1.   And as disorderly as this season was, it figures to get worse before it improves.

2.   And it figures to get harder for the Ducks as the series goes on.

3.   And it does not figure to get any better if Bill Berg is the only Ranger scoring goals.

4.   At the moment, that would definitely be Soderstrom, who figures to get the nod in goal at Montreal Monday night.

5.   At some point, Palmer and Reid figure to get interviews.

6.   Belfour figures to get more get-well cards than tsk-tsks.

7.   But it is Becton who figures to get most of the work.

8.   But he figures to get only better, now that he has survived shakedown.

9.   But the road back figures to get more difficult.

10.   But the pulled groin muscle on his upper thigh figures to get better with rest this week.