Posts About "Matt Cooke"
Penguins Can't Be Finished Making Moves
July 30th, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins caught everyone by surprise two days ago. No fan, no spectator and no member of the media knew that the Penguins were planning to trade center Brandon Sutter so suddenly. Sure, he had been on the trading block for quite some time and it was not a secret why he was there. Sutter is an adequate third line center,...
Matt Cooke Will Be Bought Out
June 19th, 2015 On Thursday, the Minnesota Wild announced that they've placed veteran forward Matt Cooke on waivers for the purposes of buying him out. There had been speculation that the Wild may attempt to free themselves of Cooke, though it wasn't clear that they'd jump on buying him out right away. He has one year remaining on his contract with...
Playing Sean Bergenheim a Bold Move For Mike Yeo
April 16th, 2015 One of the biggest (legitimate) knocks on Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo this season has been roster decisions. Knowing his history of roster decisions concerning players with strong possession numbers in the bottom two forward groups, many fans and analysts feared the worst from the Wild's embarrassment of riches deep in the lineup....
TRADE: Minnesota Wild Acquire Sean Bergenheim
February 25th, 2015 On Tuesday evening, GM Chuck Fletcher made his first move of Trade Deadline season, showing that the Wild have every intention of creating a playoff push. The Minnesota Wild acquired Sean Bergenheim and a 2016 7th round pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2016 3rd round pick. Bergenheim will be looked upon to come...
Hockey News: Sabres Playing to be Traded; Matt Cooke's Injury
February 4th, 2015 Dave Nonis on the state of the Maple Leafs. Ted Nolan motivates his players with hopes of another team trading for them. Getting Tyler Myers will likely be costly. Kyle Okposo has a nasty eye injury. The Islanders brought back the fishstick jerseys. Matt Cooke's season may be over. The Coyotes are bad now,...
Matt Cooke Likely Done For the Season
February 3rd, 2015 The Minnesota Wild received some sour news on Tuesday afternoon, as they learned they could possibly lose Matt Cooke for the rest of the season. Cooke sustained a charley horse against Edmonton from a Rob Klinkhammer knee a week ago today. He will require season ending surgery for a lower body injury, suspected to be from the charley...
