The Simon Suspension

Chris Simon was slapped with a minimum 25 game suspension yesterday (March 10, 2007) for his two handed slash to the face of NY Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg. Simon will be forced to miss games at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season if the Islanders do not qualify for the playoffs, or play fewer than 10 playoff games. Simon will miss the remaining 15 regular season games this year. There is one catch however; even if the Islanders do play over ten playoff games, Simon will not be permitted to participate following that period of time. Colin Campbell, Director of Hockey Operations, stated "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."Unfortunately for Simon, due to his 1M/Year contract, he will forfeit a minimum $80,213.90. Simon has not expressed remorse for his actions, and has not apologized to Hollweg.