I had a VERY hard time, trying to discern the history of Roster expansion, over the years. In today's Pravda, however, if Greg Bedard has it right ~ Do your job - The Boston Globe ~ the rosters expanded from 47 to 53 in 1993, as part of that enormous deal. That's about an Eighth, and if we repeat that, next CBA ~ which seems like a distinct possibility if the players eventually agree to 18 games ~ an equal increase would bring it to an even 60 ~ and hopefully eliminate this obnoxious practice of icing 8 players, every Sunday. Here's hoping for that: The deeper the roster, the more complex the Game. And the more complex the Game, the more pronounced the advantage of Bill II The Great, Mad Genius.