The answer depends on what you think you have more control over; your ability to put together random scores from "non scorers", or your ability to prevent scores using "non preventers". There is also a matter of offensive defensemen and defensive forwards. In my opinion, it's better to have scorers, because they can be more effective "helping" on defense than defensemen can be "helping" on offense. Which, I guess, is akin to saying that it's easier to bottle up your own zone than it is to penetrate someone else's. Or that defense is easier than offense. I know the Army thinks that way; they teach that, all other things being equal (technology, intelligence, leadership, etc) it takes more firepower/energy to attack than to defend. Just my pennys worth (marked down from two cents for the Holiday sale!) Steve G Wisc '84 Miami (is in Ohio, dammit) '95 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.