Maple Leafs Officially Trade Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded enforcer Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Henry Thrun.
The Leafs officially moved out forward Ryan Reaves to San Jose, acquiring the 24-year-old defenseman Henry Thrun in return from the Sharks.
Reavo now leaves-o; Toronto exchanges Reaves for Thrun
Reaves had just two points in 35 games this season for the Leafs, relegated to the fourth line and often a healthy scratch. Reaves is on the final year of a a three-year deal at $1.5M for 2025-26.
Thrun, 24, finished his third season with the Sharks, with two goals and 12 points in 60 games played. HockeyPatrol linked Thrun to the Leafs only days ago.
While having shown flashes of being a potential top-four defenseman, Thrun has struggled with bouts of inconsistency in his game at both ends of the ice.
The move now leaves Toronto with 13 forwards in its roster, as the team searches for additional help to replace Mitch Marner in the Leafs top-six, and sheds some salary to help them in their hunt.
Looking At Ryan Reaves, Henry Thrun, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs get a serviceable young defenseman in Henry Thrun, who despite some questionable efficiency issues is still able to be NHL caliber defenseman.
Thrun may work better in Toronto where he isn't relied upon as much as he was in San Jose, averaging 17:31 minutes a night with the Sharks and many times topping over 20 minutes in a game.
His game may work better in an environment that has a lesser workload and is called upon to do less than he can, Toronto hoping he was just overworked at a young age.
The Leafs move out salary in getting rid of Reaves, and add a roster spot for a Marner replacement. The Sharks had been looking to add to their cap room having over $23M in cap space, just above the league's cap floor.
Reaves will add veteran experience to the Sharks roster led by youngsters in sophomores Macklin Celebrini & Will Smith, along with potential rookies in Filip Bystedt as well as 2025 second overall pick Michael Misa, if he makes the roster.
The move makes sense for both teams, with the Sharks adding in Reaves both a gritty veteran locker room presence and as putting some money on the books, and Toronto adding much needed youth and potential offense in their defensive core in Thrun.
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