No supplementary discipline for Cooke after Karlsson injury
Pittsburgh Penguins agitator Matt Cooke won’t face any supplementary discipline from the National Hockey League over the collision that likely ended Erik Karlsson’s season Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins agitator Matt Cooke won’t face any supplementary discipline from the National Hockey League over the collision that likely ended Erik Karlsson’s season Wednesday night.
Cooke’s skate came down on the Ottawa defenceman’s leg while the two players collided into the boards during Ottawa’s 4-2 loss to the Penguins, slicing Karlsson’s Achilles tendon.
HockeyCentral was the first to report that league disciplinarian Brandan Shanahan had spoken to the general managers of both teams to explain his decision.
Whatever he said is unlikely to soothe Senators GM Bryan Murray, who was furious after the game.
More to come…
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Let’s hope someone finally takes care of this guy, he has ruined enough careers / lives including Marc Savard. Can’t wait to hear what Don Cherry has to say Saturday night, he has mentioned Cooke’s name on numerous occassions and has shown many dirty clips to support his comments.
Repeat offenders have no place in society, Cooke knows what he did & should be ashamed of himself.
Go Sens Go! Do it for # 65 & # 19.
Should be a good one Saturday night even though the Sens are without their 2 top guys.
Is it a deliberate attempt to injury? That’s really not the right question. Every big body check is a deliberate attempt to hurt a player, but an actual deliberate attempt to injure is very rare, and very few players are capable of that kind of comtemp for a fellow player. Matt Cooke being one of those rare types of players.
The question is was this a reckless and careless play. Lifting a skate while hitting a player from behind is definately that. Cooke should be suspended, . . . . again.
Neal made a deliberate attempt to hurt Cooke’s face at the end of the game, and Cooke turtled as he always does. Relying on the men in stripes to protect him from the results of his reckless play. I’d be willing to bet that the linesmen thought for a second or two before stopping Neal. Perhaps next time they play, the Linesmen could start a couple feet further away.
I am a Penguin’s fan and I am embarrassed by this play. As much as I like the Pen’s, Karlsson is a better player than Cooke will ever be. Karlsson lost tonight, the Senators lost tonight and the NHL lost tonight.
This is a case of a reckless skater.
If I were to drive like that on the road I would have lost my licence a longtime ago.
Do fans pay to see skilled players or goons like that.
They took wrestling out of the Olympics, ice hockey ought to be next.
Toni