Deen’s Daily: Avalanche Outclass New Jersey; Jake Allen is Livid; Tortorella Opens Up

The Avalanche won big on Wednesday. Like, really big. How did the Devils’ goalie handle the loss? Also, John Tortorella opens up about the trade deadline.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — February 27.

Colorado Hockey Now

What an excellent performance by the Avalanche. That’s about the best way you can open a crucial six-game homestand. The Avs outclassed the New Jersey Devils and played exceptional hockey.

One of the big reasons why they played so well was the return of their big power forward.

Catch the latest episode of my podcast, Rinkside with Aarif Deen — Avalanche Trade Board 3.0 | February 26, 2025. 

Around the NHL

New Jersey Hockey Now: Not sure if you caught this on T.V., but goalie Jake Allen basically stormed off the ice and seemingly pulled himself from the game with just 1:42 remaining. This happened after Logan O’Connor made it 5-1 for Colorado.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Mike Sullivan wants to see this from his team the rest of the way.

Montreal Hockey Now: Remember the big injury to Kaiden Guhle? Here’s how the Habs have looked since then.

Philadelphia Hockey Now: “You can’t fall in love,” Tortorella says while opening up about the trade deadline.

NYI Hockey Now: We’ve seen this before: Patrick Roy stopped practice to rip his team.

San Jose Hockey Now: An update on the injury to Nikolai Kovalenko.

Vegas Hockey Now: Looking back at the eight best trades in Golden Knights history.