Meanwhile in Vancouver…how we feeling about this BJ fans?
November 10, 2025
Meanwhile in Vancouver…how we feeling about this BJ fans?
9 comments
Good for him
Happy for the kid, but boy does it make me kinda sad. No better player to learn from than MacKinnon
Coyle and Wood have been great, so I dont really care. Good for Gavin though
Makes me sad. During the draft process, Brindley’s skating technique was easily one of the best in the draft. In his D+1 year he was electric and made plays all over the ice offensively and defensively with his speed. His work ethic and energizer bunny type style is infectious and exciting.
He had a great offseason and since being traded he looks really explosive and has been very good with Colorado. He’s just scratching the surface and will likely move up in their lineup sooner than later.
I think Coyle has played really well and Wood has been better than I expected. He still makes some boneheaded plays, but he has been ok. Losing Brindley for them will never make sense to me when he was pretty much the only right hand wing prospect we had with NHL potential and the Avalanche had to dump Coyle and Wood for cap reasons due to Landeskog coming back and signing Nelson. Free agency and the trade market isn’t going to be great because of the cap going up and that doesn’t seem like it’ll change soon.
The trade pretty much means that Olivier will be our middle 6 right winger for the next couple years because I do not see Dumais stepping in due to his lack of size and overall speed and everything that’s going on with Chinny. The front office is obsessed with Olivier being this revelation as a underrated power wing who can score. He’s an identity line guy who has more skill than you think, he’s not a 3rd line wing who’s gonna give you 20 goals a year. Evason did the same exact thing with Marcus Foligno in Minnesota when he had a 23 goal season. Both Foligno and Olivier are 4th liners. Really good ones, but that’s what they are. Trading a legit middle 6 wing prospect with top 6 potential, an effective playstyle, and who can play with high pace is so bad.
If Waddell, Vogelhuber, Evason, and/or members of the pro scouting staff looked at Brindley’s tape and said, “This kid isn’t an NHLer and we should trade him”. If they gave feedback, believing that Brindley wasn’t going to be part of the team’s long term future. They need to be fired.
Edit : At the time of this comment his max speed is 82nd percentile in the league and his speed bursts over 20 mph are 90th percentile. 90th percentile, while playing 4-11 minutes a night. That’s very very very good.
I have no problem having coyle and wood
Incredibly glad he’s doing well. The trade doesn’t look as bad today as it did, but still one I’d take back.
Literally 0 chance Brindley would get any playing time here with Evason as our coach
It’s kind of tough because Coyle and Wood have worked out so far, but yeah… it’s like, so what if he had a down year as a new player in the AHL? The trade was concerning when it happened, throwing in a prospect while helping them out with cap hell, and if someone decided it was time to jump ship on a second-round prospect at that point, that’s worrying.
And on the other hand, playing on the Avs makes life easier.
Happy for the kid. Happy we got Coyle. A trade doesn’t need a winner and a loser.
9 comments
Good for him
Happy for the kid, but boy does it make me kinda sad. No better player to learn from than MacKinnon
Coyle and Wood have been great, so I dont really care. Good for Gavin though
Makes me sad. During the draft process, Brindley’s skating technique was easily one of the best in the draft. In his D+1 year he was electric and made plays all over the ice offensively and defensively with his speed. His work ethic and energizer bunny type style is infectious and exciting.
He had a great offseason and since being traded he looks really explosive and has been very good with Colorado. He’s just scratching the surface and will likely move up in their lineup sooner than later.
I think Coyle has played really well and Wood has been better than I expected. He still makes some boneheaded plays, but he has been ok. Losing Brindley for them will never make sense to me when he was pretty much the only right hand wing prospect we had with NHL potential and the Avalanche had to dump Coyle and Wood for cap reasons due to Landeskog coming back and signing Nelson. Free agency and the trade market isn’t going to be great because of the cap going up and that doesn’t seem like it’ll change soon.
The trade pretty much means that Olivier will be our middle 6 right winger for the next couple years because I do not see Dumais stepping in due to his lack of size and overall speed and everything that’s going on with Chinny. The front office is obsessed with Olivier being this revelation as a underrated power wing who can score. He’s an identity line guy who has more skill than you think, he’s not a 3rd line wing who’s gonna give you 20 goals a year. Evason did the same exact thing with Marcus Foligno in Minnesota when he had a 23 goal season. Both Foligno and Olivier are 4th liners. Really good ones, but that’s what they are. Trading a legit middle 6 wing prospect with top 6 potential, an effective playstyle, and who can play with high pace is so bad.
If Waddell, Vogelhuber, Evason, and/or members of the pro scouting staff looked at Brindley’s tape and said, “This kid isn’t an NHLer and we should trade him”. If they gave feedback, believing that Brindley wasn’t going to be part of the team’s long term future. They need to be fired.
Edit : At the time of this comment his max speed is 82nd percentile in the league and his speed bursts over 20 mph are 90th percentile. 90th percentile, while playing 4-11 minutes a night. That’s very very very good.
I have no problem having coyle and wood
Incredibly glad he’s doing well. The trade doesn’t look as bad today as it did, but still one I’d take back.
Literally 0 chance Brindley would get any playing time here with Evason as our coach
It’s kind of tough because Coyle and Wood have worked out so far, but yeah… it’s like, so what if he had a down year as a new player in the AHL? The trade was concerning when it happened, throwing in a prospect while helping them out with cap hell, and if someone decided it was time to jump ship on a second-round prospect at that point, that’s worrying.
And on the other hand, playing on the Avs makes life easier.
Happy for the kid. Happy we got Coyle. A trade doesn’t need a winner and a loser.