11.   Belichick has built an NFC East type defense -- more power than finesse -- that can carry the team through rough spots on offense.

12.   Blais first discovered the team through through Kristen Marvin, one of the Hurricanes.

13.   Both believe in building a team through pitching and defense.

14.   A couple of gifts from the gods were all that separated the teams through two periods.

15.   A sense of humor has carried the French team through more than its share of calamities since arriving in San Diego nearly three weeks ago.

16.   But Kings coach Andy Murray put his team through a tough morning workout in preparation for the Ducks on Monday night.

17.   But willing another team through a season was not something Haskins wanted to do.

18.   But what about loyalty to the players who had been with the team through fall and winter ball and the regular season?

19.   Coach John Muckler had put the team through long skates after two consecutive embarrassing performances last week.

20.   Coach Mike Holmgren put the team through its hardest training camp ever under him.