My NHL Trade Rumors · Jul 16, 2021
NHL Trade: Avalanche Trade Ryan Graves To the Devils
The Colorado Avalanche have traded defenseman Ryan Graves to the New Jersey Devils for forward Mikhail Maltsev and a 2021 second-round pick. The pick is No. 61 that originally belonged to the New York Islanders.
Puck Pedia: The 26-year old Graves has two years left on his contract at a $3.167 million cap hit.
The 23-year old Maltsev is in the last year of his three-year deal with a $809,000 salary cap hit.
The Avs have a net saving of $2.358 million off the cap.
Thoughts from the media
Pierre LeBrun: “Avs feared losing Graves in the expansion draft. Got a return for him instead of losing him for nothing. Nice pickup by the Devils.”