Will Matt Cooke be asked to answer the bell?
by FrankD on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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The NHL front offices may have passed on punishing Matt Cooke for his hit on Marc Savard two Sundays ago, but that doesn't mean the Boston Bruins will do the same. In the span of two weeks we've watched a ton of big names involved in questionable hits and injuries. Marc Savard's season is likely over thanks to Matt Cooke, Alex Ovechkin ended Brian Campbell's season, Steve Downie made an obvious attempt to injure Sidney Crosby (and failed) and just last night we saw Alex Goligoski involved in a near devestating crash into the boards due to a check from behind.
But this post isn't about the hits or the injuries as much as it is about retribution. With that said, do you think the Boston Bruins will send someone out to send a message to Matt Cooke? If you take the splash page on the official Boston site literally, then yes -- even if it is in reference to season tickets for 2010-11.
Mark Stuart. Zdeno Chara. Shawn Thornton. All three are prime candidates as Cooke's dancing partner tonight.
Does Cookie drop the mitts tonight?
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Much to the Boston lynchmob’s chagrin, I don’t think the Bruins are going to goon it up.
I see an early fight and then everyone goes about their business and tries to win a game. I think if a Boston player has a chance to make a hit in the corner he might take it with a little more gusto than a normal game.
But all in all I think the buildup (and the fans tonight) will be a little disappointed. Chara isn’t going to slewfoot Crosby, Lucic isn’t going to put Staal through the boards. Short of blood they’ll be disappointed and I don’t think they’re gonna get it.
All that said the Pens still have to be on high alert though.
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
There isn’t gonna be any cheapshots thrown on anyone. But expect someone (my money’s on Lucic) to go right after Matt Cooke within the first shift of when he’s on the ice.
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 18, 2010 11:23 AM EDT reply actions
Is Lucic playing tonight or is he hurt again? Hed be another guy Cooke could possibly have to face. I just hope there ends up being a hockey game tonight and not just a Flyers game. Hopefully Cooke will drop em once and Boston can move on. I doubt that though. I doubt you will see Cooke fight Chara. If theres even a chance of that happening Cooke might want to instigate a fight with someone else on his own first. I’m just hoping the Bruins players arent as insane as Jack Edwards. Fight Cooke, get even. They dont need to try to take out Sid to get even. Even with Savard they would have had to get lucky to make the playoffs. Im sure they dont feel that way, but its the truth. Get Cooke and move on, I dont want to see anymore dirty stuff.
I wasn’t entirely sure when typing this up if Lucic is playing or not, otherwise I’d definitely throw him into the mix as well.
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Jack Edwards: Proving immaturity can come at any age.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Making-Sidney-Crosby-pay-for-Matt-Cooke-s-sins?urn=nhl,228777#remaining-content
So if someone takes out Sid through Edwards’ suggestion, does that mean we get to find and shoot Edwards in the face?
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 18, 2010 11:32 AM EDT reply actions
Crosby’s a big boy, people have been gunning for him for years. He can take care of himself if he has to. I think the Bruins are a little smarter than Edwards; the NHL put 2 veteran refs on the game tonight (not a coincidence) and Colie Campbell will be in the house, and it’s not because he wanted to party in Boston for St. Pat’s Day.
If, say, Lucic buries Crosby with a questionable hit, he’s gonna get a hefty suspension. This will not:
A- improve the Bruins very much up-in-the-air playoff hopes
B- bring back Marc Savard
Eye for eye won’t work here. If they make anyone pay, the need to confront Cooke and handle it the right way. (With fists!)
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
by Hooks Orpik on Mar 18, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Cooke will answer the call
Cooke’s “reputation”, accurately assigned or not, has gotten him in the current hot water, not the actual hit itself. He also has a reputation for avoiding fights which seems to persist. It just goes to show that people will believe what they want to and ignore the facts.
Niedermeyer, Drury, Kovalchuk, Callahan (and I think there was one more). He’s dropped the mitts with all of them this year.
And as far as going after Crosby? Those in the Boston media should be ashamed. I believe the Boston players (especially Sid’s friend Bergeron) have more honor than that. On top of that, Sid is ready. Heck, he’s been the most targeted player since he entered the league 5 years ago. Boston has tough guys, but they are not goons and the team is fighting for a playoff spot.
Boston has some very smart players on their team, the people that make a living writing about them is another story.
Boston has some very smart players on their team, the people that make a living writing about them is another story.
You’ll have to forgive them as they haven’t been paying attention until now.
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You’re just jealous Rawnny Cook is a quee-ah and Mahk Madden is a fatass. No one enjoys winning
/Tommy from Quinzee’d
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
People that don't read Kissing Suzy Kolber are probably really confused
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
No doubt
I bet he’d even have a go with Martin St. Louis if the opportunity presented itself.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 18, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Cooke will fight early.
Then that’s it. The only thing I’m worried about is if it the game is a blowout. Say it’s 6-1 for us (or vice versa) in the 3rd, that’s when I could see it getting chippy (and that’s when I hope DB sits Sid down).
Godard will be in the lineup tonight, thank God…no pun intended(seriously!). He might get more than his usual ice time tonight.
871
Ughh some guy thinks Sid should fight
like as a “leadership” thing. There is a very small chance Sid would do that, but with Malkin out, that chance probably drops down to next to nothing.
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The Penguin who could show some leadership and diffuse this situation by dropping the gloves LIKE A CAPTAIN- is Sidney Crosby
That’s one of the most non-sensical sentences I’ve ever read.
Especially coming off the heels that no Bruins even tried to rough up, hit, fight ANY Penguin after the hit. Why does Crosby have to fight? He didn’t do anything.
If anyone needs to step up and drop the gloves (aside from Cooke, of course) it’s gotta be a leader in Boston, not Pittsburgh.
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
If anyone needs to step up and drop the gloves (aside from Cooke, of course) it’s gotta be a leader in Boston, not Pittsburgh.
That’s a great point, but it’s the whole “eye for an eye” thing. You know, the whole you take out our star, we’ll take out yours thing and, with Malkin out, it only makes the bulls-eye on Sid’s back bigger.
871
As Apollo Creed said at the end of Rocky II "Ding Ding"
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
Ken deserves a big thanks for his work over the years. It seems a shame for him to leave now just as the team is about to take such a big step moving into the new arena, but congrats to Dave Morehouse. He’s a great guy and I’m sure he’ll do a fantastic job.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Mar 18, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Just a minute...
There’s a little point most people who advocate hurting Crosby or taking him out for the year or longer aren’t considering. With trash like Wyshitski at Puck Daddy fanning the flames like the yellow journalists at Fox, and Bawlston fans trying to entice their pseudo intellectuals on ice to retaliate against Crosby…it’s not just a possible suspension. It could cost someone a hell of a lot of money! And that should be taken into account in doled out punishment by the league. Make a million a year and lose 10 – 15 games UNPAID! What if you’re on the lower end of the pay scale, say 5 – 6 hundred thousand and lose 15 games UNPAID?
I’m sure the fans will appreciate the stupidity but I’m also sure not one of them will contribute to the player when he loses a great deal of money.
So who on Bawlston’s team wants to live as poorly as those lusting for blood?
Just a thought.
Did you really just ask us to consider sympathizing with a guy losing $110,000 (low-end) when he is still making $490,000 to play a kids game?
Get me an in at your job?
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
Ulf,
I’m not sure where you got the idea I was asking for sympathy for anyone, just stating a financial fact no one seems to have considered. This isn’t a pickup league out on the pond. This is their livelyhood.
Have you read any of the tripe the Boston fans are posting? Many want Crosby hurt and out for the season. Even their idiotic play-by-play guy.
What I thought I said was that if someone from Boston “intentionally” hurts Crosby, they will likely get a suspension and also lose pay for however many games they’re out.
I don’t know about you, but if I were making the kind of money those guys make and retaliated against Crosby or Malkin or Gonch knowing I’d give up that kind of money I’d think long and hard about losing 10 or 20% of my pay!
And I don’t care if he lost 110,000 out of 490,000, if you can afford to lose that much, you ain’t well! Want to give up 1/3 of YOUR pay?
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