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I cannot believe he got a 30 game suspension for this. Sure, Simon is a prick but still, what's next? Suspensions for bad language??
I was watching that game and I saw when it happened in real time. I'm a huge Penguins fan and I'm a huge fan of all hockey teams in general. I think that the length of the suspension is warranted.
Chris Simon has been suspended in his career seven times. Seriously, seven times. You can only argue that it was the heat of the fight for so long. Simon has shown he has absolutely no issue with attempting to injure a fellow player, and more often than not he will take that opportunity to do something.
All game Ruutu and Simon were in each other's faces. Both are instigators, both are fighters. You don't see Ruutu slewfooting Simon and then stepping on the back of his leg.
If Ruutu's skate was an inch or two lower his career might very well be over. And let's face it, if Simon swings a little bit lower during his two handed lumberjack swing on Ryan Hollweg, he hits him in the throat. He very possibly could have ended his career as well, possibly his life(collapsed trachea anyone?)
I love hockey because it's fast paced and brutal. But Simon has absolutely no place in the NHL. This guy has shown time and time again that given the opportunity, he will attempt to injure a fellow player.
Fu
ck Simon. And fu
ck comparing that to bad language. You should be shaking your own head for thinking this is some tiny little incident instead of yet another idiotic violent attempt to injure someone by Simon.
Edited, Dec 22nd 2007 8:23am by Brill