Claude Lemieux was a rat and his hit on Draper A YEAR EARLIER was dirty. The NHL only suspended him two games. And then a year later, McCarty pulls away from a linesman, sucker punches Lemieux, tears off his helmet and keeps feeding him after he's turtled and didn't get any suspension.
Who was Lemieux's coach? Marc Crawford.
With that perspective, I almost feel sorry for Crawford and Todd Bertuzzi. While Lemieux didn't suffer a broken vertebra, we're looking at the same behaviour, possibly even worse, with no consequences. McCarty admitted that he never wanted to hurt someone so badly.
Bush league really. Not something I see as a glorious moment for the game.
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