Dater’s Daily: Phil Kessel Is Breaking Records

I am back on the Avalanche beat and loving it even more. The last few days in Columbus and then dropping right into practice and a game left me a little drained but…. totally worth it. My little guy had a lot of firsts on the trip like his first plane ride, first NHL game, and his first face painting. I got to meet a lot of my wife’s family that I had never met, so that was a blast. A lot of them are Avalanche fans!!!!! Dater will be going on the road for you all to New York and New Jersey. So look for some stuff from him on the road there! Now for some news around the league: Phil Kessel is breaking records tonight and more.

• Vegas Hockey Now: Phil Kessel will tie the Iron Man streak of 989 consecutive games played on Monday.
• Philly Hockey Now: Even while winning, Coach Tortorella is benching the stars on the team.
• Colorado Hockey Now: Dater kind of liked that Nichushkin goal against Vegas the other day.
• Boston Hockey Now: Nick Foligno silences his critics
• NHL: Mark Borowiecki is back home from the hospital after being stretchered off the ice during a game.
• TSN: Carey Price has no plans to retire, reluctant to have surgery.
• Sportsnet: Josh Norris of the Ottawa Senators is expected to miss at least two weeks.
• Florida Hockey Now: Eric Staal signs with the Florida Panthers.
• Dallas Hockey Now: The Stars are off to their best start since 2006.
• TSN: Fixing the Canucks offense may require fixing their defense.