Comments on: Ugly Day For Simon, Isles http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/ Blogging about the New York Islanders, the NHL and everything else hockey Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:32:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ZamboniMan http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 ZamboniMan Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:35:42 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/#comment-3018 Chris Simon screwed up bad! I know this, ok? But he's going to miss more NHL games for a reactionary hit than Todd Bertuzzi, whose team vowed that Steve Moore "definitely has a bounty on his head," weeks before Bertuzzi ended Moore's career. Bert's butt-buddy teammate, Brad May, continued the above quote with "...and it's gonna be fun when we get (Steve Moore)." WHEN we get him!!! The premeditation of of that incident is what pisses me off that Bertuzzi, whose victim will likely never play again, only missed 20 NHL games. Now, I know Gary Bettman extended that suspension for the majority of 17 months... BUT 15 of those months, NOBODY played in the NHL!!! I knew Simon would get a lengthy suspension, for he is a repeat offender, but so was Bertuzzi: 10 games for exitting the bench to join a fight between Ed Jovanovski and --hmm, an Avalanche player-- Scott Parker. And, lest we forget, Bertuzzi's also the guy who deliberately directed a slapshot at then-Red Wings coach and HHOFer Scotty Bowman. That said, I do NOT condone Simon's slash to the face of Hollweg, but his suspension, having a minimum of 25 games guarantees he will miss more games than any other player -- or coach, for that matter (Toe Blake was fined 2000$US in 1961 for jumping off the bench to punch referee Dalton MacArthur, but missed no games) -- in the history of the league. Based on precendents, this suspension is too long. Also, Sean Avery just knew the right thing to say. I will never buy his voice as one of reason! Funny he called Cam Janssen a meathead, because Avery has made his career being no more than a meathead. GO ISLES! P.S. A note to Ted Nolan and Garth Snow: If the Islanders are to continually support Simon throughout this ordeal, the best way to do so is to re-sign him next year! Chris Simon screwed up bad! I know this, ok? But he’s going to miss more NHL games for a reactionary hit than Todd Bertuzzi, whose team vowed that Steve Moore “definitely has a bounty on his head,” weeks before Bertuzzi ended Moore’s career. Bert’s butt-buddy teammate, Brad May, continued the above quote with “…and it’s gonna be fun when we get (Steve Moore).” WHEN we get him!!! The premeditation of of that incident is what pisses me off that Bertuzzi, whose victim will likely never play again, only missed 20 NHL games. Now, I know Gary Bettman extended that suspension for the majority of 17 months… BUT 15 of those months, NOBODY played in the NHL!!! I knew Simon would get a lengthy suspension, for he is a repeat offender, but so was Bertuzzi: 10 games for exitting the bench to join a fight between Ed Jovanovski and –hmm, an Avalanche player– Scott Parker. And, lest we forget, Bertuzzi’s also the guy who deliberately directed a slapshot at then-Red Wings coach and HHOFer Scotty Bowman.

That said, I do NOT condone Simon’s slash to the face of Hollweg, but his suspension, having a minimum of 25 games guarantees he will miss more games than any other player — or coach, for that matter (Toe Blake was fined 2000$US in 1961 for jumping off the bench to punch referee Dalton MacArthur, but missed no games) — in the history of the league. Based on precendents, this suspension is too long.

Also, Sean Avery just knew the right thing to say. I will never buy his voice as one of reason! Funny he called Cam Janssen a meathead, because Avery has made his career being no more than a meathead.

GO ISLES!

P.S. A note to Ted Nolan and Garth Snow:

If the Islanders are to continually support Simon throughout this ordeal, the best way to do so is to re-sign him next year!

]]> By: jim kleissler http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/comment-page-1/#comment-2568 jim kleissler Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/#comment-2568 Gotta wonder what issues Simon has to do something like that. Embarassing moment for our Islanders. I was pretty much just stunned listening to the reports on sports radio this morning of what happened (missed the action last night too). Gotta wonder what issues Simon has to do something like that. Embarassing moment for our Islanders. I was pretty much just stunned listening to the reports on sports radio this morning of what happened (missed the action last night too).

]]> By: ropadope http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 ropadope Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:41:05 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/#comment-2560 What a dick. He deserves whatever happens to him -- from here on out. What a dick. He deserves whatever happens to him — from here on out.

]]> By: murph http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 murph Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:51:28 +0000 http://www.islandersarmy.com/blog/2007/03/09/ugly-day-for-simon-isles/#comment-2557 great quote from LCS Hockey "Let's just see if Colin Campbell finally does something about this stuff and doesn't give him three games like he gave that other meathead from New Jersey," said Sean Avery. How ignorant, inane, and incompetent does a league have to be for Sean Avery to be the voice of reason? http://www.lcshockey.com/content/030907.asp great quote from LCS Hockey

“Let’s just see if Colin Campbell finally does something about this stuff and doesn’t give him three games like he gave that other meathead from New Jersey,” said Sean Avery.

How ignorant, inane, and incompetent does a league have to be for Sean Avery to be the voice of reason?

http://www.lcshockey.com/content/030907.asp

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