21.   Also, Kenny Anderson, after missing five games with a strained groin muscle, will need at least a couple more games to work himself back into condition.

22.   Amerson missed two games with a hyperextended right knee.

23.   An injury or illness forced Bruce Driver to miss the game, and Stephane Richer was apparently benched.

24.   And Brian Skrudland, who has missed the last three games with a bruised shoulder and the flu, was back too.

25.   And nothing bad has ever happened to me for missing these games.

26.   And Duncan, who missed four games with a lower abdominal strain, was a bit rusty in his second game back.

27.   And Redmond missed one game last year and was limited in at least two others by toe and ankle injuries.

28.   And Jozef Stumpel was back after missing seven games with a fractured rib in his back.

29.   And though he missed two games last season, they were because of the flu and a disciplinary matter.