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Deen’s Daily: Colton’s Hilarious Goal Celebration; Rookie Goalie Shines in Ottawa; New Standard in Detroit

Are Casey Mittelstadt’s struggles becoming a major issue? What did Ross Colton think about his goal celebration in Minnesota? Jared Bednar had something to say about the Gabriel Landeskog knee-swelling reports. Also, the coach in Detroit wasn’t thrilled despite his team winning 6-2. And there’s a rookie goalie in Ottawa looking to right the ship.
All that and more on this lengthy edition of Deen’s Daily — January 14.
Colorado Hockey Now
Mittelstadt’s struggles have gone on for quite some time now. He’s basically been in a rut since the calendar flipped to November and there seems to be no end in sight. Catch my latest Notebook, which hones in on what has been a mystifying stretch of inconsistent play for the talented center.
Also, Colleen Flynn caught up with Colton about his hilarious goal celebration in Minnesota. Read all about it in the latest edition of Inside the Locker Room.
It was reported earlier in the month that Landeskog is unable to skate on consecutive days because of knee swelling. Here’s whatย Bednar had to say about those reports.
Around the NHL
Ottawa Hockey Now: Remember how we questioned if the Senators had a goaltending problem following the injury to Linus Ullmark? It felt like they did at the time. But Leevi Merilainen is doing his best to ensure that’s no longer the case.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Goaltending has been one of the many issues for the Penguins lately. Is it time to turn the crease back over to rookie Joel Blomqvist?
Montreal Hockey Now: Check out this feature on Juraj Slafkovsky, the budding star forward who hasn’t quite had an ideal season to date.
Philadelphia Hockey Now: The Flyers completed a third-period comeback to defeat the Florida Panthers. The late game-winning goal came from Noah Cates, who has been an impactful depth player all season.
New Jersey Hockey Now: Speaking of the Flyers, they announced on Monday that they’re getting a new arena in 2031. The ownership group of one of their divisional rivals is helping to bring the new arena to life.
Florida Hockey Now: Catch the Panther’s angle on their loss to the Flyers.
Boston Hockey Now: The Bruins ended their losing streak. But has the damage already been done?
Detroit Hockey Now: I love everything about Todd McLellan’s message following Detroit’s 6-2 rout of the Seattle Kraken.
San Jose Hockey Now: The Sharks are heading to Motor City and Jake Walman got a chance to talk about his return to Detroit.