I was not in favor of signing Cooke when they did. I don't like him. I think he's what's wrong with the game. I think he's an idiot for wasting his ability to help a team - within the rules - by undeniably being a cheap shot artist. I think that's selfish and stupid. I also thought the Wild took too much risk for not enough reward. You knew that WHEN he did something dumb, his history would come to bear and his punishment would reflect that - further hurting the team.
This season played out like it should have - in that he proved his value to the team overall - other than he made it until game three of the playoffs as David Bannister before he Hulked out.
And now a good hockey player's (Barrie) season is likely over. And I've had to be talking about Matt *&&%!@ Cooke instead of the Wild playing a(n otherwise) great game, and getting back into a series, after getting their butts handed to them by the incredible MacKinnon and his merry band of Avs the game before.
Take Cooke's stupid, dangerous, BS, illegal, idiotic, selfish, stupid play out, and that's one great hockey game. But we cannot take Cooke's play out. I hate Cooke for that.
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