91.   For added intrigue, these teams are currently matched up for a first-round playoff series, and play one another three times in the next four weeks.

92.   For almost two weeks, the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs have fought a bitter and well-contested playoff series.

93.   For Majerle, that was some perspective on a crazy week amid a roller-coaster ride of a playoff series.

94.   For the Blazers, who have lost their past five playoff series, you could even call this encouraging.

95.   For the first time since their opening playoff series vs. the Senators, the Sabres were working with a full lineup.

96.   For the second consecutive year, the Colorado Avalanche will return to Denver after squandering two opportunities to close out another playoff series against the Kings.

97.   For want of a full-fare ticket, a playoff series may have been lost.

98.   For marquee value, Agassi-Sampras in a quarterfinal is Celtics vs. Lakers in a first-round playoff series.

99.   From the four playoff series, our televisions will receive just one game a day.

100.   --From the second round on, all playoff series are seven games.