1.   All three teams would get rid of their current headaches . . . Offensive defenseman Christian Chartier, who signed last week with the Maple Leafs, caught a break.

2.   And they did it by using offensive defensemen.

3.   Another name, though far less exciting, is offensive defenseman Phil Housley.

4.   Big offensive defenseman Mathieu Schneider is back from an extended injury.

5.   But this award is not for best offensive defenseman, but best overall.

6.   Despite all that, Duchesne knows teams are looking for a puck-carrying offensive defenseman.

7.   Galanov probably is the best offensive defenseman on the roster but has made several errant passes in his own end.

8.   He is considered one of the top offensive defensemen in the league.

9.   They needed an offensive defenseman, yet never pushed for Lubomir Visnovsky, an all-rookie defenseman last year.

10.   They started Saturday, acquiring discontented goalie Felix Potvin from the Toronto Maple Leafs for offensive defenseman Bryan Berard.