31.   The puck is still there.

32.   The puck is weeks from being dropped, and already fans are on the edge of their seats.

33.   The puck was already in.

34.   The puck was there, sliding toward the goal, then Cujo was on it, pinning it to the ice six inches from the goalline.

35.   The rule says a skate can be in the crease when the puck is there.

36.   The shot was deflected on the way in, and the puck was still live when the referees blew it down.

37.   The puck is about to drop and the octopi are ready to fly.

38.   The puck was on mu stick and I went to my backhand.

39.   Two apparent Hartford goals were disallowed, one because the puck was kicked into the net, the other because a whistle had blown.

40.   We tell them to be accountable for their own part of the ice, and where they are supposed to be depends on where the puck is.