Confirmed with Link: Devils Acquire D Ryan Graves from COL

[Oneiro]

Don't really like the price.

 

[Comparison Ford]

heavy hitting mobile defensive defenseman who can fit and play PK as well as being 26

sign me up

 

[The Moose is Loose]

hes 6'5'' so that will please some people!! lmao

I can assure you he doesn’t play like he is 6’5”

 

[JrFischer54]

Graves actually does stuff though

no one really knew what we would get with mueller though either

 

[Comparison Ford]

Isn’t he solid?

so solid

 

[JoeSakic13]

Solid guy who was a star during what turned into the bubble season, but fell out of favor this last season. The plus minus from a couple seasons ago was wild and it wasn’t like many guys were even close to him.

Toews on the top pair made his worth drop on the squad, but I wouldn’t rule out a turnaround with a change of scenery. Could easily be a prime top 4 guy, but last year played like bottom pairing and at times 7th D.

So decent upside for a draft pick that wasn’t yours.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Graves actually does stuff though

Never watched him play or heard much about him, care to elaborate on the stuff he does?

 

[JrFischer54]

He related to Adam graves?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Don't really like the price.

60 something overall and a bottom 6 prospect isn't that expensive for a 26 year old NHL DMan

 

[RCPXP]

So, Smith Graves Siegenthaler on the left side. Hamilton Severson Subban on the right.
Seems OK.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I like it. Don’t care at all about a 2nd round pick in this draft.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I hate the value. 2nd? Ugh..

its the NYI 2nd, we don't have our own 2nd

 

[Better Call Sal]

no one really knew what we would get with mueller though either

Mueller played only 54 games and was 22 when we acquired him.

Graves has played 149 games and is 26. Odds are he’s proven more than Mueller had at the time so it’s not exactly comparable.

That said, I couldn’t tell you a thing about his game lol.

 

[TrufleShufle]

60 something overall and a bottom 6 prospect isn't that expensive for a 26 year old NHL DMan

If we got that for Butcher I would be ecstatic.

 

[Blender]

Not much of a trade overall, depth defenseman for 12/13th forward.

 

[FinnishDevil]

I get it, its the Isles 2nd so basically 3rd but I dont like the value at all.

Havent heard too much good about Graves from Avs fans in trade boards, so 2nd+Maltsev for someone they were gonna expose to Seattle.. eh.

Welcome to Jersey nonetheless. Hopefully he works better than Mueller and co.

 

[Cheddabombs]

6'5, 220lbs?

Fitz clearly had enough of the discussion on the boards recently

 

[Mgd31]

I guess we are exposing Subban then, right?

 

[Billdo]

Never watched him play or heard much about him, care to elaborate on the stuff he does?

Well he's got as many points this last season that Mueller had in his last two NHL seasons. Graves has his warts but that comparison was rather silly IMO.

 

[Billdo]

no one really knew what we would get with mueller though either

Graves has way more of a track record though. Mueller didn't. He sucks. Graves is at least a bottom pairing guy who can play near 20 mins and PK.

 

[Csonked Out]

I guess we are exposing Subban then, right?

we must be and honestly if i'm Seattle, I consider taking him. Only 1 year left on his deal and still a good player who can add some pop on the marketing end as well.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Tired of trading draft capital for other teams castoffs

 

[Nubmer6]

For those who have a subscription to The Athetic:
Ryan Graves Q&A: On the Avalanche's early exit, the looming Kraken draft and more — 'you have to compartmentalize'

Also, from another of their articles:

Ryan Graves

Age: 26
Contract: $3,166,667 (UFA 2023)
Usage: Second pair even strength, first unit penalty kill
Production: Two goals and 15 points in 54 games
Possession impact: Neutral, erring towards positive

Cale Makar, Devon Toews and Samuel Girard are the obvious protection options in Colorado. Ryan Graves is good enough in a defence first, top-four role that the Avalanche might consider protecting four forwards, four defencemen and a goaltender. Still, if you’re Colorado and have all of those star defencemen plus Bowen Byram in the pipeline, maybe you’re willing to protect seven forwards and three defencemen, letting Graves go.

If you’re Seattle, a six-foot-five, 220-pound 26-year-old defenceman who has a proven track record of covering for his more celebrated partners must be an awfully appealing target.

Graves earns $3.17 million for two more seasons, is among the NHL’s plus-minus leaders over the past two seasons and is in his prime. Maybe Seattle just takes him and keeps him, as appealing as he would be to a team like Winnipeg looking for those exact same qualities.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I don’t know, I can see Siegenthaler getting exposed still even with the new contract if they’re confident he would go unclaimed. Protect Severson, Subban and Graves.

Subban’s cap hit could scare them off though so I could see him being unprotected too.

 

[AfroThunder396]

25 year old left-handed very good defensive defenseman with little to no offensive ability. I have to assume this means Murray isn't coming back, otherwise we wouldn't bring in another Siegenthaler just a week after signing the Siegenthaler we already have.

Maltsev is nothing and it's hard to complain about giving up a very late 2nd when we have prospects and need NHL help.