Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

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I think we can make it work with Ullmark but we have to improve the D.

Take Adin Hill in Vegas; he's a good goalie but he's a product of the air tight D in front of him. The Vegas blueline is huge and well coached. They don't miss many assignments, they block a lot of shots and they get the puck out. That's what we need in front of Ullmark.

Agreed, but we need a set of Fs who are committed to playing a 200 foot game which includes forechecking to keep the puck in the O zone, backchecking to force turnovers in the N zone and solid defensive play without the puck in our D zone (less puck-watching and more active marking a man rather then reacting to passes after they are made). A set of 6 solid D cannot do it alone.