31.   After offseasons of rust and roster-tweaking, teams usually struggle to reestablish themselves.

32.   Both Canadian teams have been struggling with poor attendance and troubled ownership.

33.   Both teams have struggled to execute their new systems.

34.   Both teams struggled for offensive consistency.

35.   Both teams struggled offensively in their respective league championship series.

36.   But as a rookie coach, Carroll has no experience to call on when his team is struggling.

37.   But his absence is only one of many reasons the team has struggled in August.

38.   But he will offer no quarter, nor would he ask it if his team were struggling.

39.   But Karl could not remain quiet with Robinson and Cassell sitting out while the team was struggling.

40.   But Palffy has missed time with a leg injury and the team struggled.