News You Can Use Late in the Day

-Philadelphia's Randy Jones gets a 2 game suspension for his hit on Patrice Bergeron.

-Petr Bondra retired today to become the GM of Slovakia's national team.

-Sam Gagner is profiled in the nhl.com's Rookie Watch.

-The Penguins are looking for consistency.

-Bobby Ryan is adjusting to pro hockey with the Portland Pirates.

-The Prudential Center opened its doors Saturday night in Newark.

-Inside College Hockey has its newest Power Rankings posted, and North Dakota falls to 3rd place.

-Eric Duhatschek wonders if Zetterberg is the NHL's best player.

-The Capitals admit that their hot start wasn't a good indication of their team's skill.

-Though Kane and Toews are hot, a few Hawks are struggling.

-Jason Labarbera is named the NHL's First Star of the Week.

-Fanhouse notes that Ron Wilson is on the hot seat in San Jose.

-Stan Fischler wishes the Toronto media would leave John Ferguson Jr. alone.

-Taking Note with a roundup of Sunday's WHL action.

-Kevin Lowe and Brian Burke fail to kill each other in Anaheim.

-Ryan Smyth and Joe Sakic have found some chemistry in Colorado.

-The NHL Notebook from the National Post.

-Fan Nation wonders if its time to resurrect the Broad Street Bullies nick name.

-The Halifax Mooseheads get creative with their nicknames.

-Five Big Games for the upcoming week.

-The Weekly AHL report.

-The Sharks made a number of transactions yesterday.

-Ken Campbell of the Hockey News feels that 2 games for Jones isn't nearly enough.

-Shanahan, Doan and Gaborik are all struggling early on this year.

For Illegal Curve, I'm Kyle Kosior