DENVER — By all accounts, the much-anticipated launch of defenceman Jacob Trouba’s fourth NHL season was a success.
Trouba, who missed all of training camp and 13 regular-season games while holding out, inked a new deal with the Jets on Monday and finally got into the lineup Friday night and had a strong performance against the Colorado Avalanche — a 3-2 overtime victory for the hosts with an ending from the bizarro world.
Trapped against the boards in his own end by a couple of Avalanche players, Nikolaj Ehlers sent a pass to an area he assumed was safe but the puck went straight through the legs of goalie Michael Hutchinson and into the net.