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Henry Thrun’s legacy as a Toronto Maple Leaf will already be a positive one. He brought the ill-conceived time of Ryan Reaves in the blue and white to an early end and after the Sharks got a nice deal on Timothy Liljegren last season, Mike Grier returned the favour by taking on the final year of the Reaves contract. The transaction rids Toronto of $200k of dead cap space that … [Read more...] about Henry Thrun is a puck moving project defenceman that is decidedly not Ryan Reaves

Daily Faceoff predicts that the Toronto Maple Leafs could miss the playoffs in the 2025-26 season. In their annual post of Three In, Three Out, DFO’s Matt Larkin placed the Leafs in the latter category. His rationale for this distinction is multifaceted, but the primary reason is that the team has lost Mitch Marner and has not done enough to replace his regular-season … [Read more...] about Daily Faceoff predicts that Maple Leafs could miss the playoffs in 2025-26

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Thursday night that they traded Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Henry Thrun. Reaves’ tenure in Toronto certainly had its moments, especially in the early days when he got in fights in his first two games, but it became clear by the end that he was no longer part of the plans. Between lengthy stretches of being a healthy … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs fans react to the Ryan Reaves trade

We’ve reached the time of year where the high of the offseason has worn off, and fans are killing time by tossing around mock lineups on social media. One name that you won’t find on any of these mock lineups is Ryan Reaves. But, as of right now, he’s still under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and he wants to hit a milestone before he calls it quits. Reaves recently … [Read more...] about Ryan Reaves has sights on Stanley Cup, 1,000-game milestone, wants to play 2 more years before retiring