chris-simon Stories - Habs Eyes On The Prize
Globetrotting: KHL's internet crackdown, brawl revisited
Recently, I've been posting video from a YouTube channel under the username "videoKHL", which has made it easy for me to share highlights from the top hockey league outside of North America with the readers. Well, that era is now over. The channel has been shutdown, and by rough translations in...
Cloutier is a Stain
According to reports being released today, Dan Cloutier is trying to find a doctor that will deem him unfit to play. Bottom line, if he can find a doctor that will say this, the Kings won't be able to buy him out. It must also be known that he's already had two doctors tell him that he's cleared to...
The Record Books: Longest Suspension
Franchise Record: Martin Havlat (5 games) League Record: Billy Coutu (Lifetime) Though many referred to Chris Simon's 30 game suspension last season as the longest in hockey history, they apparently forgot about Billy Coutu. One of hockey's original bad-boys, after getting traded to the...
Ryan Hollweg suspended 3 games
I know there are plenty of do-gooders out there. Some purists perhaps. But I am more of an old school kinda guy by nature. So when Ryan Hollweg was suspended for 3 games today for his repeated boarding incident on Alex Pieterangelo, I can't help but think of the incident between Chris Simon and...
The NHL Needs To Finally Get It Right
Watching these clips of incidents involving late hits, sucker punches, swung sticks, and body blows to the head from this season, it becomes very clear that the NHL has a growing problem on their hands.These clips I've featured here have all been controvercial for one reason or another, and have...
Can Any Weight Be Read Into Simon Suspension?
The verdict on the Chris Simon stick swinging incident is in and, surprise, surprise, the NHL has set a precedent with a 25 game suspension.I fell out of my chair, and I wasn't even sitting down!For once, the NHL has gotten it right. By setting the sentence high, all players are well aware of the...
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