1.   And in both games, he was sent out to take a majority of the critical draws when the puck was dropped in the offensive zone.

2.   Barry Potomski of the Kings once squared off with Jeff Odgers right after the puck was dropped for the opening faceoff.

3.   ----- A few hours after the phone calls, the puck was dropped for the opening faceoff at Chicago Stadium.

4.   A power-play goal by defenseman Brian Leetch, the Rangers captain, evened the score seconds after the puck was dropped to open the third period.

5.   But as soon as the puck was dropped, I settled down.

6.   Carolina came on like, well, a hurricane, as soon as the puck was dropped, storming the net and putting Dafoe to a supreme test.

7.   Center Joe Thornton spanned the blue lines with a pass to Bill Guerin, who from the slot dropped the puck back to Axelsson.

8.   Drop the puck.

9.   Drop the puck and get the heck out of the way.

10.   Dropping the puck in front of a Leaf center became tantamout to inviting Mark McGwire to a T-ball tournament.