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CBS News
11 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
Colorado Avalanche trade Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood to Columbus Blue Jackets ahead of 2025 NHL Draft night
The Colorado Avalanche have begun their summer offseason moves, as NHL trades had already begun ahead of free agency and the 2025 NHL Draft. Forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday in return for forward prospect Gavin Brindley and two draft selections, the hockey club announced. We have acquired forward Gavin Brindley, a third-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round choice in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood. — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 27, 2025 Colorado acquired Colorado's third-round selection (77th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft. The team also received a conditional second-round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft. Brindley, 20, is all but likely set to report to Avalanche AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles. He was previously a 2023 second-round draft choice for Columbus. He has logged one game in the NHL since being drafted. The movement of Coyle and Woods frees up cap space for the hockey club. Coyle has one year remaining on a $5.25 million contract. Woods already had term, and Columbus will now receive his four-year, $2.5 million contract. According to the Colorado Avalanche are projected to have $8.95 million in cap space since these transactions. The 2025 NHL Draft begins 5 p.m. MT Friday, June 27. The Avalanche were not expected to select in the first round pending any unforeseen trade ahead of the draft.
New York Times
18 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
NHL trade grades: Blue Jackets pay high price, let Avalanche off the hook in Charlie Coyle deal
By Corey Pronman, Dom Luszczyszyn and James Mirtle Columbus Blue Jackets get: F Charlie Coyle and F Miles Wood Colorado Avalanche: F Gavin Brindley, 2025 third-round pick (No. 77) and 2027 conditional second-round pick The condition on the 2nd Rd pick in '27 is that the CBJ have two 2nd Rd picks that year so can send lower pick to Colorado — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 27, 2025 Gavin Brindley was just OK as a rookie pro, but he was also a very young player at the AHL level. He's a highly likable player with a great track record, though at the college and international levels. With excellent skating and work ethic, Brindley buzzes around the ice, playing with a ton of pace and giving his best effort nightly. He's able to make highly skilled plays at full speed and plays with courage, going to the net and engaging along the walls. Brindley is a creative playmaker as well, although for a tiny forward, I wouldn't call him a dynamic offensive player. His energy could make him a middle-six wing, but he will need to score more versus men than he showed this past season. I understand Colorado wanting to target a player such as Brindley over a high draft pick as well. Brindley could realistically play in the NHL within a year or two. — Corey Pronman This one is some nice Houdini-like salary magic for the Avs, who were projected to be over the cap going into this deal. Instead, they free up $7.75 million that will allow Colorado to be an unexpected player in free agency on Tuesday. Plus, they get a little draft and prospect capital sprinkled in, too. Advertisement It's been a weird year for contract dumps already, as Mason Marchment and others have been shipped out for what feels like very little. Here, two overpriced forwards fetch two decent picks and a young player who put up huge numbers in college. I can see what Columbus is thinking, as the Blue Jackets are drowning in cap space (more than $35 million before this deal), and it's going to be a challenge in this free agent landscape to bring in one of the few big names. They also have an exciting young team that made a huge step last year, so trying to spend that money on reinforcements and depth makes sense. Both players are rebound candidates and likely playing down the lineup for Columbus, where they'll bring OK value. If it doesn't work out, Coyle is signed for only one more year anyway. Wood, meanwhile, has had a lot of injuries and the term on his deal — with four more years to go — could hurt, even though the cash is closer to $2 million than his $2.5 million AAV. (And Columbus is still working on getting to the floor.) All in all, it's not all that exciting for either party — but it could be setting the table for bigger things to come for both teams. — James Mirtle Avalanche grade: B+ Blue Jackets grade: C+ This is a telling deal when it comes to where the NHL market currently stands in two ways. One, the center market must be dry as a bone. Two, cap growth has led to some cap-hit blindness. To the first point, Coyle is the focal point of the deal, and the Blue Jackets are a better team with him on it. He gives Columbus a lot of versatility in the middle six as a plug-and-play center who can play wing if needed. While there isn't much about Coyle's game that stands out, there aren't a lot of holes either. He's by almost any account — scoring, play-driving, puck possession, offense, defense — an average player. That's a helpful addition to a team that had a lot of sub-standard players in the bottom six. Advertisement Coyle is also 33 and will probably fall a bit below average next season as a result; third-line calibre. At $5.25 million, that's a pricey ticket for what he likely brings to the table. And between Sean Monahan, Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger, a top-nine center wasn't exactly the most pressing need either. Columbus has a lot of cap space, making the price not too concerning, and you can never have enough centers. Still, the cost of acquisition shouldn't have been this high for what is effectively a cap dump. Which brings us to the cap-hit blindness and the Miles Wood of it all. It's possible Wood reignites his game with the Blue Jackets, but he's been a below-replacement-level player for two years in Colorado. Wood played in just one of seven playoff games for the Avalanche, and at 29, there's a big question of how much he has left to offer at the NHL level. With four years left at $2.5 million, it's unfathomable that the Avalanche were able to rid themselves of Wood's deal without any consequences. This is a deal that teams used to have to pay a heavy price to get out of — the Avalanche seemingly got an asset out of it. Even if Columbus was really enamoured with Wood (for whatever reason), the Blue Jackets completely let Colorado off the hook here. Just because the cap is going up doesn't mean that cap efficiency no longer matters. A bad deal is still a bad deal. This is an unbelievably good move for the Avalanche, who clear $7.75 million in cap space while getting a 2nd, 3rd and a prospect for two players that aren't worth their current cap hits — by a substantial degree. With that money freed up, the Avalanche can seriously load up. And while Columbus got a decent center for its trouble, the cost of doing so looks obscenely high. — Dominik Luszczyszyn Avalanche grade: A Blue Jackets grade: D (Photo of Charlie Coyle: Jerome Miron / Imagn Images)
CBS News
18 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
Colorado Avalanche trade Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood to Columbus ahead of 2025 NHL Draft night
The Colorado Avalanche have begun their summer offseason moves, as NHL trades had already begun ahead of free agency and the 2025 NHL Draft. Forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday in return for forward prospect Gavin Brindley and two draft selections, the hockey club announced. We have acquired forward Gavin Brindley, a third-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round choice in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood. — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 27, 2025 Colorado acquired Colorado's third-round selection (77th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft. The team also received a conditional second-round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft. Brindley, 20, is all but likely set to report to Avalanche AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles. He was previously a 2023 second-round draft choice for Columbus. He has logged one game in the NHL since being drafted. The movement of Coyle and Woods frees up cap space for the hockey club. Coyle has one year remaining on a $5.25 million contract. Woods already had term, and Columbus will now receive his four-year, $2.5 million contract. According to the Colorado Avalanche are projected to have $8.95 million in cap space since these transactions. The 2025 NHL Draft begins 5 p.m. MT Friday, June 27. The Avalanche were not expected to select in the first round pending any unforeseen trade ahead of the draft.
