They Said It

? Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues goalie, on rule changes he'd like to see in the NHL: "Make the puck bigger and softer."

?Bobby Curtis, Florida Tennis Association junior coordinator, explaining a new rule outlawing grunting during matches: "I was at a boys' tournament in Ocala where nine matches were going on at once and it sounded like a pigsty."

? Jim Palmer, Oriole pitcher, on the baseball strike: "I kind of look at this as a long rainout."