41.   Center Marc Savard, the other rookie called up from Hartford, also played and may get more ice time soon because of an injury to Brian Skrudland.

42.   Coach Colin Campbell is considering giving Kovalev more ice time.

43.   Coach Jacques Lemaire gave substantial ice time to two other rookies, Brendan Morrison and Patrik Elias, a trend to be encouraged.

44.   Coach Scotty Bowman, who works in mysterious ways, began to give Fedorov more ice time.

45.   Colin trusted me and gave me more ice time.

46.   Cowie and Chris Snell, another rookie who was recalled Friday, received substantial ice time for the first two periods Sunday.

47.   Driver said he had reserved ice time for three days next week.

48.   Even so, Year Two was also more tepid than expected, as coach Pat Burns often banished Thornton to the weakest lines and limited his ice time.

49.   Everybody can say they want more ice time.

50.   Expect the Stars to rely on strong play from a group of defensemen who have been sharing important ice time.