Todd Bertuzzi was reinstated, and got his own
mildly ridiculous moment on the links reminiscent of Dubya's. ("Now watch this drive.")
With regard to
l'affaire Moore, Darren Eliot of
Sports Illustrated says
it's time to move on. Steve Moore is as entitled as anyone to respectfully disagree, but he's diplomatic. "It's difficult to see that he's able to play again when I still have a long way to go, and not just in hockey, but with my health,"
he said. Moore filed a civil lawsuit that's still pending.
Did Bert get off easy? He'll have this thing hanging over him for a long time — maybe even his whole career. Imagine the scene: a reporter asks Bettman "Have you and the league been too anxious to put this whole thing with Todd Bertuzzi behind you?"
But all Bettman hears is "Todd Bertuzzi behind you," and he ducks under the podium for cover.