![]() ![]() The ensuing suspension, which included the final ten matches of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, gave him plenty of time to think things through. Saving the best lengthiest for last, Cooke crossed the line again by intentionally elbowing Ryan McDonagh’s head in March of 2011. Sympathy for the 33-year-old wasn’t easy to come by. When Evander Kane channeled his inner Evander Holyfield and knocked Cooke out in a fight almost two years ago, there was rejoice amongst the fans outside of Pittsburgh. Normally, there would be outcry but because it was a despised player on the receiving end, it didn’t pan out that way. How the Penguins commentators built up the nerve to justify Cooke’s check on Tyutin is beyond me.ĭuncan Keith gave Cooke a taste of his own medicine when he took it upon himself to down the forward with a head shot of his own. A deliberate hit from behind on defenseman Fedor Tyutin earned him four more games. Moving on to his suspensions in Pittsburgh, Cooke sat out two contests for hitting Scott Walker in the head and another two for a similar offense on Artem Anisimov. ![]() The hit brought rule 48, regarding an illegal check to the head, into play. Last but definitely not least, he blindsided Marc Savard in 2010, sending the playmaker into a trying period that had him live with concussion issues, headaches and depression. Later that year, he made a subtle kicking motion towards the face of Chris Osgood in the Stanley Cup final. Two knee-on-knee incidents, one with Zach Bogosian and the other with Erik Cole, occured in a two-month span of 2009. In 2008, he pretty much altered the career of Vincent Lecavalier with a questionable hit, as the power forward isn’t presently the dominant force he once was. Before we get into this, we should highlight some of his unpunished infractions. Knowing the history of both Cooke and Downie, it’s quite stunning that neither has been featured in one of Shanahan’s video explanations.Īlthough Cooke received a two-game ban in 2004 for spearing Matt Johnson of the Minnesota Wild, his dossier really thickened when he donned a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. And most importantly, a clean record to boast meant nothing for the verdict–nobody was immune to punishment. The message was loud and clear: Shanahan was holding everyone responsible for their actions, even if they came off as more of an accident (such as the Bouchard high stick on Matt Calvert). Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kris Letang, who had no previous run-ins with the National Hockey League’s law, became the first two players to forfeit a couple of matches in the regular season. Nine suspensions, worth a total of 60 games, were issued in the pre-season alone. Why should his early reign in this new position be different at all? (Photo courtesy of Bridget Samuels/ Flikr)ĭuring his playing days, Shanahan was not shy about sticking his nose where it was uncomfortable. Hide and go seek: Matt Cooke used to run from his problems. Subban Patrick Kane Paul Gaustad Pavel Bure Philadelphia Flyers Phil Kessel Radim Vrbata Ray Whitney Rick Nash Roberto Luongo Ryan Getzlaf Ryan Kesler Ryan Malone Ryan Miller Ryan O'Reilly Saku Koivu Scott Hartnell Sergei Bobrovsky Sergei Federov Sports Steven Stamkos Steve Yzerman Taylor Pyatt Teemu Selanne Terry Pegula Thomas Vanek Tim Connolly Tyler Ennis Vancouver Canucks Ville Leino Wayne Gretzky Louis Maxim Afinogenov Michael Grabner Mike Babcock Mike Comrie Mike Richards Mike Smith Nathan Gerbe NHL Nick Boynton Nicklas Lidstrom Niklas Hagman Niklas Kronwall Nikolai Zherdev P.K.
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