1.   If anything, neither team would assign the other the role, as if the past and even the Tournament history they share had been reduced to irrelevant.

2.   On his first road trip, the team assigned him to a train compartment with a bewildered Russian woman carrying a baby.

3.   Starting with A, his team has assigned a letter to each document, and they are already up to I.

4.   Then on Saturday, each team assigned an assistant to scout the team he had spent the week analyzing.

5.   With Carpenter back, the team assigned VADIM SHARIFIJANOV to Albany after he played in two Devils games.

6.   It is unclear, however, if Japanese teams can assign major league rights exclusively to one major league team.

7.   The team assigned Strawberry to the Columbus Clippers, a Yankees minor league team.

8.   The team also assigned right wing Brad Tapper to Orlando of the IHL.