User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 673 - Father/@comment-24769684-20160512163312/@comment-11446176-20160513042507

who knows - Hotsugaya's ice control might make a difference in the self-damage done by Rukia's Bankai.

Then again, the way things are going - with both Hotsugaya and Uryu struggling, it might be time for Isshin and Souken to show up and help their protégé/son. Isshin after remarking that Hotsugaya has finally grown up.