Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign F Ryan Reaves (3 years, $1.3M AAV)

[HockeyVirus]

But dubas was here for so long and we basically still couldn’t get out of the first round?

I don’t understand the love for dubas when the leafs has absolutely nothing to show for his time here except the horrible cap situation

I mean we could hire any gm, make the playoffs and get knocked out round 1 and it’s still no worse then what we just got out of many years of dubas

And I’m a fan of dubas but bigger fan of the leafs

That is and has been on the core. Dubas gave us a roster that could win every year and the core forgot how to score every year. He was finally willing to admit it didn't work and make changes and gets fired.

Now we are running it back, giving raises to everyone and signing plugs. Congrats guys it is so much better doing this with Matthews at 14M and Reaves in the press box.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

I guess it's better than the Jeff Finger deal.

The most improved player in hockey!

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

I also wouldn't be surprised if some of our top guys privately made comments how soft the team is and how nothing happens when opponents take shots at them. If this move was core 4 induced I support it 100%, especially with Matthews still needing to re-sign.

Get a guy who can play top 9 minutes then. Having Reaves on the 4th line doesn't protect/help the top 2 be more effective.

This is Matt Martin 2.0 with an older, slower version.

 

[BallardEra]

Brad "Truculent" Treliving

 

[DraftSchmaft]

If he's out there against Florida's skilled guys we'll be getting caved in on the score sheet. I swear people would rather lose every game 6-0 as long as we hit some guys.

You literally have no idea how they plan to use him.

Dubas fan boys make following this team on HFBoards insufferable. You guys have become the biggest trolls.

It's July 1st, give the new guy a chance.

 

[saltming]

How does he in any way prevent what happened to Knies? Bennett would never fight Reaves and Reaves would never be on the ice with Knies to begin with.

Just a dumb, dumb contract. +35 contract too.

The onky reason reaves would never be on the ice when Bennett is on would be because of the coach. If the coach thinks hey put him on to settle things down or to deter other teams for taking liberties he will do it, if the coach doesn't think that way, then it won't happen.

 

[Future]

How does he in any way prevent what happened to Knies? Bennett would never fight Reaves and Reaves would never be on the ice with Knies to begin with.

Just a dumb, dumb contract. +35 contract too.

Why do you think Reaves need’s Bennett’s consent? Lol

You think an instigator penalty would prevent Reaves from caving in Bennett’s bald head?

 

[Hockeysawks]

How does he in any way prevent what happened to Knies? Bennett would never fight Reaves and Reaves would never be on the ice with Knies to begin with.

Just a dumb, dumb contract. +35 contract too.

The guy is a loony and knows his job, he would have kicked the living crap out of Mat or Bennet long before they grew 10 feet tall against the leafs. Current players will target these guys because everyone knows that’s how you beat them. This makes for an easier season.

Send him to the AHL if they can’t use him and the cap hit becomes a few hundy no?

 

[ToDavid]

Detractors' Corner

Question 1: who is in the Leafs' organization right now (signed through 23-24) that is like Reaves (toughness/protection4stars)?

Question 2: do you recall Matthews' tilt with Stamkos vs TBL in the first round?

Question 3: tell me please why we don't need Reaves?

How’d it go with Martin, Clifford, Simmonds, or Schenn?

One guy doesn’t do shit. You need toughness that can actually play, throughout the lineup.

You know why a guy like Bennett is hard to play against? Because he’s running against your top six all night and he’s putting the puck in the net.

 

[BallardEra]

The onky reason reaves would never be on the ice when Bennett is on would be because of the coach. If the coach thinks hey put him on to settle things down or to deter other teams for taking liberties he will do it, if the coach doesn't think that way, then it won't happen.

Shanahan will tell Keefe what to do.

 

[the Mighty Oak]

If he's out there against Florida's skilled guys we'll be getting caved in on the score sheet. I swear people would rather lose every game 6-0 as long as we hit some guys.

This is how it'll work. Bennett runs over a leaf... Keefe will then move reeves up in the lineup giving him extra shifts and let him wreak havoc on Florida... Florida will then be aware of the retaliation for taking liberties at our skilled players the rest of the season.

 

[Havoc]

lmao new GM spends a whopping team wrecking 3.7 mil and the world is ending.

You guys need some fresh air.

This is much better than having the wanna-be made of glass Simmonds as our "enforcer". Old man Reaves can whoop his ass in 2 seconds.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

You literally have no idea how they plan to use him.

Dubas fan boys make following this team on HFBoards insufferable. You guys have become the biggest trolls.

It's July 1st, give the new guy a chance.

Do you expect him to play in the top 9? That would be horrendous.

If he's on the 4th with somebody like Kampf/Holmberg he would be like Acciari without the speed and scoring ability.

Calling somebody a Dubas fan boy because I don't like adding a useless facepuncher is funny. I'm all for adding one, but it needs to be somebody who can play higher in the lineup and actually do some damage.

This is how it'll work. Bennett runs over a leaf... Keefe will then move reeves up in the lineup giving him extra shifts and let him wreak havoc on Florida... Florida will then be aware of the retaliation for taking liberties at our skilled players the rest of the season.

Why didn't we do that with Simmonds/Clifford/Martin/etc.. in the past?

 

[HockeyVirus]

How’d it go with Martin, Clifford, Simmonds, or Schenn?

One guy doesn’t do shit. You need toughness that can actually play, throughout the lineup.

You know why a guy like Bennett is hard to play against? Because he’s running against your top six all night and he’s putting the puck in the net.

Yup this. Ok our 4th line will goon it up with another teams 4th line we've literally had that. We did that against Tampa with Clifford and Simmonds and it didn't work we just took penalties.

We need toughness that plays WITH our stars. Not this bullshit.

 

[DarkKnight]

You know who’s tough as nails, can actually play and will be on the ice if something happens, Luke Schenn. If we don’t resign him but sign a Reaves I give up.

 

[LeafGrief]

Calling somebody a Dubas fan boy because I don't like adding a useless facepuncher is funny. I'm all for adding one, but it needs to be somebody who can play higher in the lineup and actually do some damage.

We don't have the capspace to add a third line facepuncher because we're about to extend Nylander and Matthews for a combined 22m+

 

[TheDoldrums]

lmao new GM spends a whopping team wrecking 3.7 mil and the world is ending.

You guys need some fresh air.

we're ready to ship elite players out of town over a $1 million difference but sure

 

[BallardEra]

This is how it'll work. Bennett runs over a leaf... Keefe will then move reeves up in the lineup giving him extra shifts and let him wreak havoc on Florida... Florida will then be aware of the retaliation for taking liberties at our skilled players the rest of the season.

In the playoffs Reaves can glare down from the press box to really make Tkachuk and Bennett crap their pants.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

We don't have the capspace to add a third line facepuncher because we're about to extend Nylander and Matthews for a combined 22m+

We only have 1 year where things will be tight. Tavares 11M comes off the books after that. Even next offseason there will be some flexibility. You could easily fit a Crouse or somebody similar into the lineup.

 

[New User Name]

I have nothing against Reeves but this signing is ridiculous.

I'm convinced GM's of Canadian teams are in it to LOSE!

Worst run organizations in hockey...save for Yotes who are protected by Gary.

 

[Menzinger]

Why do you think Reaves need’s Bennett’s consent? Lol

You think an instigator penalty would prevent Reaves from caving in Bennett’s bald head?

I'd be more worried about something like that costing the team a playoff game

 

[Dekes For Days]

This is how it'll work. Bennett runs over a leaf... Keefe will then move reeves up in the lineup giving him extra shifts and let him wreak havoc on Florida... Florida will then be aware of the retaliation for taking liberties at our skilled players the rest of the season.

Here's how it will actually work...

Option 1: Bennet runs over a Leaf. Reaves fights some 4th line goon. Florida continues to do whatever they want for the rest of the game and season.
Option 2: Bennet runs over a Leaf. Keefe moves Reaves up to play against Bennet. Florida scores because Reaves sucks, and couldn't even handle 4th line minutes in his prime, let alone more than that in his late 30s. Reaves forces a fight with Bennet. Leafs get a penalty. Florida scores again. Leafs get a suspension, and Florida continues to do whatever they want for the rest of the game and season.

 

[Havoc]

Forgot to mention:

Reaves is 100% useless in the regular season. Don't have to convince me.

Playoffs is a different breed. You guys see the injury lists that come out? How much wear and tear goes unreported as well? I don't know about you, but if I'm hurting, I'm not going to do anything that will make me have to worry if Reaves took my number.

We're playoff losers. Stop acting like we know the formula. As long as we have our elite skill running the show, the rest should follow.

 

[MAB1]

This is what y'all wanted. You are about to learn from long time Leaf fans who remember our org being run like this why Dubas was such a fresh breath of air. Grass is NOT greener.

Some of these dinosaur Leaf fans see a dude younger than him and it triggers them in all kind of ways.

The worst mistakes Dubas made don't hold a candle to the worst mistakes of JFJ, Burke, Nonis and Treliving.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Forgot to mention:

Reaves is 100% useless in the regular season. Don't have to convince me.

Playoffs is a different breed. You guys see the injury lists that come out? How much wear and tear goes unreported as well? I don't know about you, but if I'm hurting, I'm not going to do anything that will make me have to worry if Reaves took my number.

We're playoff losers. Stop acting like we know the formula. As long as we have our elite skill running the show, the rest should follow.

He's regularly been healthy scratched in the playoffs by different teams...because he can't f***ing play hockey

if anything he's actually only around for the regular season when it's not a big deal if you don't ice your best lineup every night