That's the one thing we desperately lacked is a stay at home defender.
I'm interested to see if Russell will carry on with the euro style hockey or if he will adapt and change the squad to be more like the rest of the league in the new season
Personally I don't see anything wrong with overall concepts associated with euro hockey - such as puck retention, effective passing and speed, albeit with a physical edge. The problem has been we've lacked players who could execute properly - either through lack of basic skills, or in following the game plan.
I think that if we want to play that game we should look to recruit more European players. How I'd love a Martin lindman, a Peter ekroth or a Kim ahlroos. Failing that, I wouldn't mind one or two players that were surplus to nomad's requirements.