Dater’s Daily Links: Ryan Graves not worried about losing mojo

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – If anyone had worry he might have just awoken from a wonderful dream that he couldn’t get back into, it was Avalanche defenseman Ryan Graves. After several years scuffling in the minors, Graves had a bust-out season with the Avs, playing on the top two on defense and leading the entire NHL with a plus-40.

Who wants to wake up from that dream? But the March 12 pandemic shutdown forced Graves to go back to his Nova Scotia home and, like the rest of us, endure a sudden massive amount of idle time.