1.   Two other key signings to add to an already sturdy defence, and a winning team were built.

2.   Among the key signings for the Stars are Sydor, Matvichuk, Langenbrunner and restricted free agent Juha Lind.

3.   Ferguson made two key signings last summer which have paid off with huge dividends.

4.   Leclercq made two key signings at the start of the season, buying Anto Drobnjak from Bastia and Stephane Ziani from Bordeaux.