Ryan Graves Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins

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Pittsburgh isn’t done yet, the Penguins have announced that they’ve agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth $4.5 million annually with Ryan Graves. Graves, who was drafted 110th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, is a physically imposing defenseman and what teams should have fought tooth and nail to sign.

Ryan Graves Stats

Graves is listed as 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, his frame took him a bit to fill in as he would finally get his NHL debut in the 2018-19 season. In the 2019-20 season, Graves became a full-time NHL defenseman, Graves would finish a third season with Colorado before being traded to New Jersey, where he became a near 30-point defenseman.

Graves has played 302 NHL games in his career, where he has scored 28 goals, and 72 assists for 100 points. Graves is also a career plus/minus of plus 84 and has accumulated 154 penalty minutes. This signing stings a bit more as Graves leaves for the Penguins, who are a division rival of the New Jersey Devils.


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Conrad Jack

Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.

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