61.   But hockey players have taken a lesson from other professional athletes, and consciences have been dulled along the way.

62.   But I want him to be a more complete hockey player.

63.   But in Columbus, a long-time minor-league baseball town, hockey players say they are treated like celebrities.

64.   But it has nothing, zero, zilch, or nada to do with the game we will see Friday, especially if you are a Russian hockey player.

65.   But it is difficult to imagine him as a healthy scratch in view of his status as what many consider the greatest hockey player ever.

66.   But his years as a hockey player and die-hard hockey fan are probably more important credentials for his current job.

67.   But many hockey players come to the big city straight from the Canadian farm.

68.   But the hockey players are not nearly as well organized and do not have a sense of history or a string of successes to fall back on.

69.   But the physical demands of hockey, combined with the toughness of hockey players, also puts injuries in a different category from all sports except maybe football.

70.   But there are other options for hockey players, who can play in a variety of arenas across the United States and Canada and in Europe.