Comments on: Matt Cooke Avoids Suspension

By: Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:53 +0000

This was a shoulder check not an elbow… at high speed if a head get in the way shit happens, that's hockey. It is too bad someone got hurt but lets get real, Matt Cooke did not try to hurt anyone, he was just throwing a shoulder check. Like I said, shit happens, so wake up all you wimps… that can't wait to watch the next big fight and see the blood flow on the ice.

By: George Prax

George Prax — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:57:22 +0000

"But as we’ve stated before, just because something is legal doesn’t necessarily mean you should do it."

Pretty much sums up this entire thing.

What bothers me is that the precedent that's been set is that important people within the league feel that it is wrong to make hits like that - the NHL GMs have decided to make this a penalty, so why isn't that precedent enough to suspend someone? The NHL makes the joke bigger and bigger with with every decision that they make.

Good article.

By: billybarty

billybarty — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:45 +0000

If Shawn Thornton would have put the same hit on Sidney Crosby there would be a suspension! Next time Boston plays Pittsburgh, don't go after Cooke, go after Crosby.

By: Kyle Roussel

Kyle Roussel — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:56:56 +0000

Well since this will only be a penalty next year, everybody better get their legal head shots in now!

The lack of common sense is astonishing. These are supposed to be some of the brightest minds in hockey, yet they are making themselves out to be as smart as a cup of soup.

By: Mo

Mo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:29:33 +0000

The problem is that he did use his elbow. If you watch the replay it was a dirty hit intended to injure. If the intent is to injure another player no matter who it is that player should be fined and suspended. They have this ruling in EVERY OTHER PROFESSIONAL SPORT, that if intent to injure is shown then the players suffer consequances. The lack there of and the un-equal application of this across multiple years is in-fact showing favoritisim among NHL clubs.

The way it shows here is that if you’re on specific NHL teams you can do whatever you want, but everyone else has to toe the line. If this were revered and Bruins thug Thornton had made a Dirty hit on Sid Thornton would be hanging his skates up. It just so happens that Boston is not the beloved child of the NHL. I have to plotely disagree with your precedent argument as well since Campbell has shown in the past to not be fair an equitable when dealing with the Bruins(See last Post season when dealing with Lucic vs. other rulings ealier in the year for similar action) Campbell is a tool and has ruined and is ruining hockey. I for one will boycott the NHL until he is fired.