1.   A physical defenseman would be the missing piece to a Stanley Cup.

2.   Detroit, Philadelphia, Dallas and even the Coyotes might be interested in Rangers physical defenseman Ulf Samuelsson.

3.   He was traded to Pittsburgh last season for physical defenseman Ulf Samuelsson but never fit in with the Penguins.

4.   Klesla is a physical defenseman who can move the puck and is a strong leader.

5.   Rich Pilon, the physical defenseman who has never been confused with a goal-scorer, set the tone almost immediately.

6.   The Coyotes have held together despite missing their best player, Keith Tkachuk, but they need to add a physical defenseman before the playoffs.

7.   The Stars hope to infuse their transition game by matching a physical defenseman with a puck-moving defenseman.

8.   Poile felt that trading Ronning enabled the Predators to pick up a physical defenseman with some offensive skills.

9.   In Dallas, Pat Verbeek and Jamie Langenbrunner scored power-play goals and Dallas neutralized physical San Jose defenseman Bryan Marchment.