11.   Mustoe could be out for six weeks with a groin injury, while Proctor will miss two or three weeks after a minor knee operation.

12.   All three are probable, but defenseman Teppo Numminen and goalie Nikolai Khabibulin are definitely out because of groin injuries.

13.   Also missing was Mathieu Schneider, with a groin injury.

14.   An aggravated groin injury forced Hasek to miss the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals.

15.   And Ron Carpenter, who became the free safety, now is out for a few weeks with a groin injury.

16.   And, of course, Jamie Storr is expected to see playing time when he returns from a groin injury.

17.   Another reliever, Jose Paniagua, walked off in mid-batter, aggravating a groin injury.

18.   At his bleakest, Hamilton was jinxed again, hobbled late in the season by a lingering groin injury that limited his ability to steal bases.

19.   Aubin played in place of Tom Barrasso, still out with a groin injury.