Deen’s Daily: Wedgewood Star; Mittelstadt Benched; Marchand vs Boston

Scott Wedgewood earns an NHL honor. Casey Mittelstadt was benched after a poor performance at Ball Arena. Brad Marchand is set to face the Boston Bruins for the first time. Also, some teams are winning games, but what are their red flags?

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — October 20.

Colorado Hockey Now

Wedgewood’s incredible start to the season is being rewarded. After going 3-0-0 this past week, with wins against Buffalo, Columbus, and Boston, the Avalanche’s goalie was named the third start of the week.

Wedgewood surrendered just one goal in each of the three games, improving to 5-0-1 on the season with a .938 save percentage. In each of the five wins, Wedgewood has only given up one goal, while also surrendering four to Dallas in a 5-4 shootout loss more than a week ago.

Around The NHL

Boston Hockey Now: Marco Sturm is fed up and sending a message to his top players after their poor performance against the Avs. On Sunday, he healthy scratched Mittelstadt.

Florida Hockey Now: Brad Marchand and the Panthers are set to face the Bruins on Tuesday.

Detroit Hockey Now: Emmitt Finnie is making an impression for the red-hot Red Wings.

New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils started the season hot. Here are 3 red flags despite their early season success.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins are better than many thought they’d be. Here are 3 red flags to their season thus far.