11.   He now plays for a Ranger team that might be in for a struggle against a rebuilding Islander team that has played well this season.

12.   I never thought we would ever get back to where we would be a rebuilding team, and I use that word loosely.

13.   In his absence, a rebuilding U.S. team kept losing.

14.   Isiah Thomas was looking like the young, nurturing coach of a rebuilding team about to make the playoffs a few weeks ago.

15.   It seems to be a characteristic of this rebuilding team in a transitional season under a veteran coach.

16.   Kevin Stevens, Ray Ferraro and Ed Olczyk are among the better-known names on this rebuilding team.

17.   Like the Seahawks, the Cardinals are a rebuilding team trying to get a better facility.

18.   Piazza has told teammates he does not want to go to a rebuilding team that would not provide protection in the lineup.

19.   Shouldered with the burden of being freshmen on a rebuilding team with only seven scholarship players, the Millers cracked under the strain at times.

20.   The Islanders, a rebuilding team, are, in some ways, a logical fit for Messier.