Matt Suspended 4 games for Cooking.

So there it is. The hit that cost us another winger for 4 games. A hit that Cooke shouldn't of made, but shouldn't of been suspended 4 games for either. What is this the NFL where we pick on the Pittsburgh team for being too aggressive? It was a charging call, that Tyutin knew was coming, Bylsma even saw it in his eyes that he knew it was coming. Gets up uninjured and plays every subsequent shift.

Yet we're stuck without Cooke for 4 games. Add that onto a long list of Injury names and pretty soon one of us is going to be out there playing forward for the Penguins. Kunitz going down last night with his lower body injury, Asham being out, Testu, Crosby, Malkin on long term and now Cookie out for 4 games, leaves this team in terrible shape and puts even more of a daunting task on them to play .500 hockey down the stretch.

Cooke knows what he's doing, he knew what he did there, and he knew he caused even more trouble by starting a fight after the hit. He should of slowed up and not even taken the penalty. They spot each other before Cooke is even at the faceoff circles and they still collide and Cooke still leaves his feet to make the hit. A lot of time to dial down the speed, a lot of time to decide not to take the penalty, but the choices are made, and now he sits.

Ton's of people everywhere are screaming for Cooke's banishment from the frozen lands of the NHL. Others, mostly Penguins supporters, say that the suspension is too much for the penalty. No matter what side of the fence you sit on the fact remains, stupid penalty during a game full of stupid mistakes and short comings, leads to a suspension and even more detriment to the Penguins.

The clouds will clear and the sun will shine again soon on the Penguins, but can they survive until then?