WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT CHRIS SIMON
"Nobody wants to fight him. They just hold on and prey for the linesmen to save them."
"He beat the living crap out of a Flyer (Joel Otto) last Sunday (March 9, 1997)."
"Otto got into the fight with Simon because he is a team player (he stands up for his teammates) and won't back down to anyone. I guess there is a fine line between Loyalty-Heart-self-sacrifice and Stupidity."
"I like Simon. I like him enough to wish he was still here in Denver. I like him enough to try
to follow his career. I like him enough to get tickets the Caps game against the Av's (March
6th) - of course he didn't play - damn it. Chris can play hockey, he's not the typical "goon"
type player. Actually, I don't consider him a goon. Simon can score, but his best trait is his
physical presence - whether he beats the hell out of someone or he makes other people think he
wants to beat the hell out of them. Obviously he is a good checker. He is true to his heritage
- native american. I admire the man and I wish we still had him..." --Simonizer fan
"I think Chris Simon Is a solid "team" player. He is getting better at
picking his spots to deliver that devastating check of his. With his size
and strength he has shown he can create some good scoring chances by
checking body's off the puck, and using his long reach to disrupt the
play. Granted he is not the quickest skater out there but he makes up for
that with his hard work and determination. This is the first time Simon
has not been relagated to role of enforcer, even though he definitely has
the goods to bring, he is still developing as a complete player. You can
see him improving every game, he will at least develope into a 20/20 guy.
Who knows, with some good off-season skating and skills work he could be
beter than that! Did I mention his good hard wrist shot?
"As for trading away Keith Jones to get him, I like the move. Although he
is scoring some goals over there, he's on Colorado for Christ sake, I
don't miss him. It bothered me to know that Jonesy was supposed to be a
toughguy, we need only one Dale Hunter style player on this team. We he
retires we can acquire another annoyer to replace him. Its good to have
muscle!!"