I heard a lot of idiots questioning Sid's intestinal fortitude when he didn't play in game seven. They owe him an apology. Lets just hope he's ready by September. Even then, I think that it will be a long time before we're comfortable seeing Sid take a hit without thinking that it might be his last.

In the wake of his suspension, Matt Cooke sought counseling outside the organization.

The article is unclear as to what type of counseling Cooke attended. Far be it from me to speculate or make light of another's suffering, but I came up with a short list of possiblilities:
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1) Mental Health Counselor--Lots of avenues here for a psycho like Cooke. Anywhere from anger management to depression. Maybe Dr. Bob Hartley.
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2) Credit Counselor--Perhaps like a lot of Americans in this economy who have missed a few paychecks, Cooke needs a bit of help spanking his "Debt monkey."
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3) Employment Counselor--A wise choice for a guy who may be one dirty play away from having to get on with his life's work.
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4) Drug Counselor--Unlikely, but my first response to seeing Cooke's elbow was "Are you smoking crack?"
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5) Stop Being a Jackass Counselor--Self explanatory. I could probably use this one myself.

*t kind of takes the sting off of losing to TB knowing that Sid wasn't coming back anyway. The Pens weren't winning anything without Crosby in the lineup.

I was one of the people who voted for the Pens to shut Sid down for the year. No use risking anything with a player like that.

If Malkin was still playing, I may have voted "play him when he's ready"....