SnuggaRUDE
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Essentially, no. If you want to introduce a rule that says you can't exert force from the ground up when you're hitting someone, nor can your feet leave the ice after the hit, you have all but killed hitting in hockey.
Which, if that's what you want, is a fine thing to advocate for, I suppose.
There is already a rule in place that says you can't leave your feet before you deliver the hit. Because that's something the player has control over.
This is utter bullshit. It's entirely possible to hit someone extremely hard without moving up while doing it. Players leave the ice while they're hitting someone to increase the force delivered.
The issue isn't with players skates being off the ice at some point after a hit. It's the motion of going low to high through the hit.