Prompt 2

As a defenseman, there is a lot to think about when it comes to making sure my goalie is happy and seeing the least amount of pucks possible. The first big thing is positioning. Being in the right position and communicating with my D partner goes a long way in minimizing shots against and even chances against. Second is awareness. There's a big balance between jumping up to help forwards offensively, and being defensively responsible. Making sure I'm aware of the play and where the opponent players are also plays a key role in not allowing chances against.

Lastly, I think goalies would be happy if we just kept the puck out of our own defensive zone. This has a few factors, such as generating offensive zone time, making sharp breakout passes, and winning puck battles in our own zone. All of this would get the puck out of our side of the ice and into our forwards' hands where they can generate as many chances as possible against our opponents.