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Colorado Avalanche: Ryan Graves Becomes Central to Team’s Defense

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ryan Graves worked hard over the summer. Naturally, all the players work hard. However, Graves worked with special people over the summer — specifically Nathan MacKinnon and his sidekick Sidney Crosby.

The three, along with Avs prospect Shane Bowers, hail from the same neck of the woods, Nova Scotia.

During the offseason, I did a post about Graves talking about wanting to make the NHL roster full time. The Maritimer wanted to make good. To be honest, I thought he’d have a hard time with that endeavor considering how stacked the Avs blueline has become.