Confirmed Trade: [NJD/COL] Ryan Graves for Mikhail Maltsev and 2021 2nd round pick

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[Taluss]

 

[Paulinbc]

That’s actually quite reasonable.

 

[Gliff]

Seems like a good deal for both sides.

 

[JoeSakic13]

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

That's unreal for Avs... any retention?.. I assume not

 

[JoemAvs]

Decent trade for everyone I guess. Had to happen from an Avs POV.

Can Devils fans give me a rundown on Maltsev? Is he any good as a depth forward?

 

[hamzarocks]

Good value for the avs and devils

Does Graves going out means they can run

Makar/Girard, Toews/Byram, Timmins/EJ as the NHL pairings?

 

[CasusBelli]

Good deal for both sides. I like it.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Good deal for the Avs. Graves is overpaid and in over his head when he is in a top 4 role. He’s a good bottom pair guy and NJ will like the results if that’s what he is limited to.

Getting a 2nd rounder is a solid return in my book. Have no clue who that prospect is though so I assume he wouldn’t be worth much

 

[domiwroze]

That's a real good value from Avs POV

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Devils just traded the Islanders 2nd round pick to acquire a former Rangers draft pick

 

[Perratrooper]

Considering we would likely have been lost Graves for nothing I’m pretty okay with this trade.

 

[Breakers]

I hope you like blocked shots.

guy is elite at shooting into shin pads and the play going the other way

I swear his metrics in the playoffs were off the charts, he was putting so much at the net and dang near 90% of them were getting blocked.

we know what happened in OT against vegas. Just that.

 

[John Pedro]

Devils gonna regret this. Graves is just a 3rd pairing dman

 

[canuckking1]

isn't the 2nd rounder 34OA? That's basically a late first which is really good value.

 

[Foppberg]

Cool?

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Graves for a 2nd is pretty fair.

Edit: This means the Avs go 7-3-1 more easily and can use the 2nd to acquire a worthwhile replacement forward for whoever they lose.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Maltsev is bull in a china shop kind of power guy with a deceptively good shot, but he has absolutely no awareness or hockey sense. He'll bully the puck off a defenseman on the forecheck and then stickhandle himself into the boards. Every 5-10 games he'll make someone look silly with a crazy highlight reel move and then either shoot wide or fail to get a shot off at all.

Has the ability to become a decent 4th liner but he still needs quite a bit of polish to become an NHL regular.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

Somewhere Chris Bigras is crying. Great asset management by Colorado.

 

[Brodeur]

isn't the 2nd rounder 34OA? That's basically a late first which is really good value.

It's the Islanders 2nd rounder (60th) that we got for Andy Greene at the 2020 deadline. Devils dealt their original 2021 2nd to Vegas for Gusev.

 

[The Great Dame]

Is it me or did we give up a lot for Graves? I remember Avs fans wanting to run him out of town after the playoffs. I know nothing about the player though so I’m glad we got some desperately needed defensive depth.

 

[PAZ]

Graves is worth his cap hit, just not to the Avs. Good deal on both sides, and Graves was a late bloomer so he may continue to get better.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Devils just traded the Islanders 2nd round pick to acquire a former Rangers draft pick

I recommend bleaching the pick before even touching it, let alone before using it.

 

[AfroThunder396]

It's NYI's 2nd which is 60th overall. NJ's 2nd belongs to Vegas.