Morning Flurries: Getting the band back together

Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting storylines across the NHL.

All Avalanche

• Part of the Colorado Avalanche team, both past and present, got together last night for a fun celebration. A fun picture of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, and Erik Johnson surfaced online with them all wearing light-up cowboy hats. The occasion? Celebrating Logan O’Connor’s wedding; congratulations to the newlywed O’Connors!

• Two years on from winning the Stanley Cup, where are some of the champions from the team now gone off to? (Mile High Hockey)
• You still have a couple more days to participate in this year’s edition of our Top 25 Under 25 series with your own fan vote! Click this link and fill out your form by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 31 for your vote to be considered.

Down Below

• Nylander seems to be a popular name in Toronto, with Alex Nylander joining William Nylander in the Maple Leafs system, signing a one-year deal in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies.

• Kent Johnson received a nice extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets to ensure his future for the next couple of seasons.

• Patrik Laine has been cleared from the NHL Players Assistance Program, and the Blue Jackets are listening to offers for him.

• Up North on the coverage side of things, 32 Thoughts with Elliotte Friedman co-host Jeff Mraek is leaving SportsNet for another venture TBD.