Penguins, Cooke agree to terms

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06/22/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins and left wing Matt Cooke have reportedly agreed to terms on a three-year contract.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Tuesday that both sides agreed to the deal on Monday and that it will be made official once the NHL gives its approval.

Cooke could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He has spent the past two seasons with the Penguins, posting 28 goals with 33 assists for 61 points.

The 31-year-old veteran has also played for Vancouver and Washington in 11 NHL seasons. He has 114 goals and 157 assists for 271 points in 738 games.

Cooke may be best-known for a hit he put on Boston's Marc Savard on March 7. Savard suffered a concussion on the play and did not return until the second round of the playoffs.

There was no penalty called on the play, but Cooke's shoulder hit to the head prompted the NHL to craft a new rules proposal regarding hits to the head area. A five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct has been proposed to any player who delivers a lateral, back-pressure or blind-side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted.

The league general managers voted 30-0 to approve of a penalty for such an infraction. Now the process moves on to the players association and the league's board of governors to approve of the new rule.

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