Avs acquire Coyle from Bruins for Mittelstadt
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The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Charlie Coyle from the Boston Bruins in a trade that will send centre Casey Mittelstadt the other way.
The Avs will also receive a 2026 fifth-round pick while the Bruins get forward prospect Will Zellers and a 2025 second-round selection.
Coyle, 33, has 15 goals and 22 points in 64 games this season with Boston.
He is in the fifth season of a six-year, $31.5 million with an AAV of $5.25 million.
A first-round pick by the San Jose Sharks in 2010, Coyle has appeared in 931 career NHL games, scoring 187 goals with 472 points, split between the Minnesota Wild and Bruins.
Mittelstadt, 26, is in the first year of a three-year, $17.25 million contract with an AAV of $5.75 million.
In 63 games this season, he has 11 goals and 34 points.
Mittelstadt was acquired by Colorado last March from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenceman Bowen Byram.
In 420 career NHL games, he has 77 goals and 230 points split between the Sabres and Avalanche.
Avs bring back Johnson
The Avs brought back veteran defenceman Erik Johnson into the fold in a late move at the deadline, acquiring him from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Givani Smith.
Johnson previously spent 13 years in Colorado, helping the team win the Stanley Cup in 2022.
Playing with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, Johnson has one goal and two assists in 22 games while averaging 13:18 minutes of ice time.
A veteran of 1,009 career NHL games, the former 2006 No. 1 pick has scored 94 goals with 346 points split between the St. Louis Blues, Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres and Flyers.