Match Penalty For Chris Simon

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via the AP, With the Islanders pressing for the tying goal, forward Chris Simon took a match penalty for trying to stomp on Jarkko Ruutu’s foot with just under six minutes left. New York had a few short-handed chances, including Mike Sillinger’s breakaway with 3:18 left, but the veteran forward missed put the puck over the net. “It was a bad time for a penalty,” ... (link)

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Published 12/18/2007 at Wicked Bruins Fan
... within the last five days. With Rask returning to Providence, goaltender Tim Thomas was activated off the IR. Thomas should be able to back-up Auld on Tuesday, and get back in between the pipes soon. Forward Shawn Thornton (foot) and defenseman Bobby Allen (back spasms) have both been cleared to play. Blinks and Links: Sidney Crosby and P.J. Axelsson are mentioned in the same sentence in a post by James Mirtle on an interesting topic… What the hell was Chris Simon thinking? Whatever it was, the Islanders are giving him however long it takes ...

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