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bruins72 wrote:This isn't a first offense for Cooke. He got suspended 2 games the last time he did this. How many should he get this time? 5 or 6? More?
10 is a great number. But I don't think it would happen.
bruins72 wrote:This isn't a first offense for Cooke. He got suspended 2 games the last time he did this. How many should he get this time? 5 or 6? More?
bruins72 wrote:This isn't a first offense for Cooke. He got suspended 2 games the last time he did this. How many should he get this time? 5 or 6? More?
Cam Janssen got 5 games, if they want to send a message (That magic word, if) then Cooke's got to get the same amount at least. It looked to me like he aimed right in to get his shoulder in on Savard's head, so I guess that makes it accurate that he was finishing his check. Never liked him, what a puke.
Now Colin Campbell is saying that it wasn't an elbow. He says it was a shoulder. He compared it to the hit Richards put on Booth, which got no suspension. I'm reading a lot of things now saying not to expect a long suspension or any at all. Campbell is just brutal.
I think Cooke will get suspended because he's a repeat offender. This is worse than the Richards hit on Booth. Anything above a 5 game suspension would be good.
I think the NHL should just implement automatic suspensions to hits to the head. It's really getting out of control.
batdad wrote:Just showing that Tam is a jerk too. Many probably did not know that.
I don't know. I didn't see the hit though. I never heard that Tam as a reputation of a jerk. It's still if first suspension I think. But I admit that it's really stupid that you almost died of a dirty hit then you make one to an other guy.
There is the hit. BRUTAL. One of the nastiest type of hits. Don't care if first, twentieth or four millionth time. Tam could have killed this guy, just as Cormier could have hit him. Tam had tons of time (since the guy has his back turned the whole time) to stop himself from making the check. Suspension is 2 games. Weak, lame and dumb. Should have been 20.
I thought it would be worse, still not very bright. They weren't go that fast and it's maybe what save the other guy. Weak, lame and dumb? Yes, that's the QJMHL.
batdad wrote:Just showing that Tam is a jerk too. Many probably did not know that.
I didn't know that he was a jerk. I still will never agree with Cormiers hit. Hit's from behind (just like Tam's) are disgusting. Hit's from behind are just as bad as head shots. Hit's from behind is a cowardice attack and need to be stopped just as much as headshots. What's the diagnosis on the player he hit?
I agree Philou, the NHL haven't set a precedence for head-shots by not suspending Cooke. Especially with the talks ongoing about trying to outlaw them! That's just plain hypocricy!
I hope the Bruins take some sort of revenge when they play the Penguins next week. Honestly, they need to send a message. I'd even go so far as to sign some minor league goon (or two or three) to a contract and bring him up with the clear purpose of causing trouble. Let them get instigator penalties. Have them go after non-fighters on the Pens and just pummel them. Who cares if they get suspended? More realistically, the "tough guys" on the Bruins need to go after Cooke. If he won't fight (because he's a coward), then they need to push around the Pens' stars. Let them get physical with Crosby and Malkin. Goon it up. Make it very uncomfortable on the Penguins bench. Make Cooke unpopular with his team.
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