration, and one lapse of judgement that tarnished their images forever. Both also had some sort of a redeeming arc.
He should go on Brendan Morrisons fishing show
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When Todd got going, he really was like a man among boys... he could manhandle his way through and around anyone in the league. There were other tough guys, but this was a top-line player that could skate and pass and play top-tier hockey. Naslund was the sniper, but Bertuzzi was always around the net, screening, making life difficult for everyone else. That line really was special... that's actually when I first started to really get into hockey.
Bertuzzi was that rare combination of size, grit, and hands. I don't think the Canucks ever had a player like him before, and never had one since he left. It really is too bad that his career is forever tainted by the Steve Moore incident.
You can tell he lived and died for his team. Great players can channel their inner rage into play. That day it got the best of him. He was terribly remorseful for the incident. He made a mistake. He atoned. So he's in the good books in my opinion. The BEST player ever to play Canucks hockey.
guy folded like a tent in the playoffs
Cam Neely
@@sports2hedz542 Terribly remorseful for ending a career. Like a drunk driver killing a pedestrian? Well wait, Bert did it on purpose. The drunk driver probably not.
I remember that Bertuzzi hit! The whole bar went nuts. Man what a freight train! He absolutely bulldozed Chelios into the boards.
The funny thing is he didn't even try
Those were the days ❤
Bertuzzi ur a legend!! West coast express was jus something else
The west coast express belongs in the ring of honour
I second this. Put him and Mo in together. It will ease any stink coming from fans around the league about honoring Bert. The whole line saved the franchise and kept the Canucks in Vancouver.
Always loved Bertuzzi. He's way more articulate now than I remember him being when he was a player. The Chelios hit at the end was awesome, but my favourite hit was when they played St. Louis in the playoffs and he gave Al MacInnis a separated shoulder when he hit him in the corner. I think it was a legal hit. Canucks lost that first game, but the hit was a turning point because we went on to win the series due to MacInnis' absence. I miss having a player like Todd.
Beast, stoke to get a 44 Canuck jersey.
BIG BERT ❤
Bert and pav together was the e funnest hockey I’ve watched . His puck protect skills are unreal
Yes! That hit on Chelios ring of honour.
Bertuzzi people always remember punch 👊
But was a top pwf of 2000s
Alot of my fav type of players are extinct in today's game closest would be a Lowry/Wilson type of player.
Guys like a prime Benn,Iginla,Lucic, Doan, Morrow, Shanahan,Ladd, Nash, Nolan, Thornton, top players who played hard,hit fight,lead. And I liked the tough defenseman like a Chara,Orpik, Byflugien, Seabrook,Keith,Foote,Hatcher,Stevens,prime Weber,Jackman. Guys who would also fight,block shots,hit hard,even if didn't put up points made it tough on forwards and defended the net.
Todd the 🐐
Luv Bert
Todd ,we totally appreciated for what you did for our team , the media was the culprit.
Retire the damn jersey. Legend.
Great power forward. Unfortunately the only thing he’ll be remembered for is that sucker punch on Moore, but if the league had suspended Moore for that hit on Naslund, then that incident probably doesn’t happen so the league was partially responsible.
I'd love to see Steve moore and Bert on a podcast
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I'd love to see Bert on a podcast and have Steve Moore not mentioned once.
My favorite all time Canuck. The league really stifled him and basically ruined the rest of his career. Everything you want in a power forward. Maybe faster. He should be in the ring of honor. The West Coast Express was one of the best lines in hockey. I felt the league was lenient on Moore after his cheap hit on Nasland. I thought he deserved a suspension and Moore probably would have just been slapped around the first time. That last fight was I think their second altercation and Moore was hurt bad. Maybe third. I thought Vancouver had their best chance at the cup that year. Calgary made it to the final. Vancouver was better. Kind of like Domi's sucker punch on Ulf might have cost Toronto the Cup that year also.
So is Steve Moore legit or not? Brad May said it was ‘greasy’ what happened behind the scenes.
May mentioned on a podcast they had a PI follow Moore, and he was without neck brace partying with friends and moving freely just weeks after the incident. Moore was a Harvard boy who was smart enough to know he wasn't good enough to play NHL hockey. He took his payday and fucked off.
What do you mean by legit?
Was what Bertuzzi did a legitimate suspension? Definitely. Was Moore a dirty little rat-shit plug of a hockey player who intentionally injured Naslund and irrefutably had something coming in return? Absolutely.
I heard the take by May and I'll just say that no one ever deserves to have their neck broken. But, if you injure a team's captain then refuse to fight anyone other than Matt Cooke, it's a guarantee that someone is going to take it into their own hands to settle the score. Moore had ample opportunity to stand there like a man and take the beating he deserved from any of the heavys the canycks had that year. Instead, he picked his spot with Cooke then decided to skate around as if he was completely innocent without protecting himself what so ever when it was blatantly obvious what was going to happen when Bert got to him. The whole lawsuit and everything extra that's gone on since, in my opinion, is nothing but a despicable demonstration by Moore than he continues to believe he was an innocent victim and held no responsibility in the events that took place which is objectively false. So, yes it was legitimate on many levels, but also very illegitimate on many others.
Stop talking about it.
@@dragonflydelta4601 That's screwed up.
Brian Burke also heard he was sending out emails not long after the accident (from his hospital bed).
Joe Sakic had no problem hanging out with Todd Bertuzzi after the 2006 Olympics.
@@kevinhernandez4471 Nah...
Canucks fans will never forget Big Bert!!