[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey

I think hitting a defenceless player with the puck in his feet is borderline. Watch the replay and you see him follow through with his forearm and leave his feet. Still, I can see how people see it as a normal hockey hit. I just think it shouldn't be a normal hockey hit, at least not an unpenalized one.

Defenseless because Havlat did do what he was supposed to and made himself vulnerable. Look again at the tape and you'll see that Kronwall was pulling back before the hit happened. He could have delivered even more power if he wanted to. Kronwall left his feet after the hit, not during.