Yes, I haven't forgot about the Mailbag Monday! Luckily we didn't have many (any) e-mails during the Olympic break, but we have a couple that I'll answer.

What do you think about the Bruins job at the NHL trade deadline?
- Gary V, Flint, MI

Honestly Gary, I think Chiarelli did a horrible job. I know I'm beating a dead horse now, but Chiarelli didn't address the biggest need on this team; getting a goal scoring winger for Marc Savard. Now people were immediately dismissing that the Bruins wouldn't make the team a Stanley Cup finalist, but to that I come back with "it would make them a playoff team". The Bruins are clinging to the 8th place spot with the Rangers breathing down their necks (67 points for NYR, 69 for the Bruins). I don't want to go on a diatribe about this because I am to sore from dancing and to tired from drinking this weekend. For my thoughts (and the thoughts of other talented Bruins bloggers) check out NESN.com's Bruins' round table discussion.

What are your feelings on Matt Cooke and his hit on Savard yesterday?
- Mike C, Danvers, MA

I'll be honest with you Mike, I didn't see it live. I tried to watch the Bruins yesterday, but had to many things to do with my wedding reception being the previous night. With that said, I woke up this morning and had a Facebook message with a YouTube link attached. I watched the video and was absolutely disgusted at what I saw.

(Please be advised that reading beyond this point will mean an increased sense of homerism)

Cooke's elbow to the head of Marc Savard was unwarranted and uncalled for. Unfortunately we've seen these kind of things from Cooke before when he was suspended for two games after a hit to New York Rangers' forward Artem Anisimov on November 30, 2009 and on January 28, 2009 when he was suspended for a dirty hit on Carolina Hurricanes' forward Scott Walker.

Matt Cooke should be suspended because this was more of a "wrong place, wrong time" hit like our friends at The Pens Blog thinks. What happened was more than just Cooke running into a vulnerable Savard (considering Savard JUST shot the puck), it looked as if Cooke found a calculated time to strike down Boston's best player.

Lets go to the video tape!

At 1:15, it is clear to see Cooke either throw his elbow or stick his elbow out to catch Savard's head. Either way, Cooke should be suspended for a couple games. The Penguins will be in town on March 18, 2010 and it should be very interesting!

Interested in hearing our opinions on something? Please feel free to send an e-mail at somethingsbruin(at)gmail.com and we'll include it in our Mailbag Monday!

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