I can guarantee Matt Cooke would have got 10-15 games for that hit because he's a repeat offender. My issue is that why only 2 games for something that would result in a steep penalty for a repeat offender? It's like the courts slapping a murderer on the wrists because he didn't have a prior history of committing murder. The NHL needs to grow some stones like other leagues and really clamp down on these hits. I guarantee guys would think twice about running a guy late if they knew it was going to cost them 10+ games pay. If the NHL ever really wants to take these types of hits out of the game they aren't going about it the right way handing out only two games for a predatory hit like this.
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