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Graves played well for us. A little more offense than I expected and steady defensively. But with Hamilton, Siegenthaler and Severson looking like parts of our future. And Luke Hughes and Shakir Mukhamadulkin appearing to get roles in a year or so, and Bahl, Okhotiuk and Smith up for that last spot, (and Edwards, Vilen and possibly Vukojevic coming later) hard to see how Graves fits in long-term.
Devils are looking for (a) a goalie “to compete with” Blackwood; (b) “heavier skill” on wing and (c) “big, mobile” dmen (quotes are the terminology our GM has used). And I suspect the “big, mobile” is an indirect nod to Mukhamadullin as that’s exactly how he has described him in the past.
Matthew Knies would be great, but I would be surprised if Graves alone would get him. St Louis fans have been offering Barbashev and Scandella for Graves….I think we would like Barbashev. Who is the closest thing on Toronto? Engvall? Is there a “big mobile” dman in their system?