New York Islanders forward Chris Simon has been suspended for the remainder of the 2006-07 regular season and the entirety of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Simon is suspended a minimum of 25 games. If the Islanders do not qualify for the 2007 playoffs, or play fewer than 10 playoff games in the 2007 playoffs, Simon would serve additional games at the start of the 2007-08 regular season to satisfy the minimum term of the suspension.The Chris Simon suspension moves ahead of the Marty McSorley suspension in terms of length. I wonder what you have to do get a full season?
Here is Chris Simon's apology. He indicates that he suffered a concussion when hit into the boards by Ryan Hollweg which has been confirmed by team doctors. He claims that as a result of the hit he was completely out of it and does not remember attacking Hollweg. Interestingly, a New York news website took a poll asking their audience if they believed Simon's story. Here are the results:
| Yes | | 33.0% | ||
| No | | 66.0% |
