I dunno that Bruin’s fans are quick to forget it :p

I know personally those were 2 long weeks for me not knowing if and when Savard would return or whether Cooke would get penalized afterwards for it. Cooke getting pummeled the way and in the manner he did made it all worth while. I wish I was there in the arena when it went down, Cooke was on the ice for less than 30 seconds (?) before Thorton dealt with him in the way only Boston fans could understand.

It’s the only fight that really sticks out in my head all season, and the fact that we lost to Pittsburgh didn’t matter so much as the on-ice hockey justice.

Was also fun to watch Cooke get picked on by the rest of the league, his blind side hit to Savard is an undisputed main event of the 09-10 season.

I would like to see Cooke pummeled every time that the Penguins face the Bruins. Afterall, he took a cheap shot at Savard that cost him a good portion of the season and could, conceivably have ended his career. The only way to stop that kind of thing is to make the price for doing it too high to pay.

thorny is my favorite player for the type of courage he plays with against anybody,and i,d match him physically with anybody,but i,d have to give it to d.j.king vs d.boogarrd , edge king!

Savard is the Youkilis of the Bruins……..disliked by his teammates. Remember when Youk charged the mound last year against Porcillo? It took quite a long time for any other Sox members to get there. That being said, you still have to stand up for your fellow temmates and the Bruins failed miserably in that regard after the Cooke cheap shot. I like Thornton too, but NOTHING was done immediately following the Cooke hit. The Bruins are stacked with talent right now but my question revolves around the amount of heart they have. They were all GUTLESS against Pitt after the cheap shot.

Maybe DZ,

but they were down by a point in that game (?), With 5 minutes left? I know whenever I excel at something and someone tries to take me down a notch, the higher road to take is proving I’m still better than they are.

Granted they lost that game, but to throw a 5 min major when you have a game to win would have been dumb. Not to mention taking into consideration a possible NHL sanction on the hit (which of course didn’t happen either). That said, game 1 would have been the worse time to get revenge, and Claude is a good coach, he wouldn’t have let that stand.

That’s why they took care of things as soon as Cooke was on the ice the next game, and Claude didn’t say a word :p

Anyhow, best fight of the season or not, was still a great moment, almost as great as Savys goal the night he came back, perfect ending to the drama of it all (though would have been nice if it wasnt the ONLY goal he made after coming back).

Thorton is one of my fav players by mere judgment of his character and personality. Love watching his post game interviews … I hope he sticks around for a long time.

Valid points, if.what. I know where you’re coming from but I still feel that close-knit, tough teams (PHI, ANA, etc.)would have handled things differently. I’m not saying they should have “gone McSorley” on the Pens and swing sticks at their heads, but to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is unacceptable. You can hang your hat on time of season, score of game, etc. I’m going to hang my hat on the fact that while a teammate was lying unconscious on the ice, the Bs stood around and stared. And one more thing. If the Bs were actually thinking about messing up a “possible NHL sanction” as you put it, then they are an even bigger bunch of pu$$ies than I first thought.