>>> Marcus <[log in to unmask]> 12/04/96 04:24am >>> Another way of looking at it..."If you were a coach, would you aim for having a high scoring offense, or a defensive unit with a low GAA???" === Well Marcus, as told to me by (then) Clarkson JV coach Bill O'Flaherty, "If they don't score, you can't lose." I have always subscribed to that theory. In the teams that I have coached, we always stressed defensive zone coverage before offensive zone schemes. We might not have always won, but we were always in a position to win. 2 cents Joe HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.