TSN: Cooke - Suspended 7 games.

[MaritimeHockeyNut]

Didnt see this anywhere on the board but our beloved Matt Cooke took out Barrie with his knee.

Of course Cooke should be suspended. Actually isnt there a point where you gotta say enough and just ban the guy from hockey?

Definitely get the rest of the playoffs IMO but I would give him one season at least.

Link

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...e-in-game-3--suspension-coming-010715298.html

TSN reports that cookes history DOES come into question when deciding a suspension and length. 18month rule only refers to loss of salary. There is no other rule that would clear Cooke's past history http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450109

" A player's record is expunged if he goes 18 months without an infraction but that only applies to the formula for calculating lost wages. If a player has a fine or suspension in last 18 months, he's a repeat offender and the lost wages formula is based on number of games suspended (5/82 for a five game suspension) as opposed to number of days (5/182 for a five game suspension in a 182-day regular season).But a player's "history" stays with him as a permanent record and the NHL can take into account any or all past transgressions when determining length of a suspension."

"Article 18.2 of the CBA provides a list of the factors the league will consider when determining supplementary discipline. They are as follows:
(c) The status of the offender and, specifically, whether the Player has a history of being subject to Supplementary Discipline for On-Ice Conduct. Players who repeatedly violate League Playing Rules will be more severely punished for each new violation.

Bolded within the CBA.

Gone for seven

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450237

NHL

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716017&navid=nhl:topheads

Click to read more...

 

[TD Charlie]

I'm not expecting any more than five games tbh

 

[Ratty]

Didn't you know? He's got religion and won't do that anymore.

 

[EverettMike]

Is anyone ever suspended for kneeing?

 

[Kaoz*]

Is anyone ever suspended for kneeing?

Yep.

Porter (4 games) http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2011...me-suspension-given-to-avs-porter-for-knee-on

Hall (2 games) http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=656981

Neal (5 games) http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=695100

Quaider was fined for it as well on Foligno. The fact that Neal has only been suspended for it once tells you punishment is pretty sporadic though. The guy knees someone every other week.

 

[CamFan81]

 

[Ladyfan]

Toss that ass out of the NHL head first.

Garbage player...take out the trash.

I am sick of seeing cooke hurt other players...Not good hockey.

The list is getting longer.

Last playoffs there was that hit from behind on Quaider...The Karlsson "accident"

It is disgusting and the NHL should feel shame for allowing it to continue.

 

[Paddington]

I say 'yes' and I don't even know what the infraction is.

 

[Ladyfan]

You are pricelsss CamFan.

 

[trenton1]

100 games.

 

[VanIsle]

Cooke should have his appendages cut off, then I would feel satisfied.

I have nothing but bad things to say about this guy.

 

[CamFan81]

You are pricelsss CamFan.

ty kind lady


How some people on the mainboard can even give him the benefit of the doubt is beyond me

 

[sarge88]

I'm tech - stupid, but here is a link.





http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...e-in-game-3--suspension-coming-010715298.html


Very dirty, IMO.

Should be 5 minimum due to his history.

 

[CamFan81]

some are saying he has no history due to his last issue being over 18 months ago according to the new CBA

(i have not verified this)

pathetic if true

 

[robert terwilliger]

cooke hasn't been suspended since 2011 so he's well out of it.

 

[VanIsle]

I posted the repeat offender thing and here it is again.

The CBA also defines "repeat offender" at Section 5(d) of Exhibit 8:

"tatus as a "first" or "repeat" offender shall be re-determined every eighteen (18) months. For example, where a Player is suspended for the first time, he is a repeat offender if he is suspended again within eighteen (18) months of the first incident. If he is not suspended a second time within this eighteen (18) month period, he will no longer be treated as a repeat offender for disciplinary purposes.

Don't forget, though, that even if a player is not a "repeat offender" as contemplated by the CBA, the NHL can still consider a player's history as per Section 6(e).

 

[unifiedtheory]

You can remove a player from the Penguins but can't remove the Penguins from the player.

 

[Number8]

Bob McKenzie saying they already diagnosed a torn MCL. Out 4-6 weeks.

 

[missingchicklet]

As pointed out above the NHL can still look at his prior history even if he has been clean for the mandated period. I don't think there is any doubt they will do that. The fact he put Barrie out for the rest of the playoffs should also be taken into consideration given the league has looked at the extent of injuries in the past. It was such an obvious malicious move. Combine that with Cooke's laundry list of injuring players and you have a recipe for a decent suspension. Will that happen? Who knows with that bunch of clowns running things. I don't see how any team can employ that ass hat and feel good about their organization.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

...

How is it possible that this ****er is still allowed to be playing? ****ing seriously.

 

[mislysBB]

Bob McKenzie saying they already diagnosed a torn MCL. Out 4-6 weeks.

That's a huge hit for the Avs. Matt Cooke needs to get what he deserves. Simple as that.

 

[Paddington]

Wow I just saw it. Disgusting. There are some knee-on-knee hits that happen so fast that the player delivering the hit is just trying to stop the opponent by making some sort of contact. This was not one of those hits. This might by the most blatant knee I have ever seen. It looked like a telegraphed WWE move. You know, like when the Macho Man would tap his elbow before dropping it. Cooke was leading with that knee for quite some time.

Throw the book at this piece of trash and be done with him. He's a disgusting individual and an embarrassment to the league. The GMs need to collude and blacklist this jackass.

 

[mHlnGXt9Xlnn1Qes3Vtn]

How can they look at his past? He's basically a new person! Completely changed!

 

[Artemis]

How much more destruction can this guy sow before the league says enough?

 

[mHlnGXt9Xlnn1Qes3Vtn]

How much more destruction can this guy sow before the league says enough?

The really infuriating thing is that if the league gave him a heavy punishment, the NHLPA would rush to his side.

NHLPA: Protecting the players by defending the predators who kill our players...wait