Deen’s Daily: Powerful Avs At Home; Keefe the Scapegoat?; Centermen Contracts

The Avalanche continue their homestand following memorable performances from Josh Manson, Brock Nelson, and others. Should the Devils make a coaching change? Who’s the top team in the Atlantic Division? Also, a recent contract extension and how it compares to others.
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — January 10.
Colorado Hockey Now
Josh Manson had himself a career night on Thursday with his dad in the crowd. And Brock Nelson, who also had an incredible, just keeps adding to what has been an insanely strong stretch of hockey as the Avs’ No. 2 centerman.
READ MORE: 10 Takeaways: Josh Manson Had a Career Night; Nelson Keeps Impressing (+)
In case you missed it, an update on the Avs’ injuries from head coach Jared Bednar.
READ MORE: An Avalanche of Injury Updates: Will Landeskog Play in Olympics?
Around The NHL
New Jersey Hockey Now: Should Sheldon Keefe be fired for the Devils’ recent stretch?
Detroit Hockey Now: It’s 2026, and the Red Wings and Canadiens are prepping for a matchup that could determine who ends the night as No. 1 in the Atlantic Division.
Philly Hockey Now: Breaking down the Christian Dvorak contract extension. Dvorak got a lot of money to play a premium position. Speaking of which, if you heard Jared Bednar’s comments about Nelson, and how current center contracts measure up to his $7.5 million, I would assume that Bednar was pointing at Dvorak (and Alex Wennberg).




