Confirmed with Link: Matt Cooke (Released from Wild)

[SwimToTheMoon]

Love the signing. I know I'm in the minority though.

 

[mezcal]

I love this.

 

[PariseSuterKoivu]

Don't like him personally, but there's no denying he's a force on the ice. We needed his grit and tenacity and hopefully that will rub off on the youngsters in a good way. This team needed some nastiness, was way too nice, but maybe Cooke is a little overboard on the nastiness scale. LOL. We'll see.

 

[mezcal]

We have needed a guy like this for a long time.

 

[Grover]

Don't know how you guys can be excited for this..

 

[TaLoN]

Wow. You guys should be loving this.

Cooke is a VERY good 3rd liner. He'll play hard, kill penalties, and chip in a handful of goals.

There's a history between Cooke and the Wild... and usually it had to do with some cheap hit/spear/cross-check etc that injured a Wild player.

So I think many of us can be excused for not being a fan of his.

 

[aylib]

Garbage.

 

[Jaykay]

I've always considered him my least favorite player but he seems like a guy I'll like having on our team.

I really don't think a winger was their biggest need though.

 

[mezcal]

He is the type of guy you hate when he is on the other team, and love when he is on yours. We are lucky to get him IMO.

 

[aylib]

He is the type of guy you hate when he is on the other team, and love when he is on yours. We are lucky to get him IMO.

Yes, if you condone your players dishing out cheap shots, then absolutely.

 

[Engebretson]

 

[Sneaky Priest]

He is a pretty unique player and he has cleaned up his act apparently. This is starting to grow on me more and more.

 

[OpRedDawn*]

Glad to have him. Our team needs players like him. He hasn't been that dirty lately anyways right?

 

[Ban Hammered]

Just don't let him have 24.

 

[MNWILDFAN001]

Not sure how I feel about this. I suppose it replaces some of the physical play we lost after trading Clutter.

 

[TaLoN]

He is the type of guy you hate when he is on the other team, and love when he is on yours. We are lucky to get him IMO.

People said that when we had Matt Johnson... I still hated Matt Johnson. I'll still hate Matt Cooke.

I respect that as a player, he brings something the team needs... in that aspect alone I will not get mad at Fletcher over this... but team need aside... I personally would not have wanted Cooke on the team. I'd personally look elsewhere.

 

[aylib]

People said that when we had Matt Johnson... I still hated Matt Johnson. I'll still hate Matt Cooke.

I'm with you. I too, hated Johnson's B.S., and will hate little POS Cooke running around.

 

[J22*]

Yes, if you condone your players dishing out cheap shots, then absolutely.

Lets be honest, with the way Bettman and Shanahan are running things,
teams are at a disadvantage if they dont have a guy like that on their roster. I still cant like this signing though.

 

[saywut]

Well, I may have spoke too soon about that 3 year deal handing out to 4th liners. Cooke is a little better than the 4th liners we've signed in the past, but I can't say I like the contract especially factoring in receiving minimal return for Setoguchi.

Would feel better about this signing if it was at the expense of Torrey Mitchell(for futures) and not Seto.

 

[aylib]

Is Jarkko Ruutu available?

 

[Fel 96]

Well at least, he won't cheap shot our prospects..

 

[Jarick]

Glad we dumped a 20 goal scorer to overpay for a dirt bag who might play as many games as he will be suspended.

Fletcher is a joke GM.

 

[mezcal]

Well at least, he won't cheap shot our prospects..

I can't wait until we play the Oilers.

 

[forthewild]

I hope we miss the playoffs next year **** you chuck #firechuck

 

[SPMaximus]

I hope we miss the playoffs next year **** you chuck #firechuck

okay