The Blues were once a team built on blue collar ideals. It wasn't that long ago that our defense paired Roman Polak with Barret Jackman. Neither were very active on offense, but both would lay the lumber on any player who dared to enter our zone. This past season I watched time and time again as teams skated freely into our zone. The defense looked soft all season. They seemed to employ a more bend but don't break mentality rather than a break you mentality. This lead to extended zone times. I could almost predict when a goal was coming before it would happen as we let teams skate freely around our zone almost unchallenged.
A Kinder, Gentler, Defense
