Deen’s Daily: MacFarland Will Talk Tuesday; Jets Stun St. Louis Blues in Game 7

The Avalanche’s general manager, accompanied by the President of Hockey Operations, will meet with the local media on Tuesday. Also, if you thought the Dallas Stars had a crazy comeback in Game 7, you should see what the Jets did to the Blues.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — May 5.

Colorado Hockey Now

So many questions need to be answered. And most of them will be asked on Tuesday when Chris MacFarland and Joe Sakic meet with the media after a disappointing first-round exit. I wrote on Monday that MacFarland should lose his job for how the Mikko Rantanen saga unfolded, and I still stand by that.

When the Avs traded Rantanen to Carolina, I wrote that MacFarland deserves trust and patience to make his next moves. And how this all unfolds will determine his fate. The reality is, it unraveled, and the way the season ended should absolutely determine his fate. MacFarland did something that doesn’t happen in this league. He let go of a superstar talent — one of the best playoff performers in recent history — in the prime of his career, only for that player to end up back in the division with a team the Avs already struggle with.

You better have things work in your favor if you’re going to do that. They didn’t, and he should lose his job for it. Will he? Probably not, given that he’s going to address the media on Tuesday. But I still think it’s a fireable offense.

Also, Nathan MacKinnon is joining Sidney Crosby at the World Championships for Team Canada. Do your thing, Nate. You’ve probably tried before and failed. But it doesn’t mean you can’t try again.

On that note, I will write more this week about MacKinnon’s postgame comments from Saturday.

Read More: Flynn’s Take: Avs Needed Big Win, Suffered Epic, Embarrassing Loss

Stanley Cup Playoff Recap

Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues: The Jets trailed Game 7 by a score of 3-1 before pulling within a goal with 1:56 remaining. Then, they got the game-tying goal with 1.6 seconds left on the clock before winning late in double overtime to advance to the second round. What a spectacular comeback for a team (and a goalie) who needed a win in the biggest of ways. The Jets will face Dallas for the right to advance to the Western Conference Final.

Tonight’s Schedule

• Game 1: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs (6 pm MT on ESPN)

Around The NHL

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Marc-Andre Fleury is also joining Team Canada. He’ll play with Crosby one last time.

Montreal Hockey Now: What kind of contract extension will Lane Hutson get?

Florida Hockey Now: The Panthers didn’t need home-ice advantage in their series against Tampa. They won all three road games. They’re cool with starting on the road again in Toronto tonight.

San Jose Hockey Now: It’s Draft Lottery night! The league is adding a twist to this year’s event.