Here's Ryan Hollweg's reaction to the Nassau County DA's decision to not criminally prosecute Chris Simon:
"I think a lot of it was based on the interview they had with me and how I felt about the situation....so it's over now and done with and time to move forward. No ones's hurt and we can all move on."
"It's my opinion and that's how I wanted to deal with it. There's certain things you can't do on the ice. There's a line that's drawn and people can cross that line, but in my case, I didn't want to press charges."
"My attorneys told me. "they want to feel you out, you really don't know which way it's gonna go, but what you say will have a part in what they decide." So I'm pretty sure that what I had to say helped them make their decision."
Asked if law enforcement should get involved in sports, Hollweg said: "They should be involved to a certain extent, it really all depends on the victim, at the end of the day, and what they want to do, so it's a hard question to answer, everybody has their own opinion. So in my case, my opinion, I didn't want to go forward with anything, I just wanted to focus on making the playoffs."
Hollweg, 23, said the pain in his jaw and neck from the blow had subsided, but that he still had not heard from Simon.
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Huge win! GO RANGERS!
This team has got me believing again. They went up against a tough team and took it to them. Good work boys.
PS: Thank God the NHL is nixing 3rd jerseys next season, because the Rangers organization seems to have an addiction to those HORRIBLE liberty jerseys. Come on it's the BLUEshirts, not the Dark-Blue-But-Looks-Like-Black-Or-Purpleshirts.