91.   The Los Angeles Dodgers, with their vaunted farm system, expect to lose three players.

92.   The Hurricanes lost a player of their own for a time when enforcer Enrico Ciccone was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

93.   The Nets already have lost one player to a broken leg, Jayson Williams, their starting center.

94.   The list of early-entry candidates for the NBA draft is out, and no one took a harder hit than Lavin, who could lose three players.

95.   The possibility of losing key players early has become a consideration when recruiting, Olson said.

96.   The organization lost no players in the Class AAA or Class AA phases of the draft.

97.   The Nets almost lost another player.

98.   The Nets have always lost players because they, unlike the Knicks, do not print and distribute corporate money.

99.   The New York Rangers, already thin on defense, lost another player Thursday when Kevin Lowe returned to New York to undergo shoulder surgery.

100.   The Royals have lost key players to free-agency, but they were part of a team hardly any fans took into their hearts.