The 27-year-old Gravel has split his time between the NHL and AHL over the last three seasons spent with the Kings and Oilers organizations, tallying 13 points in 106 NHL games over his career while averaging 14:20 per game in his last three seasons. Gravel has played a secondary penalty-killing role in his career, averaging 51 seconds a night in shorthanded time on ice since 2016-17.
Gravel has averaged a 51.8 Corsi For Percentage, a 51.8 Goals For Percentage, and a 50.8 Scoring Chance Percentage his 100 NHL games since 2016-17 with defensive impacts that stand up well in a sheltered bottom-pairing capacity:
While Gravel is limited and more of a safe, defense-first player, he has some puck-moving skills and an ability to handle the puck well enough while bringing some size and length on the blue line.