21.   He was fitted with a soft cast at halftime and continued playing.

22.   His right arm was in a soft cast inside of a sling.

23.   Jamie Langenbrunner played Monday night with his right wrist wrapped in a soft cast.

24.   Knoblauch, who wore a soft cast on his left hand after the game, declined comment.

25.   Kevin Lowe, the veteran defenseman, wore a soft cast on his bruised left wrist Thursday, but said he would play without it.

26.   Modano has since played with pregame injections of pain-killing medication and a soft cast on the forearm.

27.   Moore practiced lightly Friday and will wear a soft cast over his broken left wrist.

28.   McKie was wearing a removable soft cast on his foot.

29.   Nick Anderson,meanwhile, has a soft cast on his sprained right wrist and an indefinite return date.

30.   Penny just had a soft cast put on his right foot.