Developers this is not a good thing to add and leads to annoying cheap shots the bosses get on you since you can either take the hit from the ground pound or your can jump over it and get punched in the face by the boss.
That's what annoys me the most about Hedman's spear to Hischier — Hedman is a great defenseman, one of the best in the league; he doesn't need to take cheapshots.