Anders Lee gets Kronwalled and can't get up.

This one may get looked at by the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety,

On Saturday night the Detroit Red Wings were taking on the New York Islanders and at the time of writing this article it remains a very spirited affair with the game all tied up at 2 goals a piece in the game's second period. There will no doubt be a number of highlights that come from this game but all of the focus, in part due to the players involved in the incident, will be on the monster hit that came in the final 5 minutes of the game's 1st period. 

With just a little over four minutes left on the clock the Islanders, who were down 2 - 0 at the time, were making a push into the Red Wings zone when New York Islanders leading scorer Anders Lee lost control of the puck as he was crossing the neutral zone. It was a mistake that would cost Lee dearly as he immediately looked down for the puck that was now tangled up in his skates and did so right as a freight train was moving at high speed in his direction.

Although we usually see Detroit Red Wings veteran defenseman Nicklas Kronwall deliver his signature hit along the boards at the opposing team's blue line, this time he delivered the impact just in front of Detroit's blue line, and what an impact it was. It was immediately apparent that Lee was not going to be ok following this hit and he lay down on all fours on the ice for a considerable amount of time before regaining his feet, and even when he did get back to his feet he did not look to be in great shape. Lee would immediately leave the game once he was able to skate under his own power and didn't even stop to say a word to his teammates on the bench as he headed to the back.

Now to be fair to Lee here it does look like Kronwall delivered the blow to Lee's head and that could very well result in a suspension for the veteran defenseman, even if it was almost entirely Lee's own fault. Lee had his head way, way, down on the play but with the NHL's current stance regarding contact to the head this one could still land Kronwall in some trouble.

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