Left wing Matt Cooke's classic, hockey player grin was on wide display Friday when he was reminded of a meeting last march at Consol Energy Center between the Penguins and Bruins.

The Penguins won that game, 5-2. Of more historical significance, they unloaded on Boston's behemoth defenseman, Zdeno Chara, knocking him to the ice four times.

Slaying the giant so many times starting Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals might be unrealistic, but Cooke believes being as physical as possible against Chara is wise..............


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