1.   At Augusta National, home of the storied Masters Tournament, writer Herbert Warren Wind christened the tough stretch of holes on the back nine Amen Corner.

2.   A tough stretch, too.

3.   After a tough stretch against St. Louis, Dallas and Edmonton, the Avs face New Jersey on Thursday at home.

4.   After all, Divac has been plagued by a sore knee, a tender thumb and the flu throughout this tough stretch.

5.   Every team goes through tough stretches.

6.   Fitch will give the club the next two days off in preparation for a tough stretch.

7.   He did, however, see effects of the tough stretch of hot weather here.

8.   He ended up sleeping in his campaign van, which he parked at a Holiday Inn along New York Avenue, a tough stretch of road.

9.   His absence will surely hurt the team, which Sunday night began a tough stretch of six games in nine days.

10.   However, this is a very tough stretch.