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Ex-Devils Forward Miles Wood Traded To New Team
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Former New Jersey Devils forward Miles Wood is on the move.
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Colorado Avalanche are trading Wood and Charlie Coyle to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick, a 2025 third-round pick, and Gavin Brindley .
Wood posted four goals, four assists, 48 hits, and a minus-5 rating in 37 regular-season games this year with the Avalanche. He also played in one post-season game, where he had zero points and a minus-3 rating.
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Wood was selected by the Devils with the 100th overall pick and spent his first eight NHL seasons in New Jersey . In 402 games as a Devil, the 6-foot-2 forward recorded 78 goals, 70 assists, 148 points, and 486 hits. His time with the Devils ended during the 2023 off-season when he signed a six-year, $15 million contract with the Avalanche in free agency. Now, he is back in the Metropolitan Division but as a Blue Jacket.
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