91.   Kovalev is often the subject of trade rumors, and the trade deadline is next Tuesday.

92.   Maybe it was the trade rumors that had Bryan Smolinski possibly becoming an Islander by the end of the week, talk that Milbury discounted after the game.

93.   Maryland has been the object of many trade rumors because he shares playing time with Chad Hennings.

94.   Melvin said he brought up the subject of trade rumors when he met with Gonzalez in his office Tuesday.

95.   Moreover, there are continual trade rumors involving Houston.

96.   Meanwhile, trade rumors have circulated for several days, and why not?

97.   Most of the trades and trade rumors, however, are no-brainers.

98.   My two years in Boston, my name was mentioned in trade rumors all the time.

99.   Names heard in trade rumors include Brendan Shanahan and Sergei Fedorov.

100.   Not even the fanciful trade rumor of Scottie Pippen for Dan Majerle registered a blip on the excitement meter.