Having allowed nine goals over the first two games, Chicago's defending and penalty kill has been the growing focus heading into Satruday's meeting with the Jets. The defensive unit, for the first time all season, has everyone available with de Haan set to return and Colliton expects the offseason addition to bring an immediate impact in both scenarios.
"He plays a very under control game. He makes clean plays," he said. "He came up as more of an offensive D-man, and he still has that in him to make plays, but he's efficient with it. He doesn't try to do too much and I think that's part of why he's good. He defends hard, he's physical when he needs to, very under control player and we think he'll go well with our group."
In net, Lehner knows that the early-season hiccups have to stop against a high-flying Jets offense that's tied for third in league scoring.
"We've definitely got to tighten it up," he said. "It's time to stop making excuses. We've got to do our assignments, we've got to take care of the puck," Lehner continued. "We've got to box it out and play a little more of a team game."
