Bertuzzi elbow vs. Hornqvist elbow

by Popov on Mar 29, 2011 5:02 PM EDT

Why does Todd Bertuzzi get off easier on his elbow than Patric Hornqvist? Both got a 5 min major and game misconduct, but Horny got hit with $2500 fine and apparently Bertuzzi gets no fine. I know it was a minimal fine, but it irks me that Horny got it worse than that thug Bertuzzi. If anything, Bertuzzi's elbow was more flagrant - there was some legitimate debate as to whether Horny's elbow actually made contact - Bertuzzi's obviously did. When Hornqvist's punishment was explained, he apparently escaped further punishment b/c the elbow was unintentional and he had no prior record. I am almost willing to concede that Bertuzzi's elbow was unintentional (although he appeared to elevate his elbow much more than Horny did and Ryan Johnson's head was not as down and as low as Tyler Seguin's was), but the histories of these players could not be much different from a thuggery standpoint. Bertuzzi (IMHO) should not even be allowed to play in the league, and Horny has no priors. How does Hornqvist get hit worse than Bertuzzi? I am a huge Preds fan but I never played the sport, so maybe someone with more hockey knowledge can explain this to me. Am I wrong, was Horny's elbow a worse act that justified a harsher sanction despite Bertuzzi's nefarious past?

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Looking at Bertuzzi's hit again . . .

. . . it looks like, in addition to the elbow, he also leaves his feet as he is moving into Johnson.

by Popov on Mar 29, 2011 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

It's politics man!

I harpped on how the NHL didn’t fine the Chara hit! Which was evil! This was a very scary development in which the NHL Network said there was no intent in Chara’s actions and the Hornqvist “hit” they said they would be surprised if he wasn’t suspended. We all know what kind of damage was inflicted on Pacioretty and us Preds fans know how much of a faker rookie Tyler Seguin is. I’m not surprised they didn’t suspend Bertuzzi but I am surprised he didn’t get fined. But this just shows Colin Campbell has a thing for popular teams. I am sick of it!

by preds4ever on Mar 29, 2011 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

CHARAS

hit was interference and no further discipline was required or warrented

by predswilrule on Mar 29, 2011 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

Disagree. If a criminal investigation ensues after a hit...

it is vicious and warranted.

by preds4ever on Apr 4, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Preds' credibility

….or lack there of. If a Preds player like Hornqvist gets a 5 and game plus a fine, whether he really did anything warranting it or not, won’t cause an uproar in any stretch of the imagination as it will in Bertuzzi’s situation playing for Detroit, even though he came in with elbows high to begin with. Bertuzzi may have the history but the bigger team/market is on his side, while Hornqvist is just an “okay” player in the Southern market that could have hurt one of the league’s new “stars.” If Bertuzzi’s hit was on a bigger name guy there would be a fine for sure, if not a suspension. This goes back to SOB’s suspension, which was deserved, but when the same thing happens to Ward repeatedly not even a penalty gets called. This shows how much weight the Preds pull in the grand scheme of the NHL, which slim to none, with slim actually growing a bit depending on if we make a run.

by benginat0r on Mar 30, 2011 1:56 AM EDT reply actions