Simon's always been a dirty thug... but this... wow. I hadn't seen the footage of it up close. This looks vicious:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FOdGMaaV-8A Suspended minimum 25 games or the rest of the season, whichever is *longer*. Plus there's potential for criminal assault charges (just ask McSorely or Bertuzzi, both were charged for on ice strikes).
I've got to give him credit tho, he was diagnosed with a concussion from the check... and he sprang right back up. That's something serious in itself.