kipwinger 8,754 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) I wondered how long it would take someone to make the comparison to Todd. Lil' Bert would have had to play like a complete cupcake in order to avoid someone, at some time, saying "see, he's just like his uncle...durrrrrrr". Aside from the fact that Todd Bertuzzi, for the vast majority of his career, wasn't a "dirty" player, there's also the fact that slewfooting a guy isn't even in the same ballpark as nearly killing a man on ice. Jordin Tootoo charged, and boarded, guys all the time, yet nobody ever said "see, he's just like Todd Bertuzzi". Why? Because those things are nothing alike. Niklas Kronwall elbowed and forearmed guys in the head for years, yet nobody said "see, just like Bertuzzi". Why? Because those aren't the same thing. But Tyler slewfoots a guy and gets the comparison. Not because they're comparable (they aren't) but because it's easy to make half-assed comparisons of this sort. Tyler is going to be saddled by this absurd comparison for the balance of his career because A) his uncle (who he's nothing like) is Todd Bertuzzi, and B) because most people don't think about something for 2 seconds before they type (or say) it. What a shame. Edited November 3, 2015 by kipwinger 9 PavelValerievichDatsyuk, Smite, kickazz and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 I'm hoping his scoring touch really develops so I can concentrate on his first name rather than his last: "see, just like Tyler Seguin". 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 I think you missed the joke there bud. No, I got it.. was just trying to continue it I suppose; although basically half asleep. It seemed like a good idea at the time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 Where's DraperFan at? I wonder if he'd hate on Tyler Bertuzzi? 1 Detroit \# 1 Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Where's DraperFan at? I wonder if he'd hate on Tyler Bertuzzi? Pretty sure he was banned long ago for hijacking every thread and talking about what a POS he thought Bert was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Tyler didn't apologize so he's a bigger ******* than his uncle (whatever the stars are meant to be in the thread title) No seriously though I agree with kip there, it was only a moment of time before this comparison was made. Typical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
