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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Just because he might have dirty plays for a couple does not mean he completely changed as a player. He's been in the league for over 15 years now, and obviously there are going to be stretches without him committing dirty plays, or being suspended. So cleaning up his act for a small stretch of time doesn't mean a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.
Cooke wasn't even suspended in his career prior to 2009, so you could say there was a 10 year period where he was a relatively clean player. Taking less penalties and avoiding suspensions for a couple years isn't much different.
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He's put up less PIM last year than he did for 12 of his 15 seasons