Gabe Landeskog’s goal was worth celebrating at home. The Avs will be without one of their top six forwards for now. Also,
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — November 13.
Colorado Hockey Now
Tuesday’s performance against the Anaheim Ducks was mostly a positive. Landeskog scored and it counted. Gavin Brindley was noticeable again after signing an extension. In goal, Scott Wedgewood was spectacular.
But the one negative from the night was losing Valeri Nichushkin to a lower-body injury. It sounds like he’s going to miss some time.
READ MORE: Valeri Nichushkin Will Miss Time With Lower-Body Injury
Landeskog’s goal was one part of a triumphant 4-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks. Here’s my 10 Observations piece following the game. Is Landeskog the best candidate to replace Nichushkin on the second line?
READ MORE: 10 Observations: Only One Person Could Be Happier Than Gabe Landeskog After Breaking His Drought (+)
Around The NHL
Vegas Hockey Now: The Golden Knights won big by acquiring Mitch Marner. But they had to give up depth guys like Victor Olofsson, Nic Roy, and Tanner Pearson to make it happen. The guys they did sign to player a lesser role are just not cutting it.
Depth issues have hurt the Avalanche for years. That’s the problem for the Golden Knights right now.
New Jersey Hockey Now: Did the Devils almost trade Simon Nemec in the offseason? There was at least one reported discussion to send him to a divisional rival. Speaking of Nemec, he had six career goals in 103 games going into a matchup with Chicago on Wednesday, where he scored a hat trick.
Chicago Hockey Now: The Great One is on board for Connor Bedard playing for Team Canada in February. Even if that reality still seems unlikely.
Philly Hockey Now: The Oilers won again, but the Flyers thought they had it.
