Matt Cooke

   Sliced Erik Karlson's Achilles, ended Marc Savard's career with a dirty hit, has multiple suspensions for dirty plays.  Matt Cooke should not be in the NHL. People do not come to games to see this. They come to see a well played, respectful hockey game. Sure, there is going to be fights and big hits, but intentionally injuring other players is unacceptable.
   Matt Cooke plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, born September 7th, 1978. Canadian born NHL player.  He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in the 08-09 season. He was also a part of Team Canada for the World Championship in 2004.  He has also been a part of the Washington Capitals, and the Vancouver Canucks.
   Cooke has been known to aggravate the other teams, and their fans, from gestures, to language, to physical contact.  Some is good entertainment, but others has no place in hockey.  Should we be considering a longer suspension everytime he does something new? Or, should his career be taken from him, as he has ended others' careers?
   He has lots of talent, and deserves to be a professional, but some of his antics are not meant for the NHL. If he wants to make people bleed, he should have been in a fighting genre of sports.  There is only so far you can take fighting in hockey.  Being an enforcer, as he is, makes his job to be physical, but to also be considerate of other players' well being.
   We believe, if Matt Cooke keeps this up, his time on the ice, playing in the big leagues will be decimated.  He should not be around other talented young men, following their dream, just to have it crushed in an instant because one man only wants to hurt people.  Yes, Cooke is talented, yes it is his job to be physical, but no, he should not be in the NHL ruining others' lives.