Chris Simon of the New York Islanders has been suspended by the NHL once again for yet another action that should have had him thrown out of the league.On Wednesday, Simon deliberately took down Pittsburgh Penguins' Left Winger Jarkko Ruutu and stomped on his foot/heel with the intent to injure. For those that aren't too familiar with hockey, keep in mind that the game is played on ice, hence they use ice skates, hence skates have blades and that's what was used to stomp on Ruutu's foot - not a lame sneaker that some people may have envisioned.Simon's latest actions show once again why he should not be allowed to return to the NHL. Last season, Simon was given a 25-game record breaking suspension that carried over into this season for a two-handed stick attack on New York Rangers Center Ryan Hollweg. Following Wednesday's incident, Simon received a new record breaking 30-game suspension, which will allow him to return on Feb. 21 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. During his suspens
It’s hard to commit an act of violence in the NHL that receives universal condemnation. A player can pour every ounce of energy into an explosive, premeditated, pivoting two-handed slash to the face of his opponent and someone, nay, a legion of people, will come screaming to the defense of the piece of filth.
It doesn’t take much to provide the basis for such bizarro world rationalization. Any questionable action by the player who’s been attacked is all it takes. A genuine foul or perceived slight that went unpunished, either earlier in the game or months previously, justifies the retribution that flows his way.
A barely concealed glee at injuries resulting from cheap shots is not a difficult-to-find sentiment amongst hockey fans. To be fair, it’s the kind of bald-faced sociopathic ranting usually seen in the discussion board trenches, where the normal societal division of those who love to play the callous lunatic and those who love to be outraged is magnif
Ryan Hollweg announced that he will not be pressing charges against Chris Simon for attacking him with an intentional stick-to-face shot during the game on March 9th. Well, I could have told you that...Unless you're a hockey player, or familiar with hockey, it makes sense that there is good violence and bad violence when it comes to playing the game. Cheap hits, fighting and even instigating are all penalties, but are a strategic part of the game, hence the good violence. Swinging your stick into some one's face with the attempt to injure for any reason is purely unacceptable, hence the bad violence. Any type of action with the attempt to injure is simply wrong.Bringing the politics of pressing charges into the game of hockey is just something else that will keep this wonderful sport on its knees. When one plays hockey, he or she knows that there is always the possibility of being injured or attacked intentionally. It's comparable to when one joins the army. He or she knows there is
Well at least some of the Flames players are making a bit of sense on the Chris Simon matter. Sure, they don't agree with Simon's act, but they do realize an underlying issue."It's one thing to be a fiery guy, a hard worker, intense, a guy that crashes and bangs, but it's another thing to take advantage of guys," says Rhett Warrener. "You see a lot of that now -- guys exposed and in vulnerable positions, and they just eat that stuff up. Guys aren't protected at all by the league in that respect. Maybe they should worry about that stuff, too.""It's not the tough guys you have to worry about because they police themselves," says Darren McCarty. "It's the guys who play that pest role who aren't held accountable. All I can say is when I first came into the league, stuff like that didn't happen with those guys because the rules were a little different.""The league protects (players such as Hollweg) with the instigator rule," says Alex Tanguay. "If we have Eric Godard in the lineup
New York Islanders' forward Chris Simon has been suspended by the National Hockey League for the remainder of the season for his actions of attempting to injure Ryan Hollweg of the New York Rangers.The suspension is for 25 games and the remainder of the season. Depending on how far the Islanders advance in the playoffs, if they make the playoffs, he could be suspended for up to 43 games, or even have the suspension carry into next season."The National Hockey League will not accept the use of a stick in the manner and fashion in which Mr. Simon used his," league disciplinarian Colin Campbell said in a statement. "As a consequence of his actions, Mr. Simon has forfeited the privilege of playing in an NHL game again this season, regardless of how many games the Islanders ultimately play."The suspension hearing was originally meant to take place in Toronto, but Simon was unable to fly because of the concussion he suffered after being checked into the boards by Hollweg, which was also the
Chris Simon was suspended for 25 games today and he is forfeiting $80,000 in pay. I feel like this is a good suspension...and about time Colin Campbell did something other than a 3 game suspension. Hopefully it will set a president for these other guys. I do know that Chris Simon did release a statement and apologized for the incident. Anyway for those of you who haven't seen the incident.
During the Rangers vs Islanders game Chris Simon got mad because he was hit hard into the glass by Ryan Hollweg. Simon retaliated by ramming his hockey stick into the face of Hollweg. Here is the video:
