Posts About "Matt Cooke"
Who Made the Honor Roll: Grading the Pittsburgh Penguins' Forwards
March 26th, 2013 Most of the players who wear a Pens' sweater deserve to make the honor roll when grading the Pittsburgh Penguins' forwards. There are a number of forwards having career years. The Pens have four forwards ranked in the top-15 of the league in goal-scoring, and this does not include Evgeni Malkin. Injuries or not, goals are never much of...
Do Rangers Have Toughness to Defend Against the Matt Cookes of NHL?
February 18th, 2013 This week, the hockey world was robbed of one of its brightest young stars when Matt Cooke sliced Erik Karlsson's achilles tendon with his skate while delivering a hit from behind. Karlsson's season is finished, and it is a pertinent question as to how long it will take, if ever, for Karlsson to recover the electrifying skating ability...
Did Matt Cooke Slice Erik Karlsson's Achilles Tendon on Purpose?
February 14th, 2013 Did Matt Cooke slice Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon on purpose? The debate has been ongoing, all over social media, since the hit took place. Many fans who have Cooke's dirty reputation etched in their minds' think Cooke returned to his "bad boy" ways and delivered a blow to Karlsson that is crushing to the Ottawa Senators in many...
Pittsburgh Penguins Secondary Scoring Woes Examined
February 13th, 2013 The need for more secondary scoring has been a common refrain from Pittsburgh Penguins fans for a long time. The general idea is that despite an embarrassment of riches at the top, the team’s scoring ability drops off sharply the further down the roster you look. So if the top two lines are shut down, as we saw on Sunday against...Twine Dented: Penguins' Fleet of 20-Goal Scorers Enjoying Career Seasons
There are NHL offenses that make hay with an exceptional first line. There are those which collect modest scoring from a committee of players. Also, there is Pittsburgh. The Penguins lead the NHL in scoring with 244 goals through 75 games, a 3.25 goals per game average that is being padded up and down the lineup. Snipers and...
