People that make up fake allergies because they think it will get them better service are the worst kind of people.

Update (1:45 p.m.): In a statement on the Patriots’ site, owner Bob Kraft said he was “disappointed” in the report’s findings.

Update (1:48 p.m.): Correction: Bob Kraft said he was “disappointed that they got caught.”

Man, he’s gonna be pissed when someone reads this article to him.

“Forgive me please, but that’s what you get when you play with people’s emotions.”

Christ you are an asshole.

Stop whining...Hes never been suspended because its within the rules....maybe if players kept their heads up they wouldnt get racked.....its hockey get over it...this isnt the nba .............

Thoughts on the hit aside, that is 100% not an elbow. “Elbowing shall mean the use of an extended elbow in a manner that may or may not cause injury,” is how the rule book reads. That is not an extended elbow. His arm straightened, but after the hit. His elbow was perfectly tucked, it does not really matter if his…

Have you watched a Kings, Ducks, or Blackhawks game in the past 5 years? All teams interfere constantly throughout the playoffs.

What exactly is insane about this? His hits are clean, that’s why he’s never been suspended. This isn’t arena football, it’s the god damn National Hockey League. Act like it.

Yea he probably should have tapped Kucherov on the shoulder and asked if it’s ok for him to be hit after his teammate game his a suicide pass up the boards...thats the respectful thing to do right!?

If this hit is illegal, just outlaw open ice contact.

Lets just talk for a second about how that's not what this is, at all

The league does not have a problem with it. It’s called exaggeration by the writer for the article’s sake...

If anything he’s known for bringing back the hip check. Kronwall is not a dirty player...any elbow is obviously not intentional. He’s not Sean Avery.

Honestly, it looks like a relatively clean shoulder-check to me. Kucherov had his head down, and Kronwall took advantage of it. There is no “defenseless receiver” style penalty in hockey, and Kucherov was a legitimate target since he was actively handling the puck at the time.

His feet leave the ground from the impact; not because he launches himself before the hit.

Kucherov is trying so hard to avoid any kind of evaluation, just waving people off and shrugging. That’s a sad, sad mix of embarrassment and seeing stars.

Nah, there are plenty of pretentious, condescending dickheads on Smashboards.com.

Heels in wrestling are entertaining because it’s not real. Being a heel in real life doesn’t make you entertaining, it makes you a prick.

Then you came to the wrong website. io9 is not the news.