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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Some say it was an accident, others don't. Whether or not it was actually intentional doesn't go against the fact that it was Cooke who was involved in the play, and was a complete idiot by raising his skate like that.
How many other players this year had their Achilles cut in a similar fashion? Heck how many in the last 5 years? I honestly can't think of one where a similar action occurred. The only time it really has happened involved Matt Cooke; the player many people consider to be the dirtiest player in the game (him or Torres at least).
I don't think it was intentional, but considering who was involved you really can't be 100% sure it was not either.
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Outside of Sens fans and Cooke haters who said it was intentional?
Every former player I heard said it looked almost impossible to be intentional and Cooke would have to have had amazing foot control to hit right at the exact spot where his leg was exposed while not looking down to hurt him intentionally.
The fact that it hasn't happened before seems to indicate that it was a complete fluke. There are plenty of similar hits but to get the right spot is extremely tough to do.