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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 01:12

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Penguins forward Matt Cooke will have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL today in regards to a hit from behind on Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin in the first period of last night's game.

The hit occurred at the 14:42 mark of the period. Following a fight with Columbus forward Derick Brassard, Cooke was given a five minute major for charging on the play.

After the game, Cooke said, "It used to be you were responsible for yourself if you turned, but that’s not the way anymore,” Cooke said. “That call’s been called on us four or five times this year. It’s the same thing. He turns and looks and sees me coming. The other defenseman is slowing me down, so I’m not skating full speed at him.”

Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said, "The player looked him right in the eyes and knows he's coming -- he makes sure that he keeps his numbers towards him."

Tyutin told the Columbus Dispatch, "It was the worst hit I’ve ever had from behind .  I wasn’t surprised not when you see him in the highlights all the time for dirty hits."

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written by Luiz Mello, February 09, 2011 - 07:24 AM

Well, I'm no expert, but if "that call's been called on us four or five times this year", isn't it about time we stopped doing it?

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written by Patrick, February 09, 2011 - 08:13 AM

So let's see--the greatest player in the game gets blindsided in the head from behind by Steckel in front onational television, and he doesn't even get fined. But Cooke gets a hearing for this? The NHL's disciplinary system really is a ... well, it rhymes with "muster cluck".

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written by chuckinrlp, February 09, 2011 - 08:20 AM

Cookie could have pulled up a little, but Tyutin clearly saw him coming and turned his back on him so he wouldn't have to take a hit, or so he thought. He is just as much at fault here. There shouldn't be a suspension, but because it's Cooke, there probably will be.

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written by Sooska, February 09, 2011 - 08:46 AM

That call’s been called on us four or five times this year.

Dear Matt Cooke: The NHL has now decided rightly or wrongly that it is now irrelevant what the other players does. Of course it has been called before & it will keep being called regardless of what you think or want. Things have changed. You are not going to win this argument. Digging your heels in about what used to be and not recognizing that you are the poster boy and they will keep calling you until you adapt or run you out of the league. Like Steeler James Harrison and the NFL:he bitched, he was fined, he adapted. You can still hit hard and play to the edge, but get over it. You are hurting your team. The team is short a few important guys & you have just made the bench even shorter when they need you most. Sit down, shut up and change your ways. Love, Sooksa, a big fan. PS: Go Pens

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written by Sarcastic Sword, February 09, 2011 - 09:08 AM

Tyutin had his back to Cooke the whole time - at least in the video posted here..Not sure where the Pens and Bylsma have a beef here....It was a dirty hit...

Lets play devils advocate - lets say that Tyutin did exactly what Bylsma said he did - so what? Avoid making contact.

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written by Bones, February 09, 2011 - 10:01 AM

So the team is likely to be down another key player with a talented Kings team coming to town. Assuming Kunitz remains out, that means that six forwards that played in the first game of the year will miss the game. That's two lines worth of players.

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written by JC65, February 09, 2011 - 11:34 AM

I don't often agree with Jeremy Roenick, but...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Roenick-Matt-Cooke-is-chicken-excrement-deserv?urn=nhl-318976

Taken in a complete vacuum that hit should get him 2 games. Taken as just another cheap shot in a career full of cheap shots, Cooke should be gone for a long, long time.

The very fact that Cooke himself admits that the call has been made before this season illustrates that he knew he was going to get called for that hit and he decided to do it anyway.

What little sympathy I had for James Harrison was based on the fact that the NFL was completely inconsistent with regards to enforcing their version of the headshots rule. I have none of that sympathy for Cooke.

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written by jethro, February 09, 2011 - 11:42 AM

Cooke based on his actions and subsequent comments has truly cemented that he doesn't get it. Drive someone into the boards by hitting them between the numbers (and leaping into him no less) is going to be a penalty EVERY SINGLE TIME...and should be. Hopefully, it won't take Cooke another "four or five times" for this to sink in.

With the Pens so shorthanded already, it is a really selfish play to do something that could have easily gotten him tossed last night and will likely get him suspended today.

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written by Bones, February 09, 2011 - 12:06 PM

Ultimately the NHL is to blame for all of this. Rewrite the rule book so that the gray area is eliminated. Any shot to the head, incidental or not, and the guilty party is sitting. Any hits like Cooke's last night, and the guy sits. Don't even mess around with these ridiculous disciplinary hearings over the phone, you commit the foul and you sit. I don't care if the old school hockey fans throw a fit because the game is getting soft in their opinion. There can still be plenty of big hits, the NHL is not going to become the non-checking league that many people think it will be just because they decide to enforce rules that are intended to keep guys on the ice instead of in the hospital. You have a clearly defined set of rules that are enforced 100% of the time, playoffs included, and guys like Matt Cooke will either have to learn to adjust their game or find a different line of work.

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written by eman41, February 09, 2011 - 12:11 PM

The penalty was for CHARGING.

Rule 42:

A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player who skates or jumps into, or charges an opponent in any manner.

Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner. A “charge” may be the result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame or in open ice.

If Tyutin was facing Cooke, it's still a penalty. He lined him up and left his feet. Hitting him in the numbers just added to it.

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written by 929, February 09, 2011 - 12:20 PM

He’ll get at least two, I’d think.

And I’m certainly not opposed to that.

I’ll freely admit that Matt Cooke is a dirty player. But he needs to not be reckless and stupid on top of that.

He needs to realize that his team is in a dire situation and not leap over the line. Maybe sitting out a few will help him realize that and get back to being on the edge instead of way over it.

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written by Bones, February 09, 2011 - 12:54 PM

Well, according to TSN Volchenkov sits for 3 games. Looks like the NHL is in a disciplinary mood this morning...

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written by 929, February 09, 2011 - 01:11 PM

4 games off, awesome.

Basically the Pens are down 6 forwards at this point.

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written by Disgruntled Goat, February 09, 2011 - 01:32 PM

I'd like to think that he'd spend the time off developing some respect for other players, but probably not.

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written by IRockRed, February 09, 2011 - 01:35 PM

I know most here don't give a rat's *ss to hear it from me, but I'll say it anyway: It's good to see so many Pen's fans call out Cooke for what he is. Say what I know you will out Ovechkin's out-of-control style last year, about Steckle, or about any other one-time event, but neither one of them has a general rep as dirty. The league and the game would be a better and safer place without Cooke in it.
Don't bother, I can find my way out now....

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written by Boom Shaka, February 09, 2011 - 01:37 PM

Where's a wall? I need to beat my head against it!

I understand he's an agitator, but I have to believe the coaching staff would have sat down with him and said, "we need you to produce scoring chances, not make borderline plays to try and rile a team up and make them take stupid penalties."

He's been taking alot of penalties in general this year. Unfortunately, all of it was masked by less injuries and a good PK. That recklessness is really coming back to haunt the team now...

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written by Bones, February 09, 2011 - 01:42 PM

Gotta love a troll that can't correctly spell the name of one of his players...

This is the right call. Like Goat said, it would be nice if he used the time off for some personal reflection, but that ain't going to happen. He will be remembered as one of the nastiest players in league history.

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written by Boom Shaka, February 09, 2011 - 01:59 PM

Give him a break, he's probably still delirious from celebrating the greatest achieveme....I mean two regular season victories against the Penguins

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