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Now that was funny.

I can have a better discussion talking to my five year old daughter.

Alright Skippy, I am going to ask you; are the plays in this video making hockey plays? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0waePHWjVGY So then Duncan Keith's check on Matt Cooke is a hockey play as well right? Take your time. We await your response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XiTS8NjNao

From everything that I have read about the kid, he's been a man among boys.

I would say none... UND already has an established hockey tradition and there are only 6 teams in the B1G and UND will continue to get the top recruits like they have in the past.

He'll be playing in the NHL next season. I would bet on it.

The players that your describing are not tough guys they're gutless pukes. They're not making hockey plays... Kneeing, elbowing, targeting the head is not the context of making a hockey play, that is douchebaggery and thuggery. You're definitions of what a hockey play is out of whack, it's almost as if you smoked to much hydroponic weed during the 1980 and 90's.

So, isn't this what kind of going on in college hockey as well right now? In a round about way with the formation of the Big Ten hockey Conference? There just isn't enough power schools yet. You're talking about haves and have nots.

No! I went to a Booster luncheon as well where Blaiser endorsed Hakstol as well and said that the program was in good hands with Dave. For all of the people that love Blais, me being one of them, that should mean something.

It was fantastic. Celebrated all over Boston.

He must have watched the series in an altered state.

Just for the record, when Blais left UND, he endorsed Dave Hakstol and said basically that that UND didn't need to look far because they had the head coach on staff.

Evander Kane became an instant star in Boston with one punch. Kane is a tough S.O.B. and he made a name for himself.

As I was typing this Brad Marchand scores 28 seconds into the game.

This is karma when it catches up with you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XiTS8NjNao And of course Evander Kane Pounds Cooke. This was my favorite one. I was standing in my living room cheering this one. I would buy this guy a beer and shake his hand if I met him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW9Sp-WndwA

This is smash mouth hockey to some I guess, I call it thuggery. I suppose there are many examples of smash mouth hockey as well. There's like hundreds of these examples.

DirecTV. is better.

I am thinking of hosting a party when he's gone.

Then don't, there is no excusing what Matt Cooke has done over the years. He ended the career of a Boston forward in Marc Savard, I also am sick of Pittsburg fans defending him as if he is some kind of a victim and he’s misunderstood. If he left the game tomorrow, the NHL would be better place for it… Think of it this way, if you would, imagine if the wonderful D-bag has ended the career of Alexander Ovechkin, Jonathan Toews or Sidney Crosby people would probably hold him in a different light. I don’t know if you do twitter but there are quite a few writers out there that few similar to this. When you listen to him talk, he sounds like a sociopath. You can bring up Andrew Ference, and Brad Marchand both guys together don't equal a third of the douchebaggery that Cooke has committed over the years. Neither of the said players have ended the careers of anyone or been suspended 31 games by the NHL. 31 > 7

Here's an interesting take on Cooke.

I believe in the old, act like you been there before, respect your opponent and I also learned don't write checks your body can't cash. When I was an MP in the Army I learned that you could escalate or de-escalate a lot of situations based on how you talked to people. A good way to get popped in the chin was to escalate things and talk to people like they were garbage or get cocky with them. This freedom to act like an ass and say whatever you want to people is bunch of bunk. I was in a bar one night and this guy I know said if I start a fight do you have my back. I you start a fight you're going to be on your own. If someone came and started a fight with you for no reason that would be different. The Hockey Code is kind of about respect in my opinion.

By any chance do you practice law? And I agree as well by the way. Hence the assault and battery.

Yep, I put the video up for that hit and the Toews hit as well on this blog post.

I don't like how he leads with the elbow all of the time, I am surprised that he hasn't been suspended more. Although I think you will see him suspended more if he continues down this path, much like Marchand got his ass in a jam for his slew foots. L.A. fans are up in arms about Richards being out with a concussion tonight.

I just saw the dirty elbow by Brown on Toews from the last game...Not a very good video... I will get it up if I can find it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyBSB0PIZJw