The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired forward Charlie Coyle from the Colorado Avalanche, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun.
Coyle, 33, finished last season with the Avalanche after being acquired from the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Casey Mittelstadt, prospect William Zellers, and a draft pick prior to the trade deadline.
The 6-foot-3 centre recorded 17 goals and 35 points in 83 games last season split between the Bruins and Avalanche. He added a goal in seven playoff games before his team was eliminated by the Dallas Stars in the first round.
He is entering the final season of a six-year, $31.5 million contract that carries an annual cap hit of $5.25 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
Drafted 28th overall by the San Jose Sharks in 2010, Coyle has 189 goals and 485 points in 950 career games split between the Minnesota Wild, Bruins, and Avalanche.
The East Weymouth, Mass., native represented the United States at the 2015 World Championship, taking home a bronze medal.
More details to come.
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