1.   Now, the Stars have a little defensive depth, and Lidster has a chance to stretch his legs one last time in the NHL.

2.   The defensive depth is young and the Huskies simply miss too many tackles.

3.   The team also needs to bolster its defensive depth.

4.   The Stars still have defensive depth.

5.   Toledo said he will reveal his revised defensive depth chart today. . . .

6.   Sutton adds defensive depth to the Islanders, who have acquired top forwards Alexei Yashin and Michael Peca, and goalie Garth Snow in the past two weeks.

7.   The Capitals acquired Trevor Linden and Dainius Zubrus from the Montreal Canadiens and added defensive depth by getting Jason Marshall from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

8.   The Colorado Avalanche could add some defensive depth in time for the Stanley Cup finals.

9.   When the Dallas Cowboys put together their defensive depth chart in April, it looked pretty good.