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X 2....and the exact reason, IMO , you need guys to take care of business on the ice for you....

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He won't be gone for life. I'm sure he will be made example of though. Despite what Campbell does, Mario has a chance to set his own precedent.

I'm betting on an 8 games suspension. Mario will strip him of ever wearing an "A" again. Maybe even healthy scratch him for a while.

But banning for life? Nah. If Bertuzzi, McSorley, and Gillies can attack someone as brutally as they all did and still play in the league, then Matt "Flying Elbow" Cooke will still be playing.

Penguins won't waive him either, there are 29 other teams out there who would snatch a 15 goal, elite PK'er and laugh at the Pens for letting him go.

His punishment needs to be severe, but Matt Cooke ain't going nowhere.

(This is NOT a defense of Matt Cooke, simply stating my opinion on what I think will happen, and the reality of the NHL.)

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Scott I can think of a few teams who's stars he cheapshot that wouldn't want him. Some people who's knees he wrecked maybe. Also some teams would likely be worried depending on the locker room makeup.

Tonight everyone in San Jose is a Blackhawk fan.

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Will the coyotes get that pp call with under 3 minutes left to be given the chance to tie

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Good point. 25 teams would want him :)

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Yeah maybe 10, 15max if they want to handle the increased scrutiny that will be on this guy now. He will be under a microscope for the remainder of his carrer. Be serious he is the flame that started all this headshot, blindshot GM meetings. All GMs called for longer suspensions on repeat offenders. They are trying to stop it. Who wants the blindshot headshot poster boy? Sorry but even Mario made himself the biggest hypocrite of the year when he tried to say word one about a team gooning it up. Watch the video Tom and I posted again. You think its a coincidence someone took a shot at Crosbys head Cooke style? Cherry even says this was going to happen in the video. It did. Who wants to subject their Stars to that danger. Averys not even that bad and Dallas waived him.

I can think of 6 teams who wouldnt be able to take him based on injuries and I can think of a lot of teams who I cant see him fitting into the roster. There are teams that may take him, but I think if you stop and think its a lot less then you are estimating. A lot of the teams that might take him have young locker rooms which creates a whole seperate discussion. High level teams why subject your star players to the retaliation attacks see Crosby, why subject your team image to the poster boy of cheap shots? I just dont see it.

One things for sure he will be getting yet another vacation this year. Hey didnt I say that would happen a week or two ago? :r

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Grandpa just led his team to the Leagur Championship last night, Young Man. ;)

The Rangers are p#**ies? :sh

McSorley never played again in the NHL after the Brashear incident. I will be shocked if Gillies plays again in the NHL. But you are right about Cooke, he will probably get 8 or so.....which is a joke, they should give him the rest of the season off...INCLUDING playoffs. :2

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As a Ranger fan I hate to agree with you Tom but you just might be right.

Very disappointed in the 4 that were on the ice at the time.

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I was being more tongue in cheek than anything, Al, but you are right...soembody should have responded. :2

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Matt Cooke please report to the Principals Office.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=556712

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=358971
Zetterberg has ground, but Marchand just comming off a suspension for a hit to the head speaking out? Uhhhhhhhhh Sure theres is a spindoctor around here somewhere. Just give it a little time.

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The hearing was supposed to be 1:30 EST, I figured the result would already be known. :mad:

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Wow... Cherry was dead on - March of 2010!

Kind of eerie how he mentioned next time it could be Crosby with what happened to him this year.

:sad

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Off with his head!

Ok so they didn't actually behead him, but he is gone for a while. I really really hope this helps change things.

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Thats a pretty good slap.
Whats funny is the post game yesterday the Pens Coach had this crap what can I say attitude. Yup we were the ones jumping up and down about ending headshots that took out our star. Yup our repeat offender just did it again, will be suspended and cost us the game. Yup we look like huge hypocrites right now. :r That interview is epic talk about yeah we got caught with our pants down. Its going to be interesting if they keep Cooke.


Damn 220k for that hit. Bwahahahhaahhaahahahahahha well done Cooke. Next time just throw the money off a building atleast people will like you more for it.

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Pierre McGuire is a douchey little troll, but this interview about Matt Cooke is pretty good.

Melnick with Pierre Mcguire March 21

Click on that interview link in the player.

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The Bruins are bigger pu**ies than the Rangers after what Cooke did to Marc Sevard. There is no reason that this pos should still be alive and skating.

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Impressed with Bylsma's comments about the hit and Cooke's suspension.... Don't have a link, watched it on ESPN this AM...

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Agreed. :tu

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lol 99% of those are penalties in today's NHL.

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That's awesome :tu

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Sharks move to within one point of the Wings :wo
Clowe says dont touch the rookie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a65HbdatAY

Tom the Hawks play the Wings three times in these last few weeks. Counting on the Hawks to help the Sharks overtake second.

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Montreal you people are out of your minds:=:
Now they are going after sports talk guys,I think they need some sunshine up north :r
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...847/story.html

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Mike, if the Hawks could win all 3 (very tough w/o Sharp and Bolland), they might give the Wings a run for the Central.

Oh yeah.....Stupid %#&*ing 3 point games.

That is all.

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I wish the Wings could just stay healthy.

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Everyone is dealing with injuries Mike. Deep teams work through it and keep going.

Hawks lost Sharp and Bolland.

Sharks are down two Dman Huskins and Wallin and one of the best face off men in Nichol for weeks and just got Boyle back.

Canucks lost one of the best faceoff men in the league Malholtra for the year.

Everyone has injuries. Good teams work through it. All teams are dealing with issues.


OOOOOOOO man Bruins Habs rematch tonight. I am watching that for sure.

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The B's send a message 7-0 beat down. Olay, Olay :sl

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Wow! :sl

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Watched the game the Bs scoring the 5-3 short handed goal. Was the icing on the cake. That was a meltdown of epic proportion.

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Yeah I know, but c'mon.

Dastyuk, Franzen, Hudler, Bertuzzi and Osgood are out. We just got Rafalski back, thank God, and Stuart is just off of the liquid food thanks to a broken jaw. I really hope Babcock is resting at least a couple of them for the playoffs rather than more serious issues.

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911 in Canada is ringing off the hook..."somebody arrest the Bruins for the beat down they laid on the Habs" :D

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HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTT .
Did he just. Unreal.

Marleau Bails his team out 2x in a few minutes. Including bailing out the Captain who took a really stupid peanlty that gave the Kings the lead. That was so bad by Thorton. You are the Captain and you take an absolutely brainless penalty like that with a few minutes left after Marleau just ties the game? Wow so bad by Thorton.

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Niemi can't beat Quick in the shootout.

Stoll is unreal, 8 of 9 so far this year.

Stupid Sharks. :mad:

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Good thing there are no shootouts in the playoffs. Still dont like the idea of the Sharks matching up against the Kings in the playoffs they play them really well. Still Sharks currently tied with the Wings in points, but Wings have a game in hand. Would be interesting if they beat them out by a point.

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I have never seen Montreal roll over and play dead like this before in 50+ years of watching the Bruins and the NHL. Marchand might be taking a few days off for his hit at the end of the game though.

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Sharks might catch them if we stay on this current losing streak :td If there are no more SO games for either team and they end up tied, Wings have the tiebreaker.

I can't believe the Habs got killed last night. I thought it would be way tighter.

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Crosby, Malkin, Orpik, Comrie, Letestu, Jeffery, Tangradi. Large chunks of the year without Staal, and others injured for many games: Asham, Kunitz Martin...

It aint just the Wings.

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Man Games lost:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99...nstitre-52.png

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I think that depends on how things end up exactly. If the records are a dead match the sharks won 3 of 4 from the Wings. They have the wins advantage over them and based on that would take the 2nd spot. Wings aren't so much on a losing streak as playing 500 hockey. Sharks were red hot, but have slowed also. Both teams will be playing desperate teams on the bubble. The kings lastnight were a perfect example. Wings playing a desperate Hawks team 3 times could be bad. Its going to be fun, but I think 1-3 are locked up. Sorry Tom I don't think the Hawks will overtake for second or third. 4th.

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No need to be sorry, I agree that it's unlikely the Hawks will move that high unless somehow they take 3 of 3 in regulation from the Wings....not bloody likely.

5 teams battling for the last 4 spots in the West now that Calgary looks like toast. Who will be the odd team out?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTZd7MkSNHs


Matt Bradley paid his pound of flesh for this hit. Got cut bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTyCSoVnOfM

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Went to the Bruins Yesterday Best game i have ever been to.
Took my son Lucas to his first game had a blast. Just wish he could have seen a win but it was worth it.

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Awesome, the B's did not start playing until the last period.
I hate sounding like a crybaby buy the officials were terrible and helped steal the game:td

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From ESPN.com

So games won not including SO wins comes before games won between the teams. Sharks have 5 SO wins while the Wings have 4.

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Ahhhhhh never looked at shoutout wins.
Guess the Sharks will just have to win it by points. :tu

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Here is what Alexei Kovalev does to your brain when you face him in a shootout:

http://i53.tinypic.com/akej45.jpg

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UND vs Denver on ESPNU right now.

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Hossa's first goal against the Wings since he left and it is the game winner in OT :td I have mixed feelings on Z's hooking penalty with less than a minute to go to prevent a 2 on 1. Sure it stopped them from winning in regulation but it gave the Hawks a PP to start OT. Which led to the Hossa goal.

That first period was so slow! 6 penalties and Bertuzzi gets tossed. He'll probably get suspended as he led with his elbow. Thought Bertuzzi's size played a part in Ryan Johnson getting hit in the head. Johnson's head is basically at Berts elbow :r Glad to see Johnson didn't get seriously hurt, and returned to the game later.

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But like you said, Son, it stopped them from winning in regulation. They can't "not call" a blatant penalty because overtime is looming. :)

I am not so sure Berschmoozi will get suspended, and I won't be angry if he is not. Dumb decision to turn and make the hit skating backward, but I don't think he meant to drill Johnson's head the way he did. I guess we have to leave it to the "experts".