Despite the surgery-enforced idleness of a star defenseman, the team is undefeated in the three games he has missed.

"That was huge," said Graham Harden, the star defenseman.

As a star defenseman his greatest asset on ice was his body checking ability while maintaining his speed.

Esposito had also recently commented that Patrick, his star defenseman, had not been shooting enough.

For a long time, few residents paid much attention to Leetch, the Rangers' star defenseman, who happened to be their neighbor.

Brian Leetch, the star defenseman, was asked what players can do to help Kovalev.

Brian Leetch, the star defenseman, said "even last year seems so long ago."

From the beginning, the evening promised problems for the Rangers' star defenseman, Brian Leetch.

The star defenseman has a fracture in his right foot, but it is just a hairline crack, nothing to be too concerned about.

Brian Leetch, the star defenseman, will probably become the new captain.