Report: Bertuzzi disobeyed crawford's orders in moore attack

[rinkrat]

According to a published report, former Vancouver Canucks head coach Marc Crawford claims in court documents that Todd Bertuzzi acted in "direct disobedience" of the team's coaching staff in his 2004 attack on Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore.

The Toronto Star is reporting that Crawford stated that the Canucks' coaching staff was attempting to pull Bertuzzi off the ice before the attack that broke Moore's neck and ended his career.

"Just prior to the attack on Moore, Bertuzzi had been on a shift to kill a penalty, had missed the shift change and had remained on the ice for longer than the rest of his line,'' states Crawford's third-party defence.

Report: Bertuzzi disobeyed Crawford's orders in Moore attack

[Len-Det64]

Regardless of the different players in this situation it was ultimately Bertuzzi's choice and responsibility.

[Diablito93]

Originally Posted by Len-Det64

Regardless of the different players in this situation it was ultimately Bertuzzi's choice and responsibility.

Agreed 100%.

[FishMonger]

That man should not be allowed to play hockey, anywhere, ever again.

[TBrown33]

Even if Crawford put him out there to specifically "send him a message" that very shift, I still don't think blame should fall on Crawford. Bertuzzi is his own man and knew what he was doing.

With that said, the fact that he did miss a shift change is a very legitimate claim for Crawford that he wasn't responsible. It's hard to say he was "sending him out" when he was already on the ice for an extended period of time and missed his change.