As a forward I do not feel particularly inclined to give defensemen advice, I understand it's a challenging position and not one I could play, especially as an offensive winger. Any advice I give probably comes off as overstepping a boundary and would be inappropriate. If I had to say something though, communication is huge. If you think you are going to rush with the puck, let me know so I can fall back and cover for you. If I don't know that you're rushing and I stay deep in the offensive zone, there could very easily be an odd-man rush if we turn the puck over. But other than that I don't think I have any advice. Just play your position and play your role and there's no issues. Good communication applies to everyone on the ice, not just the defensemen, so they shouldn't be singled out there. As long as they're doing their thing and I'm doing mine there are no issues.