Avalanche defenseman Nick Holden politely declined to allow anyone to take pictures or shoot video of his battered face Tuesday after a morning skate at the Pepsi Center. Holden, who will play Tuesday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks, has two black eyes from a fractured nose that required six stitches and glue to close.
"I just don't want anything on social media or anything. I don't need to make a big deal of it," Holden said from his locker stall. "The play happened. The NHL dealt with it and it's over. We play the Vancouver Canucks tonight.