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I watched it on highspeed first and thought immediately that it looked suspicious at the very least, so it wasn't an issue of slowing it down. I also agree that who the player involved was, is very relevant to the discussion. I recall Bryan Marchment who had a reputation similar to Cooke, and rightfully so. The fact of the matter is, Bryan Marchment purposely injured a few players, but he was also very sloppy with hits and while "intent" wasn't always there, he didn't really care either. If he accidentally hurt someone, you couldn't remove the "who" from the act.

Having said that, I respect the fact that Aaron Ward (an ex-NHL player) said that it would be very difficult to succeed doing something like that on purpose. The clips they showed of other players using the pinning technique did not show the player having his leg up the way Cooke did though. I realize finding footage for that might be difficult though as it isn't the type of thing people make highlight clips of.

I also don't believe the NHL leaders wouldn't have the pitchforks out if they thought there was even a chance there was intent. You can't take out one of the most talented players in the NHL on purpose and not expect the NHL to take action.