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eff that, turco always seemed like a hilarious guy. seems like innocent fun.

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I dig it. Barrel of laughs right there. Guy seems legit.

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mechaphil

im just thinking... obviously not on the same scale.. but pete rose.

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gotta do something while riding the bench.

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"That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat."

Driver of the FIRE LINDY RUFF Bandwagon since 2008.

Here's the thing I'm worried about...if he really did cough up a WAD of bills, he needs to be suspended. If he really only lost a SINGLE five dollar bill, fine him.

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mechaphil

No way he gave the guy back a 'wad of bills'. Not a chance he has cash on the bench, and no way he went back into the locker room to get it.

He signed the $5 bill he got, gave that same one back. That's it. All in good fun.

ahh.. but dont all the players lock all their valuables in one place with the equipment manager? couldnt turco have sent him back to retrieve "25 bucks"?

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Could have, but Turco knows about the gambling rules. I personally find it unlikely he'd bring someone else into it if he was doing it.

I think that 'wad of $5's' is just hyperbole from the fan. I could be wrong, but that just makes the most sense to me.

i hope you are right, tom. this sounds like innocent fun with a fan, and if punished, this could drive the wedge between fan and player even deeper.

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I agree that the wad of bills is stupid unlikely, but ya know, gotta investigate it anyways and all that.

Me, I love Turco and his sense of humor, so I'm loving this. I'd frame that five dollar bill if I was that Habs fan.

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mechaphil

I'm sure the NHL will look into it. If they find he did something more, shame on him.

My gut just says that they won't find anything. Just a hunch, that's all.

No I agree. If Dreger is reporting that the only money exchanged was the original 5 spot (which he is), it's good enough for me.

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mechaphil

Hahahaha that is just awesome. I love that he wrote "Turco Rules" instead of "Blackhawks Rule" or something like that. Marty does indeed...rule.

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heres the bill.

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"That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat."

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Funny as hell as this is, isn't this considered illegal? Defacing currency?

I guess it doesn't matter, really. Our money isn't real anyway lol.

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I don't know about Canada, but in the US, as long as the important parts are still readable, you wouldn't have a problem.

More real than our freaking dollar now anyways lol.

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The original bet was about 5 bucks. The fan gave Turco 5 to 1 on the second bet. Turco lost and owed him 5 bucks. It doesn't make sense that he would give him more.

EDIT: Btw, I think it's hilarious and they shouldn't fine Turco since it was only about 5 bucks.

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A 5 to 1 odds on the original bet is 25 dollars he would owe.

The fan said to make it 5 to 1 that Chicago doesn't score. It's pretty clearly obvious Turco lost 25 bucks on that bet.

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