Biggest Scumbag in the NHL

Who comes to mind? I think the guys on this site probably thought of Avery right away. Now, we know that he is a d!ck. But is he really a scumbag? Has he ever done anything so dirty as to injure another player or put a guy's life in jeopardy? No. He is a jackass and a d!ck, but not a total scumbag.

Bertuzzi, on the other hand, is a total scumbag. If there was a white trash hockey player, it would be him. His hit on Moore was one of the worst things I've ever seen anybody do on the ice (along with Simon's two hander across Hollweg's neck and McSorley's swing at Brashear...am I missing anything as bad as these three?). However, those other guys have shown some remorse, whereas Bertuzzi has shown none.

Now he is trying to blame Crawford. Now, all of us who write on this blog and most of you who read this blog (Are there any people in the second group who aren't also in the first group? ha)have played hockey. We all know that coaches may encourage players to seek some retribution on an opposing player after a dirty hit. But no one would ever encourage someone to do what Bertuzzi did. It was a play that would be viewed as totally unacceptable by anyone who has ever played hockey. Anyone. Even Avery. Even Simon. Even McSorley. Anyone.

Now we have an inside source among the NHL players who tells us that Bertuzzi continues to threaten other players on the ice. Inevitably, I'm sure guys who trash talk Bertuzzi on the ice remind him of the horrible thing he did. We know of at least one time where this has happened. Bertuzzi's response? Something to the effect of "You're next." Total scumbag. I hope that Moore gets everything he is asking for and that every penny comes out of Bertuzzi's pocket.

Here's the article that led to my rant:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3543306