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**J.D.** · 03-10-2010, 03:24 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Sadly, I don't expect much of a response from the Bruins in their next meeting.

**bronconick** · 03-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by J.D. View Post

Sadly, I don't expect much of a response from the Bruins in their next meeting.

Now that I think about it, you're probably right. We'll see Campbell and Bettman in the crowd, both teams will be warned before hand, the officials will turn the 1st period into a powerplay-athon.

Even Bertuzzi waited until the 2nd meeting after Moore-Naslund.

**Priceless** · 03-10-2010, 04:07 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by bronconick View Post

Now that I think about it, you're probably right. We'll see Campbell and Bettman in the crowd, both teams will be warned before hand, the officials will turn the 1st period into a powerplay-athon.

Even Bertuzzi waited until the 2nd meeting after Moore-Naslund.

I don't think that's what JD meant.

But the game is televised on the NHL Network so the league will be especially vigilant.

**bronconick** · 03-10-2010, 04:11 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by Priceless View Post

I don't think that's what JD meant.

But the game is televised on the NHL Network so the league will be especially vigilant.

Well, to be fair, the 2nd meeting will be next year. Maybe they'll have a toughness transfusion in the offseason.

**bronconick** · 03-10-2010, 05:42 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

"Brashear delivered a shoulder hit to an unsuspecting player," Colin Campbell, the NHL's senior executive vice president of hockey operations, said in a statement. "It is also my opinion that the hit was delivered late and targeted the head of his opponent, causing significant injury."

- April 27, 2009.

Durrrrrrr

**Priceless** · 03-10-2010, 05:45 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by bronconick View Post

- April 27, 2009.

Durrrrrrr

Well, I'm sure that Brashear didn't get a suspension. Right?

**mookie1995** · 03-10-2010, 06:16 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by Priceless View Post

Well, Cooke took out the Bruins' leading scorer, so they might not go after Cooke. Gee, who is Pittsburgh's leading scorer?

let's not go overboard!!! you realize this is all relative..... just because savard is the bruins best player, that doesn't mean he wouldn't be the 4th or 5th best on the pens.

maybe pascal dupris should keep his head on a swivel.

(and maybe cooke wasn't suspended because it wasn't a penalty!??!?!?! - mookie, right again!

) [still a very dangerous hit, of course.

]

**jmh** · 03-10-2010, 06:51 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by bronconick View Post

- April 27, 2009.

Durrrrrrr

That hit was miles worse than the one on Savard. Brashear took two full strides after Blair Betts had released the puck - he practically wasn't even moving towards until after the release.

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**mookie1995** · 03-10-2010, 07:00 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by jmh View Post

That hit was miles worse than the one on Savard. Brashear took two full strides after Blair Betts had released the puck - he practically wasn't even moving towards until after the release.

nice follow through too by donald.

**jmh** · 03-10-2010, 07:51 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Oh my the Rangers are so bad. They have no clue how to play defense.

**Patman** · 03-10-2010, 07:56 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post

A suspension? Try immediate, lifetime banishment.

The ban would probably come down before the game even ended.

10 games for hitting crosby... 25 for making the league elders look like morons.

**ExileOnDaytonStreet** · 03-10-2010, 09:21 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by jmh View Post

That hit was miles worse than the one on Savard. Brashear took two full strides after Blair Betts had released the puck - he practically wasn't even moving towards until after the release.

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What are they chanting at the end of that video?

**i'zonprize** · 03-10-2010, 09:25 PM

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Wow.. I'm just hearing about this for the first time today on the NHL Network and I thought the NHL reasoning for not suspending this 'repeat offender' was as weak as weak could be. Cooke is a head hunter. Are you telling me with his 2 previuos infractions that he hasn't been warned about doing this again? Are league officials not able to override a clear cut intent, even though no whistle was blown with their current rules' system? Given that this has can could have and will happened to anyone .. the Players deserve more respect and protection from this type of event- than what the league offered today.

Here's my not so crazy example.. Cooke knocks someone off. There is video tape of Cooke knocking someone off. There is video and a record of Cooke knocking peole off in the past.. Cooke has gone to jail because knocking people off in the past.. but this time, this time becasue nobody blew a whistle when Cooke knocked someone off, even though we can see it clearly on video, we can't exactly hold Cooke accountable, because..... we haven't changed the rules yet??? huh? I guess the league can't be held accountable either.. because it's not in the rules..

The players will hold him accountable.. remember, some cat named Neely is in the front office, too. He might lace 'em up himself just to throw down!

**Patman** · 03-10-2010, 09:26 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post

What are they chanting at the end of that video?

I'd disagree with jmh's impression... that was ugly but it was also against Brashear's momentum and was an uppercut where again, you lose power. Not to call it any more clean or classy. Cooke's hit was in the full swing of momentum in that direction with as solid part of the body as possible jammed into Savard's head. That's the type of hit that will quite literally get somebody killed if Colin Campbell gets his way.

**Priceless** · 03-10-2010, 09:32 PM

Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

People are expecting a fight or a cheap shot in the next Bruins/Penguins game, but it's going to be on the NHL Network and is there any doubt that the B's will be told by the league that if they so much as breathe on Cooke (or Crosby, or Malkin) there will be hell to pay? And if they meet again this season, it will be in the playoffs. That would mean the earliest the B's could get retribution is next season.

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