Confirmed with Link: Gravy re-signed - 1-year two-way deal $735k/$350k
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Bill Peckerskull
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cgf
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Gotta figure that if Byram has to be sent back to junior, Graves will get the first crack at the 3rd pairing PMD spot next to Connauton. With us taking advantage of Rosen's waiver status to begin the season unless he just forces the staff's hand wrt that job in camp/preseason. No?
I'll be cautiously optimistic if that happens; though I'd prefer him as our #7 who platoons with Byram when the kid needs some time off; either physically or mentally; given how his previous NHL stint tapered out.
Frankly I think it'd be a mistake to waive/demote him, but I get that there are a lot of bodies in front of him at present.
Bill Peckerskull
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Probably is gone next season, but excited to see what he can do. Compared to Rosen who has more talent, Graves has the NHL style of body and perhaps game. Was stoked to see what he did last season, but we also gotta remember he was given very easy minutes...easier than Barrie's constant offensive zone starts.
I'd really like to see him stick around for a while. Big fan of his game. He plays aggressively (sometimes too aggressively) at both ends of the ice. Really refreshing on a team that gets caught floating around trying to block shots way too often. And I still think that shot of his can really evolve into a weapon. It was fun watching forwards keep dishing it to him and him just firing it off over and over again on the same shift.
He is also one of the very few players who actually works better at the NHL than the AHL.
He is also one of the very few players who actually works better at the NHL than the AHL.
cgf
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And it's not even Friday ...
Happy that he's back. And happy for him that he gets some good money even if he finds himself in the AHL again.
Happy that he's back. And happy for him that he gets some good money even if he finds himself in the AHL again.
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Not a bad deal for him. He's fine as a fill in depth defenseman when there are injuries but I don't think he's much more than that.
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Great contract for both sides. Full deal can be buried and Graves gets a real nice AHL salary if/when he is down.
Richard88
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Interesting that we now have 6 defenseman with contracts that expire next summer, and another 4 the year after.
This setup essentially gives Sakic & Bednar the flexibility to use this season to evaluate the young guys before deciding who to invest in long-term (particularly with regards to the bottom pairing). Good management.
Expiring in 2020:
This setup essentially gives Sakic & Bednar the flexibility to use this season to evaluate the young guys before deciding who to invest in long-term (particularly with regards to the bottom pairing). Good management.
Expiring in 2020:
- Zadorov - $3.2m (RFA)
- Barberio - $1.45m (UFA)
- Connauton - $1.375 (UFA)
- Graves - $750k (RFA)
- Girard - ELC (RFA)
- Meloche - ELC (RFA)
- Ian Cole - $4.25m (UFA) (note: his final year has a real salary of $3.0m but AAV of $4.25, which might be helpful if we want to move him in 2020)
- Rosén - 750k (UFA)
- Timmins - ELC (RFA)
- Makar - ELC (RFA)
- Byram's ELC will end either 2022 or 2023
- Johnson's $6m contract expires in 2023
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Done like dinner
