Deen’s Daily: Bednar Injury; Frozen Four Fallout; Avalanche Land Top College UFA

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The Frozen Four championship is coming back to Denver. What was the fallout of the tournament this weekend? Also, the Avalanche didn’t rest any players yet, the Pittsburgh Penguins did, and seven of eight playoff spots are officially locked up in the Eastern Conference.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — April 12.

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The Avalanche locked up the top college free agent on Saturday, getting T.J. Hughes of the Michigan Wolverines following a four-year career in Ann Arbor.

Later in the evening, Colorado, with the Presidents’ Trophy secured, didn’t rest any players in a 3-2 OT loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. They lost Josh Manson to an upper-body injury along the way.

Also worth noting, Jared Bednar took a puck to the right cheek and did not return. The head coach was unavailable to media after the game.

Here’s the latest.

Around The NHL​

DU Pioneers: The Pioneers are bringing home the NCAA National Championship for the third time in five years under head coach David Carle. At 36 years old, and a long career ahead of him, Carle might have the most power among coaches who have never coached in the NHL. Teams will come calling just like the Chicago Blackhawks did last year.

It’s going to take a perfect situation to pull him out of the DU program.

Montreal Hockey Now: Yesterday, I wondered if Michael Hage would make his way to Montreal. But it sounds like that won’t be happening. The elite sophomore scorer wants to give it one more go at a National Championship with the Wolverines.

Boston Hockey Now: It was pretty much heading this way already, but the Bruins have officially clinched a playoff spot after just one year on the outside.

Ottawa Hockey Now: The Senators have also clinched, which guarantees that both wildcard spots in the Eastern Conference will belong to Atlantic Division teams. Can center Shane Pinto work his way into the Selke Trophy conversation?

Detroit Hockey Now: Ottawa and Boston both clinched because the Red Wings, who were already hanging by a thread, blew a late 3-2 lead against the New Jersey Devils in a must-win game. And as a result, they have officially been eliminated from playoff contention and were booed off the ice at home.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins sat Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, and Bryan Rust against the Capitals after officially clinching a spot in the postseason. The result of this was as expected.

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