As the deadline for official cap compliant 23 man (or fewer) rosters are due this afternoon at 3pm mountain time the Colorado Avalanche have a few loose ends to tie up to finalize their own opening night roster.
One order of business was transferring Professional Try-Out Jack Johnson to an officially contracted player and that occurred yesterday when the Avalanche announced a one-year $750k one-way contract for Johnson.
The veteran of 15 seasons and 950 NHL games is now reunited with fellow Team USA friend and teammate Erik Johnson which provides a glimpse at a possible Johnson & Johnson pairing on the horizon.