If Chara goes for the hit, hits them in the head, he shouldn't be allowed to use the excuse that it's not his fault that he's tall. Just because you're tall doesn't mean that you shouldn't adjust your game because of it.
If I have a car with an extremely loud horn that breaks the glass windows of houses nearby, was it not my fault? Maybe they should just get stronger windows, am I right?
It's illegal to have a horn with that high of frequency at that decibel. Last time I checked, it's not illegal to be tall.
It's illegal to have a horn with that high of frequency at that decibel. Last time I checked, it's not illegal to be tall.
Wouldn't that help my argument?
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You expect to get hit on a regular basis playing hockey.
You don't expect to have your windows shattered by sound on a regular basis.
Better argument?
The onus is on Chara to avoid deliberately making head contact (i.e. no Pronger flying elbows). If his elbow is tucked, he isn't head hunting, he's assuming a natural posture for bracing for contact.
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Nothing wrong with either hit, he kind of skated directly into Chara on the 2nd one and if Chara wanted to hurt him he could have done a lot worse than he did.
Because there are more players that are Satan's height than Chara's.
Would it be different if Satan hit Nathan Gerbe in exactly the same way? After all, there are more players that are Satan's height than Gerbe's.
Should the referees keep a probability distribution chart of heights in order to determine the legality of every hit? Will it be based on the population of hockey players in the league or on the population of all adults?
You expect to get hit on a regular basis playing hockey.
You don't expect to have your windows shattered by sound on a regular basis.
Better argument?
The onus is on Chara to avoid deliberately making head contact (i.e. no Pronger flying elbows). If his elbow is tucked, he isn't head hunting, he's assuming a natural posture for bracing for contact.
I know that. If you have actually been keeping up with my argument instead of jumping in late, you would have noticed that I'm arguing that the argument, "It's not Chara's fault that he's tall," is completely wrong.
I'm defending the Chara hit 100% just because I think it was clean, not because it's not his fault he's tall.
Would it be different if Satan hit Nathan Gerbe in exactly the same way? After all, there are more players that are Satan's height than Gerbe's.
Should the referees keep a probability distribution chart of heights in order to determine the legality of every hit? Will it be based on the population of hockey players in the league or on the population of all adults?
Then I guess 5'8" to 6'5" should be the range allowed.
Listen, guys. I'm not actually arguing this. If you believe that Chara shouldn't be blamed because he's tall, then you should take this into consideration. If you don't use that argument, then forget about this maximum height nonsense I bring up.
So he could just hit anyone in the head as he pleases and use the excuse, "It's not my fault I'm tall," just to get out of a suspension?
If he is targetting their head no. But, you can't expect him to bend down to the lowest possible position. The opponent sees the hit coming, and he basically can't make legal/effective hits anymore. The difference between hitting someone in the head and targetting their head is huge.
