Nolan On Simon Suspension
March 14th, 2007 by murph
NewYorkIslanders.com has a short intyerview with Coach Nolan. I agree with the Coach, 25 games is too many, Hollweg didn’t even miss any games. I would have suspended Simon for the rest of the regular season but let him return for the playoffs. The NHL has received many black eyes from these types of thuggish incidents, and I think Simon was their scapegoat.
To take away the rest of his regular season would have been plenty enough. But to say he can’t be part of the team for the Stanley Cup playoffs does not seem fair.”
“Chris made a mistake. No one is here defending what happened or saying he shouldn’t have been suspended. But it’s obvious something wasn’t right with him. I’ve known Chris since he was a teenager. He doesn’t take out personal vendettas when it’s 1-1 with six minutes left in the biggest game of the season against our biggest rival. That’s just not the player or person he is.”
“I was thinking (the suspension) would be 12 games. This way Chris would be out for the last two games we have against the Rangers at the Coliseum. Maybe the rest of the regular season. But not beyond that.”
