over at FTR, there is a post on Cooke using his elbow to remove Marc Savard’s consciousness from this planet.

While most are in agreement that it was dirty and illeigal, I still don’t like the comparison to the hit of Mike Richards on David Boothe. More disturbing is that most are equating the two.

In reviewing the Cooke hit, I thought it was pretty clear that Cooke used his elbow. Most are saying Cooke used his shoulder. One commentor even boldly stated that Richards wasn’t suspended because he was the Flyers’ star (guess which fanbase this came from).

Am I missing something? Is my Flyers homerism cranked up to 11, thus seeing a clear distinction between what Richards did (led with shoulder, legal) and what Cooke did (led with elbow, illegal)?

what are they complaining about Richards received a major penalty and was kicked out of the game wehere has Cooke “The Headhunter” didn’t even get a call. Shut up Pens fans Kunitz and Cooke have been going high since the our 1st round matchup last season this is nothing new and he deserves what he gets.

Dear Coach Laviolette – please BENCH Scott Hartnell. We’d like to see Carter’s line playing the way it did against Florida and Buffalo, not the lackluster turn-over filled showing last night. That means reinserting Ville Leino to that line, and while normally that would mean either Asham or Powe rides the press box, neither of those two players has done anything but give their usual 100% effort. Arron Asham has played well on the line with Giroux and JVR, while Powe is absolutely essential to victory as part of the "Lucky Charms" Line with Betts and Lappy. Hartnell, on the other hand, has committed turnover after turnover, bad pass following bad pass, missed hit on the tails of missed hit. I think maybe following the Rangers lead on this, and benching players who need it regardless of salary is a good idea. Hell, for all his recent contributions, which in memory since the Olympic break consists of one fight against Phaneuf, you could just as easily dress Riley Cote for the same outcome. The Carter line needs to be firing on all cylinders come the playoffs, and frankly if that means Hartnell is the cylinder that needs replacing so be it. Thank you – A Concerned Fan.