91.  With Martin Brodeur apparently headed for free agency after this season, the backup goaltender Mike Dunham is suddenly a very important player for the New Jersey Devils.

92.  Years before Damian Miller was born, Stengel observed that the catcher is the most important player on a team.

93.  All three countries, along with several others, see themselves as important players in the scramble to control the oil and gas wealth of the Caspian.

94.  After years of isolationism, Spain under Gonzalez became an important player in the European Union and among the countries in the Mediterranean.

95.  And no party is likely to gain a sufficient majority to govern alone, making the coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Freedom Union an important player.

96.  And no party is likely to gain enough seats to govern alone, making the coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Freedom Union an important player.

97.  As Iran emerges as an important player in neighboring Afghanistan, longstanding differences between Europe and the United States over how to approach Tehran have again come into focus.

98.  But all are on the downside of their careers and many of the role players so important in three Super Bowl triumphs have moved on to bigger bucks.

99.  England also has important players missing.

100.  Eurostat said the most important players in EU-US trade were Germany, Britain, France and the Netherlands, representing two-thirds of total trade.