Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke leveled Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid into the end boards in the second period of Saturday evening's Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals clash.
McQuaid struggled to return to his feet and left the game, while the vicious hit resulted in a five-minute major for Cooke, and a game misconduct that ejected him from the game.
This was the second particularly notable case of Cooke leveling a player in such fashion. Back in 2010, he laid out another Bruin—center Marc Savard. The concussion Savard sustained from the collision was the first of two major ones he suffered, and he hasn't played since. Cooke did not receive a suspension nor a penalty for it.
TSN's Aaron Ward tweeted that McQuaid returned to the ice, and wondered how Cooke's past would impact a potential suspension:
Ward references San Jose Sharks left winger Raffi Torres, who received a 25-game suspension back in 2012 for a hit on Marian Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks, though it was later reduced to 21 games.
Torres was suspended for the remainder of this year's Wes ...
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Matt Cooke Receives Game Misconduct in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
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