21.   Coach Pat Burns is clearly frustrated by the overly fancy play of the top line, Jason Allison, Sergei Samsonov, and Dmitri Khristich.

22.   Claridge, who is from Vancouver, Wash., was considered one of the top line prospects in the country.

23.   Credit Roenick for making the top line work.

24.   Despite the late fade, it was an encouraging performance for the Rangers, who got an effective effort from their three top lines.

25.   Euro Disney has made strides in getting more people through its doors and improving its top line.

26.   Frankel expects profits to grow, but not as rapidly as the top line.

27.   For the second consecutive game, he played on the top line with Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen after being a healthy scratch the previous four games.

28.   Halston Signature, the top line, has been warmly received by the press and retailers.

29.   He benched his top two lines for the final six minutes of the game and blasted the entire team when it ended.

30.   He is expected to play on one of the top two lines.