Anders Lee Gets Kronwalled

[Claypool]

Keep your head up.

Here's his hit on Colin Wilson from a few games ago.

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[Dr Jan Itor]

I don't think he could've put his head down further if he tried. Great hit.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

His favorite kind of hit

 

[WingsMJN2965]

40 pound difference between those guys. Good Lord.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Just watching that makes me hurt. Look at how far Kronwall is knocked back from the impact. And Lee's mouthpiece comes flying out.

Great hit. Hope Lee is ok.

 

[wingnutks]

Hit him right in the face

 

[J T Money]

Solid hit right there.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Hit him right in the face

Would've had to slide on his knees not to.

 

[RedMenace]

Just watching that makes me hurt. Look at how far Kronwall is knocked back from the impact. And Lee's mouthpiece comes flying out.

Great hit. Hope Lee is ok.

Absolutely.

Still, though, that's an absolutely textbook body check. If Lee's visor hadn't cut him, this would be a non-issue.

 

[wingnutks]

Would've had to slide on his knees not to.

The things right next to your head are your shoulders

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Vintage Kronwall. What a beauty.

 

[JoVel]

Hit him right in the face

And Lee had absolutely nothing to do that? Keep your head up. 100% clean.

 

[TheMule93]

ow

 

[Sticktape]

Awesome. It's been too long.

 

[SI90]

This is a tough one. I don’t think Kronwall intended to get him in the face but because Lee put himself in that position and had his head down that’s wear the contact was. Still but the rules it should have been a penalty.

Shoulder directly to face.

Kronwall is the best at those hits. And the majority of them are always clean.

 

[jetsforever]

I miss prime Kronwall
That's awesome

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Blame for head contact is 100% on Lee

 

[WingsMJN2965]

From the look of the NYI board even most of them are accepting that it's clean.

Hard to argue targeting the head with a three inch height difference. Gotta keep your head up.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The things right next to your head are your shoulders

If that's not solid body contact, what is?

Yes there was head contact but it was unavoidable because Lee had his head down.

 

[wingnutks]

Its not a straight up dirty hit. However Lee's head level didnt quickly or drastically change during that sequence. Its not like he dropped his head at the last minute. Its boarderline for sure.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Man that's a hell of a hit.

 

[seabass45]

Absolutely.

Still, though, that's an absolutely textbook body check. If Lee's visor hadn't cut him, this would be a non-issue.

That’s not the issue here.

 

[wingnutks]

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If that's not solid body contact, what is?

Yes there was head contact but it was unavoidable because Lee had his head down.

That screen shot is literally taken right after Kronwalls shoulder moves Lees face out of the way.

Take a screen shot .5 seconds earlier

 

[RedMenace]

Its not a straight up dirty hit. However Lee's head level didnt quickly or drastically change during that sequence. Its not like he dropped his head at the last minute. Its boarderline for sure.

Nah, it's not borderline, that's a solid, clean body check with an unfortunate outcome.

You can even see in the still frame posted above, Kronwall is lower that he normally would be, and still gets Lee's visor. I'd argue that part of it was unavoidable.

That’s not the issue here.

Then what is?

 

[Hischier and Hughes]