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Poll: Did the NHL get the Cooke suspension right?

Tyson Barrie

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie, right, leaves the ice after getting injured on a hit by Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Cooke during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, April 21, 2014. The Wild won 1-0 in overtime. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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On Wednesday, the NHL announced that Minnesota forward Matt Cooke had been suspended seven games for kneeing Colorado’s Tyson Barrie during Monday’s Game 3. It’s a stiff punishment and one that factors in Cooke’s history despite the fact that he’s technically not a repeat offender under the new CBA.

At the same time, Barrie suffered a MCL injury that will sideline him for up to six weeks and, as the league’s argument seems to suggest that Cooke was deliberate in his desire to strike Barrie with his knee.

So, did the NHL get it right? Vote in our poll...

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