1.   Another possibility to go is former BU blue liner Scott Lachance.

2.   Blue liners Hal Gill and Jarno Kultanen were no match for streaking center Petr Sykora, who charged between them on the way to the net.

3.   According to Keenan, the gritty blue liner, who accompanied the club on its flight, was slightly dinged up in the back-to-back weekend losses to Washington.

4.   Boston is thin at forward but has a glut of blue liners.

5.   Canucks GM Brian Burke shipped ex-BU blue liner Adrian Aucoin and a second-round pick to Tampa Bay for ex-Ranger netminder Dan Cloutier.

6.   During the offseason, Jackman watched with interest as other Boston blue liners changed addresses.

7.   Electric blue liner.

8.   From a New England standpoint, it was a mild surprise to see UMass-Lowell defenseman Ron Hainsey selected before Boston College blue liner Brooks Orpik.

9.   Frightening incident in Chicago Wednesday night when Canucks defenseman Ed Jovanovski got hammered by Hawks blue liner Chris McAlpine.

10.   He is rich in blue liners and remains poor in scorers.