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Ryan Graves
#27
age29
posD
shotl
h6'5"
w220lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$4,500,000$4.50M
Year 2 of 6
23/24
24/25
28/29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 34
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2023-2029
Standard Contract
6yrs
value$27,000,000$27.00M
cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M
Ryan Graves is currently signed to a 6-year contract with a cap hit of $4,500,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, when Graves is 34 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
5.39%
Signing Status
UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026-27
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2027-28
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2028-29
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2029 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | UFAage 34 |
| AAV | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | |
| Base | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,500,000$3.50M | $2,750,000$2.75M | $1,750,000$1.75M | $1,750,000$1.75M | $1,500,000$1.50M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $2,000,000$2.00M | $2,000,000$2.00M | $2,000,000$2.00M | $2,000,000$2.00M | $2,000,000$2.00M | $2,000,000$2.00M | |
| Total Salary | $5,750,000$5.75M | $5,500,000$5.50M | $4,750,000$4.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,500,000$3.50M | |
| Minors Salary |
$5,750,000$5.75M
|
$5,500,000$5.50M
|
$4,750,000$4.75M
|
$3,750,000$3.75M
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$3,750,000$3.75M
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$3,500,000$3.50M
|
|
| Clauses |
M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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|
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | |||||||
| Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
Yrs 1-3: 12 Team No Trade List; Yrs 4-6: 8 Team No Trade List
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Career Stats By Contract
2024-25 Stats
GP2
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM0
EV TOI/GM
G60
0.00
P60
0.00
GF%
0.00
DFF%
0.00
REL DFF%
0.00
CF%
0.00
REL CF%
0.00
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $4,500,000 $4.50M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | $4,500,000 $4.50M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 1,122 | 49.30 | 50.60 | -1.20 | 48.80 | -4.00 | 0.16 | 0.70 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $3,166,667 $3.17M |
NHL | New Jersey Devils | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 1,326 | 58.50 | 53.50 | -4.10 | 51.80 | -2.80 | 0.36 | 0.95 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $3,166,667 $3.17M |
NHL | New Jersey Devils | 75 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 1,312 | 45.50 | 52.40 | 50.60 | -0.20 | 0.27 | 1.10 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 | $3,166,667 $3.17M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 819 | 57.60 | 56.60 | -3.20 | 57.40 | -2.00 | 0.15 | 1.03 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 69 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 45 | 1,058 | 64.90 | 50.60 | -0.80 | 51.80 | 0.10 | 0.45 | 1.19 | |||||||
| 2018-19 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 256 | 56.52 | 47.83 | -5.43 | 49.82 | -0.07 | 0.70 | 1.17 | |||||||
Contract History
2020-2023
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$9,500,001$9.50M
cap hit$3,166,667$3.17M
expiry
2023
UFA
age 28
% Cap Contract Start
3.89%
Signing Status
RFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $3,166,667$3.17M | $3,166,667$3.17M | $3,166,667$3.17M | UFAage 28 |
| AAV | $3,166,667$3.17M | $3,166,667$3.17M | $3,166,667$3.17M | |
| Base | $2,500,000$2.50M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $2,500,000$2.50M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | |
| Minors Salary |
$2,500,000$2.50M
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$3,000,000$3.00M
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$4,000,000$4.00M
|
|
| Clauses | ||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
2019-2020
Standard Contract
1yr
value$735,000$735K
cap hit$735,000$735K
expiry
2020
RFA
age 25
% Cap Contract Start
0.90%
Signing Status
RFAage 24
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2019-20
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2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $735,000$735K | RFAage 25 |
| AAV | $735,000$735K | |
| Base | $735,000$735K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $735,000$735K | |
| Minors Salary |
$350,000$350K
|
|
| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2018-2019
Standard Contract
1yr
value$650,000$650K
cap hit$650,000$650K
expiry
2019
RFA
age 24
% Cap Contract Start
0.82%
Signing Status
RFAage 23
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2018-19
|
2019 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $650,000$650K | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $650,000$650K | |
| Base | $650,000$650K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $650,000$650K | |
| Minors Salary |
$85,000$85K
|
|
| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2014-2018
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,540,000$2.54M
cap hit$846,667$847K
expiry
2018
RFA
age 23
% Cap Contract Start
0.96%
Signing Status
age 19
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
2017-18
|
2018 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $660,000$660K | $656,667$657K | $656,667$657K | $656,667$657K | RFAage 23 |
| AAV | $850,000$850K | $846,667$847K | $846,667$847K | $846,667$847K | |
| Base | - | $575,000$575K | $580,000$580K | $650,000$650K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | $260,000$260K | $190,000$190K | $120,000$120K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $90,000$90K | $85,000$85K | $80,000$80K | - | |
| Total Salary | - | $660,000$660K | $660,000$660K | $650,000$650K | |
| Minors Salary |
-
|
$65,000$65K
|
$67,500$68K
|
$67,500$68K
|
|
| Clauses | |||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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Ryan Graves Updates
Sep 17 2024
Graves (concussion) was listed as healthy on the Pittsburgh Penguins' training camp roster Tuesday.
Apr 18 2024
Graves (concussion) was unable to be medically cleared before the end of the 2023-24 season.
Apr 11 2024
Graves (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Apr 11 2024
Graves (concussion) will not be in the lineup to face Detroit on Thursday, Dan Kingerski of PittsburghHockeyNow.com reports.
Mar 29 2024
Graves was diagnosed with a concussion Friday, according to Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site.
Mar 28 2024
Graves is being evaluated for an upper-body injury after leaving Thursday's game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets following the first period.
Mar 26 2024
Graves (personal) returned to practice ahead of Tuesday's matchup with Carolina, freelance Penguins' reporter Shelly Anderson reports.
Mar 22 2024
Graves is back in Pittsburgh awaiting the birth of his child and will miss out against the Dallas Stars on Friday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Mar 6 2024
Graves picked up two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Mar 2 2024
Graves logged an assist and blocked three shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Jan 5 2024
Graves scored a goal on one shot in Thursday's 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Nov 20 2023
Graves tallied a goal, a hit and three blocked shots in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nov 12 2023
Graves earned two assists along with four blocked shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Oct 18 2023
Graves recorded an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Oct 14 2023
Graves did not have a point in Friday's 4-0 win against the Washington Capitals, but he did block a game-high five shots.
Jul 1 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Jul 15 2021
$3,166,667
$-3,166,667
The New Jersey Devils acquired Ryan Graves from the Colorado Avalanche for Mikhail Maltsev and 2021 second round puck (#61)
Oct 12 2020 | Colorado Avalanche
Jul 8 2019 | Colorado Avalanche
Jul 16 2018 | Colorado Avalanche
Mar 17 2014 | New York Rangers
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