Antie: Good points! This should be a very good learning and tuning period for these Buds. If the d-men keep flushing the puck out of their zone and players out of the shooting lanes, and if forwards backcheck and forecheck with serious effort they should do well.  While Anderson could be an issue, he has held up well. My overall  concern, if other teams play a more physical game, Buds could have more injuries. Right now, the other teams are having problems tagging Buds'quicker forwards, that may not be the case in February and March when everyone skates harder and are more determined to make the last rounds. You can only do so much with good coverage and a reasonably good effort from your d-men and backstopper.