How Makar, Hughes And Seider Walk The Blueline (and Why Most Defensemen Cant)

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: September 13, 2026

Summary

How Makar, Hughes and Seider Walk the Blueline (And Why Most Defensemen Can't)

Walking the blueline is the skill that turns a defenseman into an offensive threat, and almost nobody is taught the mechanics behind it and not burying your head while doing it.

In this video Jason breaks down exactly what Cale Makar, Moritz Seider and Quinn Hughes are doing at the point: the footwork, the head mechanics and the body orientation that let them move laterally, open a lane to get the puck through. Then he lays out the drills you can use to build it into your own game.

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