Key Highlights
- Louis Blues on Nov.
- 29, Alexey Toropchenko struck him with a knee-on-thigh hit, for which Toropchenko got a major penalty and a game misconduct.
- Cooley did not return to that game, but played without issues two days later in San Jose. Then, on Friday in Vancouver, Cooley fell while skating at full speed and crashed into the net — left leg first.
- The above-the-net replay angle shows his leg bending in a way that human limbs were never meant to go. He played the following shift, a minute and 20 seconds total, but did not play in the remaining 3:19 of the game.
- The next night in Calgary, Cooley sat out. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUpon the team’s return to Salt Lake City, Cooley was the only player not on the ice when Monday’s morning skate began.