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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Very true. However, I'd argue that the type of punch that Bertuzzi gave to Moore - without warning, from behind, and with a gloved hand to a helmet - happens many times over the course of a season. In fact, I remember a Flames player receiving a very similar punch in a game about a week later.
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I would argue your argument is out to lunch. But please, start showing examples.
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You have the "premeditation", but were they just saying Moore had to "answer the bell?" That's almost certainly what they meant. Likewise, Bertuzzi's intent likely iwas also only to make Moore "answer the bell" and nothing else.
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Several problems with this: First, most "answer the bell" situations are in the heat of the immediate moment, or later in the same game at most. The Canucks waited two weeks and two meetings, which argues to premeditation.
Second, Moore already answered the bell in the first period of that game when he fought Matt Cooke. The fact that Bertuzzi subsequently went after Moore argues that the Canucks organization was, in fact, out to cause injury. IMO, that wouldn't change Bertuzzi's liability too much since he's already on the hook for his proven actions, but it doesn't help Crawfrord or Orca Bay any.