Deen's Daily
Deen’s Daily: Gulyayev Enters Pivotal Development Year; Tyson Barrie’s Hilarious Retirement Post; Improving the Penguins
The Avalanche have another Russian prospect to keep tabs on this season. Also, the Penguins are likely going to get sold soon and the San Jose Sharks landed a new arena deal.
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — August 27.
Colorado Hockey Now
Mikhail Gulyayev was drafted by the Avalanche at No. 31 overall in 2023. He’s actually the last first-round draft pick they’ve selected.
This season, the 20-year-old defenseman enters his final year under contract with his KHL club. If he’s looking to make the leap to North America, it could happen in the spring. But most KHL prospects would rather play in the NHL instead of the American Hockey League.
This is going to be a big year for Gulyayev if he wants to get here in 2026.
READ MORE: Mikhail Gulyayev Could Make Jump to Avalanche in 2026
If you haven’t seen it already, Barrie’s Instagram post that announced his retirement on Tuesday was hilarious.
Around The NHL
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: As we await word on a potential sale of the Penguins from Fenway Sports Group to the Hoffman family, Dan Kingerski writes how the team can improve with three changes.
San Hockey Now: The Sharks announced a new deal with their arena. It’ll keep them in San Jose for a long, long time.
Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins are slated for quite a bit of National TV coverage this season.
New Jersey Hockey Now: Young Devils defenseman has had quite the offseason of training.
Detroit Hockey Now: The Red Wings are hoping to emulate the step the Ottawa Senators took last year to qualify for the playoffs. Former Sens blueline Travis Hamonic sheds light on how his team did it. Also Lucas Raymond’s favorite European club soccer team sounds familiar to the hockey team he plays for.
