- Feb 10, 2010
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Yes, it's impossible to prove that Matt Cooke or Raffi Torres committing the same hit at the same point in his career after the same history would get the same punishment, but it's also impossible to disprove.
You can make a pretty good case that Cooke got off for several hits that he should have been suspended for - well after the pattern was established. And during that time frame (2011-2014) where he was still dirty and dangerous but not suspended, many NHL media and Penguins advocates said Cooke had been rehabilitated.
Then he deliberately stomped his skate blade on Erik Karlsson's ankle causing a serious and dangerous injury.
That said, I thought the rules were supposed to have gotten more stringent since then - which renders the comparison difficult anyway.
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