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"And then we have a hard time getting our forechecking going.

The forechecking is working and, at last, everybody's doing it."

One way to increase the effectiveness of the system is "more responsible forechecking," Campbell said.

Mironov made it 2-0 in the first after some strong forechecking by the Rangers.

"The Rangers are an experienced team that has improved its forechecking.

With real forechecking, you don't have as much time to stickhandle."

The hitting and effective forechecking that brought them those victories was mostly absent, especially in the first period.

"We didn't get any forechecking and we had very few chances," he said.

Much of this will be done by the forechecking of people such as Momesso.

Brian Leetch, the captain, noticed the effect of the big guy's heavy forechecking.

The Rangers claimed their second advantage through disciplined forechecking.

Our forechecking was outstanding and our defense did well to keep them in the outside perimeter."

He battles to stay under control, to contribute with some clean forechecking and an occasional streak down the right wing.

"I'd like to see us get some jump in our game and get some forechecking going."

This, he said, might increase the effectiveness of the 1-2-2 forechecking system that the Devils use to set up their neutral-zone trap.

"If we can hold their forechecking, we can take a big part of their game away."

And not nearly as much forechecking as now."

His players dominated most of that period, pressing the attack with hard forechecking and forcing the Sabres to take two penalties.

His forechecking helped set up Tim Connolly's power-play goal yesterday.

"Our forechecking needs to be a little better and we worked on our defensive positioning today," Daneyko said.

The Devils wore out the Capitals' defensemen with relentless forechecking.

Toronto scored 3 minutes 10 seconds into the third period after some ferocious forechecking created a scramble in front of Osgood.

The forechecking must be less pronounced.

Their forechecking is opportunistic rather than overbearing.

Ted Green, the Edmonton coach, said: "We were poor forechecking.