{"id":300535,"date":"2021-07-16T08:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T05:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/devils-snag-ryan-graves-in-trade-with-avalanche\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T08:21:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T05:21:13","slug":"devils-snag-ryan-graves-in-trade-with-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/devils-snag-ryan-graves-in-trade-with-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"#Devils snag Ryan Graves in trade with Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Devils snag Ryan Graves in trade with Avalanche<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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DENVER \u2014 The Colorado Avalanche sent veteran defenseman Ryan Graves to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in a move made with an eye on the upcoming expansion draft of the Seattle Kraken.<\/p>\n

In exchange, the Avalanche acquired forward Mikhail Maltsev and a second-round selection this year from New Jersey.<\/p>\n

By trading Graves \u2014 along with Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson agreeing to waive his no-movement clause \u2014 the team can protect defensemen Devon Toews, Cale Makar and Samuel Girard. The Devils have plenty of room to protect Graves.<\/p>\n

Protected lists are due Saturday, and the expansion draft is Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Graves had two goals and 13 assists over 54 game<\/a>s with the Avalanche last season. He led the team in blocked shots with 91 and was second in hits with 77.<\/p>\n

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He was dependable on the blue line for Colorado since he was acquired Feb. 26, 2018, from the New York Rangers. His plus-40 rating in 2019-20 led the league, the first time an Avalanche player accomplished the feat since Milan Hejduk and Peter Forsberg (plus-52) in 2002-03.<\/p>\n

Graves will bolster a Devils defense that was so-so last season. The main cogs are Ty Smith, Damon Severson and P.K. Subban. Will Butcher spent much of the year in the doghouse.<\/p>\n

\u201cRyan brings physicality, size, an ability to defend in tough situations and a fearless compete level that makes him tough to play against,\u201d Devils general<\/a> manager Tom Fitzgerald said in a statement. \u201cHis assertive style of play and ability to play with young defensemen are characteristics that fit into what we are building with our group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado picks up another scoring threat to join the likes of Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The 23-year-old Maltsev had nine points and three assists in 33 contests during his rookie season. He app<\/a>eared in his first NHL game on Jan. 31, 2021, at Buffalo.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-3, 198-pound Maltsev was a fourth-round pick of the Devils in 2016. He also played in Russia, where he had a goal and seven assists in 35 career Kontinental Hockey League games with SKA St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

Colorado has quite a few big players who are free agents, including captain Gabriel Landeskog and goaltender Philipp Grubauer. There\u2019s also forwards Brandon Saad, Matt Calvert, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Carl Soderberg, goaltender Devan Dubnyk and defenseman Patrik Nemeth.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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