UPDATE: Islanders DO NOT sign Jon Sim to 1 year 2-way contract.
Editor's Update: So this is weird. I thought that wire language looked familiar. Sim was *not* signed; some issue with BPT email blast sent out a release from last summer.
Haven't we been down this road before? Granted their skill sets are totally different but if I had to choose between Sim and Hunter I would choose Hunter no questions asked. Hell I'd choose Konopka over Sim.
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I'm all for it
Sim lit it up in Bridgeport last year and can be a significant scoring punch and support for the young team. If he helps out Rhett, Ullstrom and the others, great. There is almost no vet presence down there anymore. I would like to see them lock up Colliton too.
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I was gonna say he's an AHL scoring muchine
which is where he’ll be spending most of his time anyway. I like the idea of signing some proven, no longer NHL caliber vets to try to raise the competition level down in the AHL. I would like BPort to be a winning team. With guys like Rakh, Ullstrom, DiBo, De Haan, Donovan, Ness all starting in the AHL, it could be nice to have a hardworking guy like Sim around. He’s like a hockey version of Crash Davis.
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They signed Colliton a couple weeks ago
And my problem with Sim is that this guy has some jedi-mind trick ability over management. This guy was on a 2 way deal last year as well and he managed to not only made the opening day roster but stuck around for 43 games. Not to mention when he does stick around he finds himself getting significant, and mostly unwarranted, playing time.
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by Chris McNally on Aug 3, 2011 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Under Gordon
Not under Capuano so much.
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Finally!
And we thought the big move was going to be a trade. You so sly Garth…
by afrosupreme on Aug 3, 2011 8:00 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The Sim-Shank Redemption
“I must admit, I didn’t think much of Jonnie the first time I saw him…..”
Muscle for Bridgeport. No problem with that. Good work ethic, hopefully will rub off on the kids down there.
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by CharlieIsles on Aug 3, 2011 8:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I missed Jon Sim
Sure he is an annoying nat to the other teams, but he isn’t a complete waste on the fourth line. He can get to the net pretty well, he just doesn’t have the skills to finish in the NHL. Hopefully he show the kids how to hustle in BP.
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I've always been fine with him as BPT depth
Just please leave him down there.
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Good "depth" signing
Jon Sim excelled in Bridgeport under Jack Capuano. He was brought in under Nolan to be a middle six agitator and double digit goal contributor. That didn’t work out… as most things in 2008-2010 didn’t. If he is willing to work in Bridgeport and possibly get a shot later in the year. If we’re on a 500+ man game lost pace… then great.
My biggest concern is the same reason I don’t like the Rolston deal, the team is deeper in prospects that we’d like to see get time before Sim.
That just needs to be managed well and this will work out..
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Sim was not signed
Some sort of email glitch at BPT.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Aug 3, 2011 9:10 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
SIM WAS NOT SIGNED
From the NY Islanders official Twitter:
Jon Sim has not been resigned. A glitch in Bridgeport’s email sent a press release from last summer. We apologize for any confusion.
by Figgybaum on Aug 3, 2011 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Honestly this makes tons of sense
He was signed on the exact same day last year, which would be an odd coincidence. Plus why would this guy except a deal to pretty much play in Bridgeport when he outright refused an assignment there last year.
I went to an Islanders Power Play and all I got was this broken stick
by Chris McNally on Aug 3, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Good News
Sim has not been signed. I want from WTF to way to go in twenty minutes.
We need a big mean defenseman who can play PP and a rugged right winger to protect JT. Otherwise we have enough players on the roster.
Isles just wanted to see what fan's reactions would be
Yeah, let the young guys play in BPT. One or two vets is okay, though.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Aug 3, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
HAHA - Thought this was the BIG signing that Botta said everyone would be happy about!!
Would have been the perfect way to keep a special week moving forward!!!
Good "non" Signing
Jon Sim excelled in Bridgeport under Jack Capuano. He was brought in under Nolan to be a middle six agitator and double digit goal contributor. That didn’t work out.
That was easy enough.
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Thank God
I was going to have to go back on my only negative post post from a few weeks ago, and i was about to lose it.
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by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Aug 3, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions
Ha! Good one!
Make the next one say, “ISLANDERS SIGN WEBER AND DOUGHTY AS JAY JACOBS AND DESMOND RYAN ARE INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION.”
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The wheels have fallen off the SCAPEWAGON before the season has even started. How I'll miss Jon Sim.
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Scapewagon!
We gotta get that sucker tuned up. Check the tires. Make sure the doors still hit passengers on the way in.
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Sim and Schremp have now been thrown under the ScapeBUS.
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by Hockey1919 on Aug 3, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he/she who would even consider hiring Hunter @ this stage with his injuries and foot speed
is either living in the past, or is easily parted from their money. Sorry…..Sim would be valuable in the AHL as he stars in that league and even though everyone knows not all AHL players make it to the show, you still need a solid balanced farm team, b/c that helps the development of the players who do make it to show….and for Isles, the next 2 to 4 years is all about development. Hunter has been a non-factor for a while now, 4 mil owed over 2 years to a guy who will never be what he was, and no matter how good of a checker he was, Hunter was always slow. It isn’t personal, it’s business. Sim is without a doubt the better player for the Bridge…that is, if i had to choose between Sim or Hunter…
by CanadianIsleslifer on Aug 3, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions
I was just stating my personal preference since I always loved Hunter as a player.
I was really excited to see him play for Capuano. I think we would’ve seen a Trent Renaissance, but I understand the business side of why he was traded. All good things must end and most players will leave or get traded sooner or later.
However even now I would take Hunter over Sim. Sim wouldn’t be able to do anything more in the AHL than Colliton already does.
The New York Islanders....they make opposing goalies look gooooood.
disagree...
i loved Hunter as a player too, but gravity is a bitch and has long since caught up to Hunter…on the other hand, Sim has proven he can do a lot more than Colliton offensively in the AHL…although Colliton is also a valuable AHLer and occassional callup….if your asking me career wise, of course I’d take Hunter, but if we’re talking about the farm team and not the NHL, and it is the year 2011, this is not even a contest - Sim hands down. The choice is really door number one where you get absolutely nothing, zilch…notta, but you will lose some money….or door number two where you get a guy that is valuable offensively on the farm, cheap and can be a fourth line occassional call up…
Now if we’re talking strictly NHL, I wouldn’t even consider Sim or Hunter.
by CanadianIsleslifer on Aug 4, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Stanley Cup experience
Who on the Isles has it except the signed then unsigned Sim
Rolston
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Let's break down Jon Sim
Positive: Skates Fast
Negative: Can’t turn (ask just about any goalie)
Positive: He likes to shoot…
Negative: …at anything around the net…
Double Negative: …and empty nets confuse him like a golden retriever watching a
chimp ride a lawmower backwards
Positive: He truly has the heart of a champion
Negative: His skills are that of an AHL champion
Positive: He is one of the few respectable agitators in the NHL (that is no minor feat)
Negative: The fans are agitated just about every time he has a breakaway on the PK
Positive: He is great in 2 of the 3 zones
Negative: You want him to stay in those 2 zones and never cross into the 3rd zone
unless there is absolutely no one around him or he is not carrying the puck.
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by metalcoconut on Aug 4, 2011 5:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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