CarltonTheBear said:Bates said:And wouldn't avoiding the head be even easier when the head is not above the body as you deliver a check with your hip?
I don't know where you're going with this. If a player is slouched over and his head is on the same level as an opposing players hips then head contact is more unavoidable than if the player was standing upright.
If you trying to hit high. Sure. But Tkachuk was hitting with his hip area, should that not be hitting the other player's hip area?