] "We will ultimately be judged on our response and
] the message that it sends."

EXACTLY! Which is why anything less than a full 1 year suspension is the WRONG MESSAGE!

...

] It would be one thing if
] Bertuzzi had a history of violence. He doesn't.

This is the most untrue thing I've heard in a long time. This type of behavior IS his game.

NHL levies a just penalty against Bertuzzi for mugging