Gurglesons
Registered User
Literally yes. Not sorta but exact definition top 4.
Sigh. Being lectured by the guy that thought Graves was a RHD...
Guess we can prove you wrong, again...
Graves has been used as a top four defenseman, largely when he was paired with Cale Makar and Dougie Hamilton. His TOI is greatly influenced by playing tons of PK minutes.
Last year he was not a top four defenseman on Jersey playing behind Severson, Marino, Hamilton, and Siegenthaler.
This year in PIT he was brought in to be a top four defenseman, but did not last in that role around December.
So, yes.. I guess hypothetically he can be used as a "top four defenseman" when you pair him with the best defenseman in the game in Cale Makar and a top ten guy in Dougie Hamilton, but nobody in their right mind would call him a top four defenseman that actually has watched him.
Also, let's be honest. When Colorado AND Jersey are letting you go for basically nothing, maybe that should tell you something?