As for accusations of hypocrisy towards the Pens, completely unwarranted, they have publicly spoken in support of the league's suspension of Matt Cooke, hell even Matt Cooke himself has publicly spoken in support of his suspension.
What does say Danny Heatley say about his 2 gamer
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Heatley: "I felt I got him in the chest or shoulder. Obviously I think the two camera angles, weren't the best for that.”
“In that instance I was thinking, finish the check quick and get back in our own end. It's a one-goal game."
Heatley on the hearing: "The way you get to go through it, I think it's fair. You get to say your peace and that's that."
Heatley on discipline after the game: "The way the game went, I thought maybe something might happen to somebody."
Heatley on Ott: "I'm not going to get into a war of words with him. He’s had his fair share of suspensions in the league so for him, all of a sudden to have a halo on his head is kinda funny."
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http://www.csnbayarea.com/03/17/11/S...90&feedID=2798
And what does GM Doug Wilson say
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"Nobody wants to see people getting hurt," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said by phone Wednesday, before Heatley's suspension was announced. "But we have to find a way to keep players safe without changing the game. The reality is that we're not going to be able to take all injuries and concussions out of the game. It's a collision sport."
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Translation: It was a hockey play, blah blah blah
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/articl...tt-476190.html
Let's not forget all the absolutely embarrassing comments that came out of Long Island after goon show.
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When I saw the suspensions on both sides and the fines, I was a little bit surprised it was just our club that got fined. You can ask the league about it. There’s nothing we can do about it but put it behind us and get ready for Buffalo.”
“I’m very proud that our team showed restraint. We came to play hockey and obviously, there’s a lot of things that happen in the course of a game. I’m proud of the way our team competed, and I’m going to support my guys.”
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http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/igloodreams/31195/
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"They're trying to eliminate checks that end up having an impact to the head," Snow said. "The hit that Trevor administered -- I think he had the right intentions. In fact, he ended up maybe being reverse-hit a little bit and falling to the ice. At that point I think he was probably getting off the ice in engagement mode. Things happen pretty fast and that's the way I saw that play unfold."
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Then there was Zenon Konopka and his BS
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”You look at Trevor Gillies,” said Konopka. “He’s a first time offender. He hits a guy, throws a few punches, he gets a nine-game suspension. The guy’s got a wife, two kids and plays in the East Coast Hockey League and AHL most of his career and now he’s going to lose $35,000. And it’s not right. Obviously, the league has their job and not mine, but in here, we feel for him. It hurts not to have Trevor in lineup for nine games. It hurts me, personally, my buddy, out $35,000.”
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http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/...360/story.html
So you have everyone (including me) absolutely speaking out against Cooke but yet look back at this situation, there was a lot of talk about how awesome it was that the Isles did this, that Mario Lemieux and the Pens are hypocrites and should shut up. Well now I ask you who is the hypocrite The Penguins who have spoken out against their own player as well as the rest of the league or the people who seem to think Matt Cooke is only bad guy in the league and anything done to the Pens is karma because of it.
Hell let's keep going look at Snow after Gilles got suspended for the second game in a row
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“From the play, the way I saw it develop, it was a hit from behind on DiBenedetto by the Minnesota player,” Snow said prior to Saturday’s game against St. Louis, the first of 10 Gillies will miss due to the suspension. “Trevor comes over and tries to finish his check. First point of contact was shoulder-to-shoulder. It was not a hit from behind by any means.
“I think his left glove accidentally followed through and made contact to the head. But, by no means do I think he had the intention to hurt the Minnesota player. I think he was going in with good intentions to finish his check, and it’s unfortunate he did receive a 10-game suspension.
“I know Trevor as a person and I know there was no malicious intent when he was finishing the check.”
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http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2...doesnt-get-it/
Let's also not forget Chara's own BS about how the hit was somewhat Pacioretty's fault
It's GMs like these alongside Bettman, Campbell and co that are turning the NHL into a bush league.