‘”Your mistakes are magnified. Because if you make mistakes as a defenseman, you’re giving up a chance,” said Okposo, who is entering his 16th NHL season. “A lot of times in this league, they’re going to make you pay for it. As a forward, if you make a mistake, a lot of times they’re up the ice where you have other people back and those mistakes can get covered up. Privately, you hear about those on video when you’re a younger forward. It’s not always as public as a defenseman. You have to learn how to be positionally sound because everybody’s so smart in the NHL.”‘