Joe Pavelski.
Prime Andrew Ladd and David Backes. Ryan Kesler. Though the latter two were centers they play a game very similar to Graves.
Callahan is probably the only recent Ranger who I feel comfortable making that comparison. Callahan prior to the lockout at least . Not sure what happened to him after.
Is Brendan Morrow still active?
Players like Adam Graves don't exist in the NHL today. Different era. Guys like Brendan Shanahan,Wendel Clark,Gary Roberts,etc do not exist anymore. All of those players were rough and tumble. They could kick your butt and score 30-40 goals. I miss those kind of players.
Wayne Simmonds
As far as Former Rangers, how about Steve Vickers? Tough, stood up to opponents , and could score By grinding or shooting the puck.
Teddy Irvine was a good one for standing up for his teammates too
Closest now comparison would be Milan Lucic.FWIW, Lucic doesn't possess the same mean streak as Adam Graves.
How about Toews? Obviously he plays C and isn't the goalscorer Graves was in his prime, but I think he fits in a lot of other ways.
Put MaxPac in the early 90's and I'm sure his angered side comes out more often. Different game today.
Chris Drury in his final Buffalo years and first couple Ranger years maybe - if we are picking someone that was a Ranger in the last decade.
Hands of stone in two ways.
I think Lucic has far more of a mean streak than Graves.
Exactly. MaxPac can be dirty at times as well (just like Graves). I don't see anyone in the league that reminds me of Graves to a full extent, but MaxPac checks off more boxes than anyone else.
Toews is light years better than Graves ever was.
Lucic is bigger, meaner tougher--he's also a good player but not nearly as good as Graves was and not nearly as consistent or as rounded.
Yep. Toews is no question HOF material. Graves possibly could make it to the HOF one day (like Richter) but he's a reach. Toews is a different player--a center and not a guy that drops the gloves very often or is always drilling people with body checks.