Overview

• Charlie Coyle is entering the final season of his six-year, $31.5 million contract and has tallied 189 goals and 485 points over 950 NHL games.
• Miles Wood, 29, joins Columbus with 91 goals and 182 points in 513 NHL contests and has three seasons remaining on his six-year, $15 million deal.
• Gavin Brindley, the 20-year-old center drafted 34th overall by the Blue Jackets in 2023, recorded six goals and 17 points in 52 AHL games and appeared in one NHL contest.
• The Avalanche clear $7.75 million in cap space with the departures of Coyle and Wood, giving them flexibility for free-agent signings or further trades.
• The trade took place on June 27 during the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft, following Colorado’s trade of goaltender Daniil Tarasov to the Florida Panthers.