The Colorado Avalanche made some solid moves this offseason to prepare for the 2025-26 campaign. One was a trade meant to be a salary dump, as the Avalanche sent Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, the Avalanche got cap relief, draft picks, and Gavin Brindley. Now, Brindley has signed a new two-year extension with the franchise.

Brindley was the No. 34 overall pick of the Blue Jackets in the 2023 NHL Draft. This was after his freshman campaign at the University of Michigan, in which he amassed 38 points in 41 games. After a successful sophomore season, with 25 goals and 28 assists, he signed with the Jackets. Bridley played in one NHL game in the 2023-24 campaign and then spent the 2024-25 season with the AHL Cleveland Monsters.

He was solid in his

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