A.J. Greer’s tenuous tenure with the Avalanche ended Sunday when the forward was traded to the New York Islanders for minor-league defenseman Kyle Burroughs. Greer, 23, played 37 career games with the Avs, but none last season when he full-time member of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles.
Greer and Burroughs are both unsigned as restricted free agents.
Greer, who faced assault charges in New York City last year in a case that was dismissed after Greer paid the victim’s medical bills and served community service, was selected early in the second round (39th overall) in the 2015 NHL draft.