Ok, I know that everyone is going to call me a Bruins homer on that Matt Cooke / Marc Savard hit. The hit is here.
For the record, I thought Mike Richards should have been suspended for this hit as well. Richards was not a repeat offendender, but they still messed up on that one. To use that wrong decision as precedent is just idiotic.
The NHL disciplinarian (uh-huh), Colin Campbell, said there was no rule violation for what Cooke did, and next year there will be a rule. You can't just make up a rule as you go along. Oh really? A couple of reminders:
A) Brett Hull's skate in the crease for the Stanley Cup winning goal. An "interpretation" was made that made that play different than the like 23 other playoff goals that were waived off that year.
2) Geno Malkin starting a fight with Datsyuk in the last 5 minutes of a Stanley Cup Final game last year. I thought that was a fine and an automatic suspension for the player and the coach? Oh, not in that particular scenario.
Pi) Sean Avery waving his stick in the face of Brodeur. How did that end again? Oh that's right, they made up a rule in the middle of the playoffs......kind of like the other two.
Anyway, final points:
1) Imagine if this was your favorite player or the best player on your team? What would you think then?
2) What about if / when this happens to Sidney Crosby? Do you think there will be no penalty and no suspension?
3) The players are the product you idiots. It is really sad that the greatest sport on earth is getting ruined by bush league morons.
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