Deen’s Daily: Canada Roster at World Juniors; Devils Trade Talk; Panthers Back on Track

Team Canada has its first roster for the upcoming World Juniors. The New Jersey Devils are dominating the trade rumor mill right now, and the Florida Panthers seemingly have gotten back on track before visiting the Avalanche later this week.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — December 9.

Colorado Hockey Now

The Avs close out their quick four-game road trip tonight against the Nashville Predators. They got doubled up on Long Island before winning on consecutive days at Madison Square Garden and in Philadelphia.

Tonight, they might be getting help back in the form of goalie Scott Wedgewood.

In the meantime, I’m also running my December Mailbag this week and will start getting the responses out on Friday. Use the link below to submit your questions.

READ MORE: Avalanche Mailbag: Checking in at the 2-Month Mark — Ask Me Anything!

Around The NHL

World Juniors: Team Canada has revealed its list of 27 invites to their training camp ahead of the 2026 World Junior Championships. The Pens have a young player on the list, as do the Red Wings.

New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils are the talk of the league right now as it pertains to the trade market. Are they actually going to swing a deal for Quinn Hughes at some point? Maybe. But it sounds like it wouldn’t be the only move they make.

Florida Hockey Now: The last two games have been wildly entertaining, eventful, and crucial for the Panthers to get their season back on track.

Philly Hockey Now: Rick Tocchet defends using his fourth line late in the game against the Avs when the Flyers were trailing 3-2.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: What we learned from the Penguins’ road trip.