News You Can Use Late in the Day

-James Duthie comments on the growing peril that is pre-game soccer warmups.

-Paul Kariya is excited about the Blues' future.

-Eric Lindros is done, unofficially.

-Rick Nash is still unknown in Columbus.

-Tavares to Leafs, "Don't bother".

-Eric Duhatschek notes that Reebok is making some changes to a few players' Edge jerseys.

-Pierre Lebrun writes that Don Waddell is a busy man in Atlanta.

-Richard Bachman is Inside College Hockey's Player of the Week.

-Jack Blatherwick of Lets Play Hockey calls for a return to the old time methods of hockey training in order to make the game accessible again.

-Daymond Langkow is playing with renewed confidence.

-Carolina is off to a hot start.

-David Amber profiles his list of the 10 Dirtiest Plays in the NHL.

-The Erie Otters may send two players home for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.

-Stan Fischler wants Rangers fans to chill out.

-Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Sun writes that the Rangers are making a mistake by spending big.

-Yann Danis has started the season well in Hamilton.

-The Sabres have recalled Mike Weber from Rochester.

-It looks like the Wild had a plan when they didn't make a splash on the free agent market.

-Some nice pictures from SI's Photo Gallery.

-The Oilers are not thrilled at the prospect of hosting the Wild tonight.

-The Wayne State Warriors hope to have a strong final season.

-Stu Barnes is still contributing in Dallas.

-Crashing the Net assembles the All-Living team that will play host to the All-Dead team in next week's article.

-A look around the AHL.

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News You Can Use Late in the Day

-Alexei Kovalev blames the Montreal media for making a mountain out of a molehill.

-In a follow up story, Bob McKenzie says to go easy on Carbonneau.

-The Manitoba Moose won both their games this week after a shaky weekend.

-The Rangers have recalled Nigel Dawes from Hartford.

-In shoulder news, Martin Havlat does not need to have surgery, but Sheldon Souray is out indefinitely.

-Avs prospect and Gopher forward Ryan Stoa is out for the season with a knee injury.

-The Leafs have demoted Kris Newbury.

-Rob Picarello with NHL Power Rankings.

-William Houston disagrees with Dave Keon's selection as greatest Leaf.

-Randy Robitaille cleared waivers for the Sens and is skating with Patrick Eaves and Mike Fisher in practice.

-Martin St. Louis is leading the NHL in ice time amongst forwards.

-Alex Ponikarovsky is back in the Leafs' lineup.

-Pierre Lebrun thinks Pat Quinn might get a shot in Atlanta.

-Caps prospect Josh Godfrey is off to a hot start in the OHL.

-Potential first rounder Colton Teubert gets a 2 game suspension for his hit on a Moose Jaw Warrior.

-Fanhouse says the Blues are back.

-A funny video about the Sabres at Sportsnet.

-Michael Farber of SI discusses the Luongo trade.

-Terry Frei wonders about records in the modern era.

-David Amber with ten top milestones in hockey and the likelihood that they will be broken.

-Rocket Richard was the first to 500 goals 50 years ago.

-Jim Matheson with a look at the first three weeks of the NHL season.

-The Wednesday roundup from the WHL.

-Which is the better conference in the NHL?

-Danish prospect Oscar Moller scores his first hat trick.

-Bruce Dowbiggin feels Paul Kelly must change the attitude of the players.

-Kiprusoff is not happy with his start.

-Mason Raymond has been sent down to Manitoba.

-Chris Chelios sets his sites on Don Meehan.

-Mike Brophy thinks both Niedermayer and Selanne will be back for Anaheim.

-Ryan Dixon looks at goalie tendencies.

-After a strong season last year, Petteri Nummelin is now fighting for a job in Minnesota.

-Dennis Grebeshkov will draw in for Sheldon Souray.

For Illegal Curve, I'm Kyle Kosior