SUNRISE, FL - NOVEMBER 16: Wayne Simmonds(notes) #17 of the Los Angeles Kings punches Kenndal McArdle(notes) #71 of the Florida Panthers on November 16, 2009 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Hockey fans urge Florida Panthers' Kenndal McArdle(notes) (71) and Los Angeles Kings' Wayne Simmonds(notes) (17) during NHL second period hockey action in Sunrise, Fla. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 09: Jonathan Toews(notes) #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks brings the puck up the ice past Wayne Simmonds(notes) #17 of the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center on November 9, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Kings 4-1. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 09: Patrick Kane(notes) #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks brings the puck up the ice past Wayne Simmonds(notes) #17 of the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center on November 9, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Kings 4-1. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Kings right wing Wayne Simmonds(notes), left, battles Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson(notes), of Sweden, for the loose puck during the first period of an NHL Hockey game Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 in Chicago.

Los Angeles Kings right wing Wayne Simmonds(notes), left, battles Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson(notes), of Sweden, for a loose puck during the first period an NHL Hockey game Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 in Chicago.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 29: Wayne Simmonds(notes) #17 of the Los Angeles Kings and Willie Mitchell(notes) #8 of the Vancouver Canucks battle for the puck in the second period at Staples Center on October 29, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Wayne Simmonds(notes) #17 of the Los Angeles Kings is stopped by Henrik Lundqvist(notes) #30 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on October 14, 2009 in New York, New York. The Rangers defeated the Kings 5-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)