Player Discussion Is it time to Waive Reaves...

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Reaves is the baddest, meanest, toughest human being to ever walk the earth.

If anyone disagrees with me just ask Reaves. He'll tell you how great he is. He showed me a huge callous on his back once.

He said it was from all the pats he's given himself over the years.

I propose Reaves as temporary Captain in Matthews absence. There's a leadership void on this team and that's the exact reason Reaves was brought in. He has the attitude of a champion.

Hopefully that's something that can rub off on the other players.

Reaves playing good beats and setting the tone in the dressing room for success. Because otherwise he's as useful as a choda. There's no real discernable purpose.

The best you can say about the guy is praising his intangibles and that's not really a good thing.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Hopefully, he draws back in tonight.

 

[Smif]

I don't understand why people care if he plays half the games and when he does play he gets 8 mins a night...

 

[Apex Predator]

He’s been getting benched and missing a lot of the recent games. 4th line still looks the same with our without him recently so all this hate about him makes no sense to me.

Everyone getting worked up with a 4th liner when the team has bigger issues. Leafs aren’t winning or losing because of Reaves.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

He’s been getting benched and missing a lot of the recent games. 4th line still looks the same with our without him recently so all this hate about him makes no sense to me.

Everyone getting worked up with a 4th liner when the team has bigger issues. Leafs aren’t winning or losing because of Reaves.

4th line has looked a lot better without him. They were arguably the best line vs Detroit

Reaves brings nothing of value on the ice, so what's the point of playing him? At least the other guys can play on the PK. You're essentially wasting a lineup spot with his 7 min of ice-time and are likely overplaying other players as a result, which is not a good thing in a B2B scenario.

 

[Magic Man]

If Reaves isn't going to fight, they should keep him as a healthy scratch and waive him if necessary to accommodate a trade. Dewar and Lorentz crunch players with body checks at a similar rate and they are defensively sound and they are PK options.

If Reaves wants to start playing like Olivier I would make room for him. But, if he wants to fight twice a season he can sit in the press box or hit the wire.