Not a bad bit of business here for the Avs. Get a few picks, shed over $7 million in cap space and get a good prospect on Brindley. I liked what I saw from Brindley from his draft year, so getting a good prospect in their thin pool definitely helps... #GoAvsGo

So basically... OUT: Casey Mittelstadt Miles Wood Will Zellers 2nd Round Pick IN: Gavin Brindley 2nd Round Pick 3rd Round Pick (Coyle for one playoff run) 5 months ago the Avs had a struggling $5.75 million center and a $2.5 million winger. Both now off the books.

So Coyle was the cost to get rid of Wood’s contract!? We need the cap space desperately but I would have liked to see Coyle for a season

Zito not winning GM of the Year in any of the last 3 seasons kind of devalues the award as a whole. From a results standpoint, no one has been better.

As we pass the 3.5-hour mark of this 'decentralized' NHL draft ... Let's all vow to never do it like this again.

Bill Zito has had to swap out about 1/3 of his roster yearly. Has acquired, signed, then re-signed most of the team’s core players. Has made trade deadline deals that helped win 2 Stanley Cups. Has assembled the best front office in the league. Has not won GM of the year.

Chris MacFarland clarified that Logan O’Connor’s hip procedure this summer was a different hip from his procedure last year.

I’ve got nothing but gratitude for Drouin’s time in Colorado, and I hope he gets a massive contract on the market this year. Great team guy who did the team a huge favor taking that one year deal last offseason. #GoAvsGo

Rolling out our roster for Development Camp!

That’s a massive hometown discount

Like I've said time and time again. The no-state tax advantage only works if you're already good. And once you're good, your top guys stay for less and it prolongsyour window. So yes, it's absolutely a factor. But you have to build a good team for it to matter.

I’m confused if the rumours of a 6 year deal are correct… He’s 37… What?! Why Florida!?

CBJ and pending UFA Ivan Provorov are finalizing a 7-year contract at $8.5M AAV per season

Wish nothing but the best for Drouin on Long Island.

Burns is still a wildly effective defenseman. Coming with just a $1M cap hit this season, has the potential to be a huge add for Colorado in the bottom part of their D-Core.

2 x $3.95M

Wow, that is a terrible contract. Massive over pay for what he has contributed over the last two seasons

We don’t have any beef with LA, but this is the second time in three years we’ve opened the season in LA. I don’t get it. I’ve always believed that season openers should have some kind of juice behind them, but this whole slate doesn’t have anything.