Niklas Kronwall announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the NHL so we figured it would be fun to take a stroll down memory lane.
On Dec. 8, 2018, the Detroit Red Wings took the ice against the New York Islanders and to say Kronwall was ready to play would be a HUGE understatement.
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First, the Wings defenseman scored his first goal of the season to put give Detroit a 2-0 1st-period lead, but that is not what has Twitter going crazy.
Take a look as Kronwall absolutely destroys Anders Lee up against the boards.
Kronwall looking like vintage Kronwall tonight, gotta keep your head up #Kronwalled pic.twitter.com/K7rZdaYA2f
— Leo Ortel (@LOrtel7) December 9, 2018
Anders Lee gets demolished by Niklas Kronwall pic.twitter.com/Mz589otgvI
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 9, 2018
This is just one example of the many devastating hits Kronwall delivered during his time with the Detroit Red Wings.