61.   Also selected Saturday were defensemen Phil Housley of the Chicago Blackhawks, Aaron Miller of the Kings and Tom Poti of the Edmonton Oilers.

62.   Also signing were defensemen Jaroslav Spacek and Filip Kuba.

63.   And for a change, defensemen will be the featured commodity in the first round.

64.   But as the playoffs have progressed, Kasparaitis has picked his spots for aggressiveness while proving to be a defenseman who rarely makes mistakes in his own end.

65.   The Edmonton defenseman was assessed a five-minute boarding major and game misconduct.

66.   The defenseman was on his back for about four minutes before being helped off the ice.

67.   The defenseman were Teppo Numminen of the Phoenix Coyotes, Janne Niinimaa of the Edmonton Oilers and Kimmo Timmonen of the Nashville Predators.

68.   The defenseman are Teppo Numminen of the Phoenix Coyotes, Janne Niinimaa of the Edmonton Oilers and Kimmo Timmonen of the Nashville Predators.

69.   Two other defensemen are day to day.

70.   Defensemen will be more vulnerable to onrushing forwards unless goaltenders play the puck more often.