Todd Bertuzzi destroys Ryan Johnson

Huge clean hit in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, March 28th, 2011 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. It was a clean hit, he didn't target the head and since when is the armpit the elbow???, the elbow missed him, Johnson was low which is why it was high. Bertuzzi was not suspended.

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[hemsky19]

Lol. The description says clean hit. Then why did he get a 5 min major and a game misconduct?

[NHLArchive]

because the refs screwed up, it isn't something new

[hemsky19]

His elbow hit him right in the head. Case closed.

[NHLArchive]

no he didn't the elbow completely missed

[Shimmerwave]

i don't get hockey.. awkward.

[NHLArchive]

this was a botched hit, but hockey is about grit, determination, skill, finesse, toughness, ect..

[Bob Fox]

Its pathetic that this is considered a huge hut in today's NHL.

[westlin3]

You might want to get your eyes checked.

[eastonrea19]

The elbow came up and drilled him in the head. Im a wings fan and im even saying it hit him in the head

[LOKISlog7]

Hockey

Dirty

bertuzzi......

Is anyone surprised?

[delacroixwalrus]

Bertuzzi has a bit of a history of injuring players. Can't blame the linesmen for giving him a penalty. For all they knew, Bertuzzi helped break another guy's neck.

[IanDavidMcShane]

After the game johnson told todd that it was a clean hit.

[ryNJJ7]

dude that was not a clean hit, i love tuzzi and i played hockey all my life. elbow came up and with the new rules the nhl is enforcing that is classified as a penalty. you cant go into a hit with elbows ablazing. case closed.

[carson bremner]

cause the refs made the wrong call