Steve Smith won three Stanley Cups with Edmonton.

The blunder arguably cost the Oilers the 1986 Stanley Cup, which, coupled with the two they won in the following years, would have given them five in a row.  Even more unfortunately, it deprived hockey fans of the chance to see Gretz and Mess meet a rookie Patrick Roy in the Stanley Cup finals in what would have been a series for the ages.

Except for one bad pass, Steve Smith was a solid hockey player, but you don’t cost your team a championship and not end up on a few lists like this.  Unfortunately, Smith stands with the Bill Buckners and Mitch Williamses of the world, who illustrate one of the great injustices of sports: put in a couple decades of solid play, have one missed pass or one ground ball through the legs at the wrong time, and you’re forever a goat, remembered by fans as the latest Charlie Brown to go head over heels after failing to kick the football.

In a lot of ways, Smith wasn’t even really a true choker, unlike…

#4 Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton enjoys regular season success.

Joe Thornton first appeared on the radar screens of Canadian hockey fans during the 1997 IIHF World Junior Tournament.  There, he looked pretty respectable, seemingly leading a team of somewhat less notable young men to Canada’s fifth straight tournament gold, but even back then, cracks were evident in the clutch game of the future first round draft pick.  Brad Isbister was Canada’s leading scorer, Boyd Devereux scored the tournament’s most important goal, and Marc Denis was sensational in net.  Thornton, however, notched a mere four points in seven games for an average far below the 2.06 PPG he maintained in the OHL that season.  The one bright spot for Thornton was the traditional national anthem singalong, where the winning team belts out a notoriously abysmal rendition of their anthem in celebration.  It was then that Thornton did us all proud by managing to hold a tune better than most of the fresh-out-of-puberty teenagers that have come through that tournament over the years.

Thornton’s amazing OHL numbers led to him getting drafted first overall in 1997, and he soon found regular season success with the fledgling Boston squad, hitting the 100 point mark in 2002-03 and accepting the Bruin captaincy that same season.  However, Joe never found playoff success with Boston, captaining the team to three straight first-round playoff defeats, including a seven game series with Montreal in 2004 where he scored a grand total of zero points and took seven penalties.

Most high-level chokers try to direct attention away from their own lack of performance by criticizing management for failing to put a winning product on the ice.  Thornton is no exception, having employed those tactics during his period of restricted free agency in the 2004 off-season.  The Bruins inexplicably re-signed him anyway, but the captain’s words had done their damage and he was soon dealt to the San Jose Sharks.  Thornton has since played exceptionally well there, leading the team to a President’s Trophy in 2009.  However, playoff success has continued to elude Jumbo Joe, likely due in part to his  failure to score points with the same frequency that he does in the regular season, or to score them at the key times within playoff games.

It’s not all over for Joe though: his playoff numbers have been improving.  They don’t yet match his regular season stats, and he wasn’t there for any key goals during the Sharks’ playoff run this year, but there was a time the same could have been said about Steve Yzerman – and he finished his career with three Stanley Cups and a Conn Smythe trophy.

Joe is one of two members of this list for whom the book is still open, the other being:

#3 Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin has enjoyed regular season success, but can't seem to be found when it counts.

On the surface, Alexander Ovechkin’s resume of IIHF World Championship points, individual awards, and medals seems mighty impressive.  That is until one considers that the World Championships are basically a consolation prize for NHL players whose teams got knocked out of the playoffs, at which point Ovie’s constant presence in that tournament should start raising questions about why his Capitals can’t manage to stay in the playoffs.

In the four playoff appearances that Ovechkin has made with the Capitals, he’s never seen the team go past the second round.  His 1.3 PPG in the playoffs stands up pretty well to his regular season average, and he does have 4 game winning goals in his 37 career playoff games, but he doesn’t seem to be there for his team when they need him, and for a Hart Trophy winning team captain, that’s just unacceptable.    Up until this past season, Ovechkin’s Capitals had never won a playoff series in less than seven games, and it’s in the game sevens that Ovie has enshrined himself as a true choker.

Ovechkin’s first game seven experience came in 2008, where he managed one goal against Philadelphia before losing his wind in the third period and turning the puck over on multiple occasions.  Ultimately, it was Philadelphia’s Martin Biron, not the Great Russian Hope, that put on a performance for the ages in that game.  A year later in Washington’s first successful game seven, Ovechkin was held pointless in a 2-1 tilt against the Rangers.  The game was all tied up going into the third period, which is the traditional choke time for guys like Alex.  Washington did score in the third period, when proven playoff performer Sergei Fedorov appeared to finally get sick of not having anybody on his left side and went in to pop the winner himself.

Fedorov’s goal advanced the Capitals to the second round, where they met the Pittsburgh Penguins.  That series, which had a lot of people making wild speculations about what implications the outcome would have on the Crosby/Ovechkin rivalry, would be captured by the Pens in seven games.  Game seven was a highlight for Crosby, who scored three points and earned the first star.  Consistent with his past game seven efforts, Alex did manage one goal: a too-little-too-late unassisted wraparound that put the score at 5-1 Pittsburgh.  Ovechkin and Crosby wouldn’t meet outside the regular season again until a round robin game at the 2010 Olympics, where Alex was once again held scoreless and actually played so poorly that his coaches voluntarily selected him to serve a third period bench penalty.  As it turns out, he’s only an “international phenom” in tournaments that nobody watches.

Things aren’t exactly looking up for Ovechkin the way they are for Joe Thorton, but the chance for him to turn it around is still there.  Some aren’t quite as lucky:

#2 Ottawa Senators

The Senators seem to be one of those teams who simply cannot get it done.

The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club is a baffling organization.  In the past fourteens seasons, they’ve had twelve playoff appearances, won a President’s Trophy, and went to the finals.  They established themselves as a regular season powerhouse with intelligent draft picks in their early years, good trades, and eventually made themselves quite attractive to free agents looking to get with a potential Cup winner.  The point of all of this, of course, is that you can’t really blame Sens management for failing to put a winning product on the ice.  The Senators have had everything they should have needed to win a Cup at some point in the past decade, and the fact that they haven’t is what makes them chokers.

But if it isn’t management’s fault, whose is it?  That’s where the Sens start to look like quite the conundrum.  There’s been plenty of turnover in the twelve or so years that the Sens have been contenders, and nobody really stands out as a choke artist.  Alexei Yashin seemed to lose a step everytime the playoffs started, but he was only with the club during the early part of their successful phase, and his off-ice attitude should have been enough of an indication that nobody should expect much from him during crunch time.  Despite his terrible playoff performances, Mr. Yashin is spared his own spot on this list because it’s not choking if you’re “not supposed” to get it done in the first place.  Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips initially look good for the role of choker, having each played for the Sens for almost two decades apiece.  The Sens don’t really lean on Phillips for scoring, even in the regular season, and he performs well in the playoffs doing what he always does: shutting down the opponent’s offensive threats.  Alfredsson, on the other hand, does contribute on the score sheet, with his numbers in the playoffs staying relatively consistent.  He’s also performed very well on the Cash Line and had some memorable clutch goals over the years.  It’s not his fault.

The Senators have had a few goaltender issues over the years, but it isn’t fair to call Patrick Lalime a choker, and Dominick Hasek getting hurt in the Olympics isn’t really anybody’s fault.  That seems to be a theme with the Senators: there’s no Cup, but it’s not really anybody specifically that’s under-performing.  It’s nobody’s fault.  And when it’s nobody’s fault, it’s everybody’s fault, from the backup goalie to the equipment manager to the first line centre to the management: everybody associated with that franchise is a choker.  Always have been, always will be.  Canadian comedian Peter Cugno sums up the whole Ottawa situation beautifully in three lines: “three cheers for Ottawa, they think they’ve got a shottawa, but they must be smoking pottawa, ’cause the Stanley Cup will never go to Ottawa.”

While Ottawa may have a decade long history of choking, they can claim a small victory in the Battle of Ontario, because the greatest playoff choker of all time is a ride down the 401…

#1 Curtis Joseph

Curtis Joseph's greatest accomplishment was losing to Carolina in the Eastern Conference finals.

Curtis Joseph is ranked #4 all-time for career regular season wins by a goaltender, the highest ranking of any goaltender to never win the Stanley Cup.  The next highest is John Vanbiesbrouck at #13.  Beezer can hardly be blamed for his teams’ lack of success, having taken the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup finals in 1996, where he went save for save with Patrick Roy for much of the series.  However, Florida’s appearance was kind of a fluke, and Vanbiesbrouck never really played with a top-of-the-food-chain NHL team that had all the tools it should have needed to be the champs.

Cujo, however, has no such excuse, having always played for top level teams. At the start of his career, in the early 90s, he backstopped the St. Louis Blues to four consecutive playoff appearances.  However, as was the case his whole career, Joseph failed when it counted and the Blues never enjoyed any significant playoff success, despite the league leading offensive numbers put up by Brett Hull and Brendan Shanahan and a solid defence anchored by future hall of famer Al MacInnis.

St. Louis decided after four years of Cujo’s failures to go with proven playoff preformer Grant Fuhr, and Joseph signed with the Oilers during their very respectable Doug Weight/Bill Guerin/Ryan Smyth phase.  There, he again posted above average regular season numbers and even twice managed to win  a first round playoff series.  However, as the playoffs progressed Joseph choked once again, failing to bring the Oilers past the second round and any point during his tenure there.

In the summer of 1998, in true choker fashion, Joseph implied that Oilers’ management was the reason for the team’s failures and announced that he’d like to play for a team that had a legitimate shot at winning the Stanley Cup, seeking employment with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Neither party seemed to realize that any team with Curtis Joseph between the pipes doesn’t have a legitimate shot at a Stanley Cup championship, and the Leafs signed him anyway.  Leafs fans generally look back at the late 90s and early 2000s with fond memories of a powerhouse team that always made the playoffs and habitually spanked the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario.  However, with Cujo in net, the offensively gifted Leafs never made it past the Conference Finals.

Joseph reached the height of chokery in 2002.  First, at the 2002 Olympics, where he played on perhaps the most talented team in hockey history, he allowed five soft goals against Sweden for Canada’s only tournament loss before coach Pat Quinn wisely benched him in favour of Martin Brodeur.  Then, as a Maple Leaf in the 2002 Conference Finals, he handed the series to Carolina on a platter by letting in overtime goals on three separate occassions.

Carolina would go on to lose in the finals that year to the Red Wings, who in the summer of 2002 would make the same critical error that the Leafs had four years previous: signing Curtis Joseph.  Joseph led the Red Wings to a division title his first year with the club, and then promptly proceeded to lead the defending Stanley Cup champions to the golf course after an abysmal first round playoff showing.  The financially affluent Red Wings, who had much less patience for failure than Joseph’s previous clubs, acquired Dominick Hasek for the following season.  The Wings won the President’s Trophy that year, with Hasek, Joseph, and Manny Legace all sharing time in net, but unfortunately for Wings fans, Hasek was plagued with injury and Manny Legace was still not good enough for the playoff spotlight.  By default, the duties fell on Joseph, who, to the great surprise of absolutely nobody, choked one last time before slinking off into obscurity.

Burke makes a big move by acquiring 23 year old Cody Franson and his 6'5" 213lb frame.

The haters were out all weekend, Leaf bashing for picking up a talented center in Tim Connolly, who is pretty much overpaid like every UFA, at $4.75 million a year.

However, the next day, all those dissenting opinions had to be eating their hat over the incredibly one-sided deal that brings Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi to the Leafs for Brett Lebda and Robert Slaney.  Heck, I almost ate my hat too.  The fact that Burke got anything for Lebda is just flat out incredible.  But he doesn’t get a bag of pucks and some towels.  He gets a young and huge defense-man who has tonnes of offensive upside.  The Leafs’ defense just got deeper, bigger, younger and more talented.

The center position is more complicated, but it has been improved and if everyone can stay healthy, it got deeper and better.  Tim Connolly in my opinion is an upgrade but only if he can stay healthy and if he can be consistent.  He is a very good penalty killer, a two-way guy with some experience.  Lombardi is also a good penalty killer.  Health is the key word for both of these guys.

It would be very frustrating to see Connolly and Kessel go pointless for ten game stretches and it’s a very real possibility that they will.  Connolly is not a number one center naturally and Burke knows this, but he is giving him a shot.  The media glare and pressure may make his time very short here.  It could be that the real number one center deal is still on it’s way.  Either way, Burke is acquiring assets and improving the team’s bank-ability and trade resources.  Without an obvious number one center Burke is creating a situation where attaining one becomes more possible, while letting some grow in the system, and motivating players in the system to stand up and be counted while insulating them.  I’m happy for Tyler Bozak, because if he plays on the third or fourth line and gets near 30 or 40 points next year, and continues improving in face-offs and the defensive side of his game, he will be able to do what he is suited for and there will be less of an intense spotlight on him to do so.  I am also happy for Nazem Kadri who will be able to play for a full year between the Marlies and Leafs and not be expected to be the Savior of the franchise in any capacity for a couple of years. He gets to develop, same with Colborne.  Insulated.

Lombardi, if he can play at all (due to his concussion last year where he missed the whole season) would be a nice upgrade to the third line and adds a tonne of speed to the line-up.  He was the thrown in to the deal, a salary cap move for Nashville.  However, if healthy, Lombardi could be a nice pickup and finally give depth to a position that has been weak for over half a decade.

Leaf line-up as of today:

Lupul-Connolly-Kessel

MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin

Kadri-Lombardi-Armstrong

Rosehill-Bozak-Brown      spares Orr, Colborne, Frattin

Aulie-Phaneuf

Liles-Schenn

Gunnarson-Franson  spares Komisarek, Lashoff

Reimer, Gustavsson

Lots of work to be done, but Burke has done a nice job of attainment in the wake of the Brad Richards/Rangers signing.  Connolly at two years is clearly a stop gap move.  One with risk, but little to zero commitment.  Money, but no futures or players lost.  I think Kessel and Connolly will be a good duo, but I’m not so sure if these two are anywhere near what the Leafs need to make the playoffs. The Nashville deal was a steal with the Predators needing to drop payroll to sign Shea Weber.  It works for them, but it really looks good on the Leafs.

What is on paper is nice right now, an improvement, but the on-ice chemistry is everything, so we shall see.

More movement expected.

The Leafs traded their 2nd round pick in 2012 for Liles for his puck moving and powerplay capabilities.

After attempting to trade for him at the deadline, Brian Burke traded the Leafs 2nd round pick in 2012 for John-Michael Liles of the Colorado Avalanche. It is believed that the Leafs balked at trading their own 2nd rounder in March, but instead used the conditional second rounder attained in the Tomas Kaberle trade.

Many will say that this is a lateral move, simply a replacement for Kaberle. Liles is a similar type of offensive defenceman to Kaberle, both aren’t physical, both are power play quarterbacks, and they both command the same type of money, in the 4 million per season range.

From what I’ve heard, Liles is a pretty keen shot blocker, likes to shoot the puck, he’s smaller than Kaberle, but is as good a passer, and is a faster skater. Liles can at times dominate play, but then at times be absent from it. He has played on some less than stellar Avalanche teams the last few years, but still has been able to put up respectable numbers. He may struggle with his confidence playing in Toronto, he is inconsistent, but hopefully Wilson can use him effectively. He will improve the power play.

From a contractual point of view, we were going to lose Kaberle this summer and got great return for him. Kaberle’s time was up with the Leafs and I am very glad for him winning the Cup with the Bruins, but there’s no way Burke was going to be bringing him back. If Burke did go after Kaberle, instead of doing this trade, it would be three or four years term, and that wouldn’t make any sense for the Leafs. They need an offensive defenceman for one or two years only. Liles is in the last year of his contract, so this is somewhat of a stop-gap move by management. If he is excellent, the Leafs will re-sign him. If he is mediocre, Jake Gardiner or Jesse Blacker may be ready in a year, and the Leafs save some money. In my mind Burke did some brilliant contract shifting here, but what really matters is what happens in the games, and here’s hoping Liles can get some chemistry going with everyone quickly.

Liles brings some experience to the Leaf blueline, being 31,  and I think he should slot in nicely with Luke Schenn.

Now the whole trade with Boston is Tomas Kaberle for Joe Colbourne, John-Michael Liles, and in a broken up kind of way, Tyler Biggs. Not a bad haul considering what went the other way in the Kessel deal.

I must say I was excited when Gary Bettman announced the deal involving Toronto and Anaheim. Toronto trading it’s 30th and 39th picks to Anaheim in exchange for their 22nd. I thought the Leafs would be drafting Puempel, but wasn’t surprised at all by the Biggs pick. Biggs has scored some big goals internationally with the US team, and is a big and tough, nasty winger which is exactly what the Leafs should be drafting for. I like this move by Burke a lot, it exemplifies the direction the Leafs need to go. Rather than drafting some smaller skilled forward, the Leafs get a big guy that may be able to play in the top nine in a couple of years. He compares himself to Milan Lucic, and this gives us a guy who is needed to play against the Bruins, Sabres, and other rivals in the East.

With the 25th pick, the Leafs selected Stuart Percy, a defender from St. Mikes. Percy apparently shows a lot of poise and really came along in the playoffs and Memorial Cup this year.

Both players are Leaf fans, Percy grew up in Mississauga and Biggs played in the GTHL as a young teen. Good for Burke selecting players who have reverence for the blue and white, it can only be a good thing.

Up next, free agency.

Brent Burns was traded to the Sharks for Setoguchi just before 2011 Draft.

Last Thursday the Sharks signed Devin Setoguchi to a three year contract.  The very next day they said, “Never mind!” and traded him to Minnesota in exchange for Brent Burns, and a second round pick.  Burns has been a top scoring defenseman and should add a lot to the blue line.  Oddly enough, the Sharks D wasn’t necessarily all that weak, but the attrition rate through injury seemed to dog them all season long.  With Niclas Wallin leaving to play at home in Sweden, a hole was left open for another solid D man.

Curious about the new kid in town, I did a little research on Burns.  One thing interesting to note: The Wild seem to think they got the better end of the deal.  They may be right.  Seto had some down performances, but when he was hot, he was a shining star.  Still, he seemed to suffer from playoff fade the deeper the Sharks got.  Where have we seen that before?

Minnesota sees Setoguchi as a definite up and comer, but apparently sees Burns as an old man who’s lived out his usefulness.  Well, his “usefulness” saw him start out as a first round draft pick who has spent the last 8 years with the team that drafted him.  A quick look at Youtube videos shows a guy who can hip check like Kyle McLaren, fight like Scott Parker, and dance with a puck on his stick like Dan Boyle.  He played as a right wing forward prior to coming up to the NHL, and earned a “runner-up” award for “most improved player” in the OHL in 2003.

Burns is a Shark.  Watch a few videos.  The guy will circle around, pick his target and strike.  Whether he’s got the puck and is lining up a shot, or he’s lining up a hit, he keeps his eyes lasered on his target, yet doesn’t forget to put his head on a swivel either.  He can seem to come from out of nowhere and lay a guy out on the ice.  He bears down on the goaltender with intensity, then deeks like Baryshnikov.  His ability to see the ice and exactly where he wants the puck to go will be a valuable asset to the Sharks’ blue line.

Also involved in the trade was first round pick Charlie Coyle, whom the Wild insisted be part of the deal, and this year’s first round pick.

I’m going to miss Devin Setoguchi.  I wish him well.  I also can’t wait to see Burns pin him against the boards and steal the puck from him.

Pekka Rinne was nominated for the Vezina trophy for his outstanding performance in 2010-11 season.

While the Nashville Predators may not have taken home any awards at the 2011 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, they do have a lot to be proud about in the 2010-2011 season.  For the first time in franchise history, they were able to make it past round one of the playoffs.  This is a big deal for a team who has been in danger of losing their franchise; a potential made all too apparent with the recent relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers.  And as the awards have now come and gone, it is good to remember that also for the first time in franchise history, the Predators were nominated for four awards this year.  Prior to this season, they had only been nominated for three awards total.  However,  it’s Pekka Rinne that I am most proud to see listed among the nominees, and beside the names of Thomas and Luongo.  Pekka (who I always call “PEKKA PEKKA PEKKA” said very quickly in rapid succession, and not “Peks” as his goalie coach calls him) had an amazing year with the Preds, and has become well-loved in the Nashville community.  He started in 29 of the team’s final 30 games and had a save percentage of .930. He also finished fourth in voting for the Hart trophy, and he along with Weber were named to the All-Star teams.

As the off-season hits full swing, I hope that what happened in Vegas doesn’t stay there.  The awards this year showed Preds fans and hockey fans alike that we are a team that is talented and deserving of the nominations for hockey’s most prestigious awards.  That momentum will carry us through the off season and prepare us to become more formidable in the 2011-2012 season.  More franchise records need to be broken and a Cup needs to be brought to Music City.

Having Mason Raymond recover from injury and rebound hard for next season is critical for the Canucks` second line unit.

Having been to the brink, a game away from a Stanley Cup championship, gives the Vancouver Canucks a short off season to work with.  But there is much work to be done for the President’s Trophy winners.

If the Canucks were to remain static, resigning none of their unrestricted or restricted free agents, the teams has plenty of holes to fill throughout the lineup.

Up front, the Canucks look to have most of the the top two lines nailed down. The Sedins and Alex Burrows should once again form a formidable first, although really they could play Victor Oreskovich with the Sedins and still the twins would lead the league in scoring.  The second line could use a facelift but a major overhaul is unlikely.  Selke trophy winner Ryan Kesler will be the man who makes the second line but he could use some help.  Mason Raymond has been paired with Kesler in the past with just limited success. Raymond seems to have all the tools needed to play on the second line but can’t seem to convert his chances.  Without a move, Mikael Samuelsson would be Kesler’s other winger.  Neither Samuelsson or Raymond are ideal but Vancouver doesn’t really have a ton to work with.

Chris Higgins is another possible match with Kesler but he’s an unrestricted free agent and most likely on the way out of Vancouver.

The bottom six forwards are shaky at best.  Manny Malhotra, Victor Oreskovich and Cody Hodgson highlight the bottom six and only Malhotra is a lock.  Jordan Schroeder, Bill Sweatt and Aaron Volpatti round out the bottom six as a dreadful fourth line.

On defense,  Hamhuis and Edler are the only real locks. Kevin Bieksa, Sami Salo and Christian Ehrhoff are all unrestricted free agents and won’t all get re-signed.  Keith Ballard, Chris Tanev, Aaron Rome and Lee Sweatt are the other d-men in the mix right now.

And in net, Luongo isn’t going anywhere and Cory Schneider has at least one more year before he becomes a restricted free agent.

So what do the Canucks need to do to retain their President’s Trophy and take another run at the Stanley Cup?

First, they need to address their defensive situation.  According to capgeek.com, the Canucks have about $13.7 million in cap space with only 13 guys on the roster.  It’s unclear whether Alain Vigeault has any trust in Keith Ballard after the playoffs so he could be possible trade bait.  Re-signed Bieksa has to be priority number one for Vancouver solidifying the number one defensive pair.

Getting Ehrhoff and/or Salo back is not imperative.  Ehrhoff will most likely demand more than the Canucks are willing to spend and with Bieksa most likely back for around $4 million, the Canucks only have $9 million more to spend.  If Ehrhoff is not back, the Canucks may look for a guy like James Wisniewski for a smaller cap hit.  That would bump Lee Sweatt out of the starting lineup.

The Canucks also could look to re-acquire Shane O’Brien.  While his time in Vancouver wasn’t always positive, he could be a good fit if he has learned how to play more disciplined in Nashville.  Another name that could make sense is Karlis Skrastins.  At 36, Skrastins brings experience, durability and shot blocking for a small price.

Moving up front, the work becomes more difficult.  Re-signed Jannik Hansen is key, as well as Maxim Lappiere.  Both found their niche with the big club and are an improvement over Schroeder, Sweatt and Volpatti.

If Sergei Shirokov sticks around and has a good camp, he could challenge for a spot on the third line with Malhotra.  The question about where Hodgson will fit will also come up again at training camp and he could play on any of the bottom three lines.

If the Canucks are wanting to spend right to the cap, their best pick up might be Michael Ryder.  If they can get over the bad blood from this year’s finals, Ryder would make a great second line addition to the Canucks.  Kesler could sure use the help.

There are also plenty of free agents who could easily slot into a spot on the third or fourth (maybe second) lines  for the right price including Tomas Fleischmann, Erik Cole, Sergie Samsonov, Brooks Laich or Joel Ward.

Vancouver could use someone like Ward or Laich to play on the second or third line and provide both offense and physical play because they definitely got bullied by both the Blackhawks and Bruins in the playoffs.

At this point though, anything could happen.