This weekend, the National Hockey League gave Chris Simon of the New York Islanders a 25 game suspension for intentionally hitting New York Ranger Ryan Hollweg across the chin with his stick in a game last week. It is one of the toughest penalties in league history. In a story at SportingNews.com, the victim said the punishment was fair...
"I think what he got was pretty much expected around the league and by everybody else," Hollweg said Sunday. "What's done is done. The league has made its decision and it's time to move forward now. I think it's fair."
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=186322
Most fans seem to agree, and authorities say Simon may actually face criminal charges. Still, the league's punishment doesn't go nearly far enough. This was a brutal attack that could have killed or seriously injured another player. The fact that the NHL lets players who do this kind of thing ever play again is an outrage, as is the fact that fans, and even other players, think that this kind of violence is a tolerable part of the game.
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