The biggest need the New York Rangers have is on defense. Management has spent assets and draft picks filling the prospect pool with defensemen, and now one of those late round selections has a chance at the NHL. Next season, the Rangers should make room to employ the young Ryan Graves.
Ryan Graves has traveled a long, hard road to the NHL, and has seemingly defied the odds to get to where he is now. The 6’4, 220lb defenseman was selected in the 4th round, 110th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft, and at the time, was not on the NHL radar for most of his junior career.