Miles Wood signed a six year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 27 year old forward had 27 points 13 goals, 14 assists in 76 regular season games for the New Jersey Devils last season and two goals in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games. "That was my goal heading into free agency, was trying to get term, and I was fortunate enough to get that," Wood said Monday. "This free agency, a lot of one and two year deals were handed out. So I feel very fortunate in the sense that I got a six year deal, and from the start, Colorado was always a team that I would love to play for. I love the mountains. I'm an outdoor guy, and whenever [The Devils] would go out and play them, it's just such a great spot. And I have some friends that live out there as well, so I'd go out to see them in the offseason and just felt like Colorado is a perfect spot for me. "Selected by New Jersey in the fourth round No. 100 of the 2013 NHL Draft, Wood has 148 points 78 goals, 70 assists in 402 regular season games and two goals in 13 playoff games. "I think talking with Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland, I'd been on their radar for a few years now, and to hear that was a boost of confidence for me," Wood said. "Just to play for a GM and a team and a coach that really wanted me, that was the most important thing Oliver Bjorkstrand Jersey. And I talked to Chris once I did get signed up there, and it was great to talk to him. I talked to the head coach there, and we're all just super excited to get going here. "Wood 6 foot 2, 195 pounds had 100 hits and led the Devils with 76 penalty minutes last season. "I think Miles is a big body winger that can skate," MacFarland said. "So his identity, he clearly has an Avs identity for how we want to play the game, and that north south type approach. He's a got a little bit of a wrecking ball philosophy with how he plays the game. He's a good netfront guy that we feel is going to fit. " We feel he's got some good runway in front of him, but to get the [AAV] where we felt comfortable with doing it so that we can maximize on our cap dollars it's one that we felt made sense for now, the [NHL salary] cap hit. Hopefully for where the cap is going in a few years, that cap hit will look pretty good. "Forwards Jonathan Drouin one year and Andrew Cogliano one year and defenseman Bowen Byram two years each signed a contract with the Avalanche on Saturday. RELATED: [2023 NHL Free Agent Tracker]Drouin, 28, had 29 points two goals, 27 assists in 58 games for the Montreal Canadiens last season. Selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning with the No. 3 pick of the 2013 NHL Draft, Drouin has 281 points 77 goals, 204 assists in 485 regular season games for the Canadiens and Lightning and 21 points six goals, 15 assists in 33 playoff games Chris Driedger Jersey. "I think I needed a fresh start," Drouin said Saturday. "Obviously, there was a lot of ups and downs in my six years in Montreal, so I'm super excited to get a fresh start somewhere new, and like I just said, it's a great team and has been a great team for a lot of years. I'm just hoping to help them in any way I can and try to find my game again. I know it's there. It's just a matter of confidence, and like I said, it's going to be a fresh start for me. And I'm very excited about that. "Cogliano, 36, had 19 points 10 goals, nine assists in 79 games for Colorado last season, his 16th in the NHL. Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round No. 25 of the 2005 NHL Draft, he has 445 points 184 goals, 261 assists in 1,219 regular season games with the Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Avalanche, and 35 points 13 goals, 22 assists in 120 playoff games. Byram, 22, who was a restricted free agent, had NHL career highs in goals 10 , assists 14 and points 24 in 42 regular season games for the Avalanche last season, and had three assists in seven playoff games. Selected by Colorado in the first round No https://www.krakenproteamstore.com/vince-dunn-jersey. 4 of the 2019 NHL Draft, Byram has 43 points 15 goals, 28 assists in 91 regular season games and 12 assists in 27 playoff games. Byram won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022. The Avalanche also acquired center Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators for forward Alex Galchenyuk on June 24; traded forward Alex Newhook to the Montreal Canadiens for a first and second round pick in the 2023 draft and defenseman prospect Gianni Fairbrother on Tuesday; and acquired forward Ross Colton from the Lightning on Wednesday for a second round pick in the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft. Colton, 26, is a restricted free agent. "I think both Wood and Colton were key parts on their previous teams for sure," MacFarland said. "I think [coach Jared] Bednar will have a lot of flexibility and a lot of different options to try different things. I believe, obviously, Drouin's skill set will definitely play well with our other skilled players. So I can easily envision him getting looks with Nathan [MacKinnon], Johansen whoever that 'Bedsy' wants to see in the top six. "Now he's going to have to earn that ice time to stay there, but I definitely think it's a skill swing, and his hands and his ability to make plays is certainly not in question. So, I would envision Coach will have some interesting types of things to mix and match on, including with Ross and Miles Wood. "Colorado 51 24 7 won the Central Division last season but lost in seven games to the Seattle Kraken in the Western Conference First Round.