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.

For Illegal Curve, I’m Kyle Kosior