Matt Cooke hit on Marc Savard

[Malibook]

I do think it was a cheap shot but unfortunately it was not illegal.
Shoulder to head hits are legal in the NHL.

The fact that the puck was released does not mean that it was a late hit.
It was not a late hit.

Why the fuck do people keep on claiming that it was an elbow?
It was not an elbow.

Campbell and the NHL brass wanted to nail Cooke but there simply was not any rules violation to ding him with.
Numerous NHL staff reviewed every camera angle numerous times blown up in slow motion and they could not find anything illegal about the hit.
It was not an elbow, it was not late, and he didn't jump.
Next year blindside shoulder hits to the head will likely be illegal but right now they are not.

 

[fromPittsburgh]

Samulssen? this guy was a f#@#$ing creep. Gutless, pussy.

true. but, he was very valuable to our team for what he did and how he through opposing players absolutely inside out through a loop.

he's still a hero in the 'burgh.

 

[tbay]

Of course it was a cheap shot and he's well known for that.

 

[Malibook]

Good to see Cooke man up and go Thornton.

Looks like the new rule will be fast tracked and implemented soon.

 

[trm]

If a player with a history of taking cheap shots had injured Sidney Crosby with a hit like Cooke's the league would have handed out a long suspension. The NHL disciplinary process has no credibility.

 

[GlavaMan]

If a player with a history of taking cheap shots had injured Sidney Crosby with a hit like Cooke's the league would have handed out a long suspension. The NHL disciplinary process has no credibility.

Steve Downey has a history of cheap shots and all he got was a $1K fine for trying to bend Crosby's leg like a prezel.