That and Wilson is the 2nd baddest dude in the league. Reaves is the only one that can consistently beat that dude and JR chose to trade him away. It's like JR can't accept that the Caps are tougher than the Pens.
Reaves is actually a pretty solid player, and he doesn't hurt you. He's got 17 points this year being used in a more offensive role for 10 minutes a night. so he isn't just Tanner Glass out there. The whole Brassard deal was a disaster from every possible angle, and traded out arguably our two toughest players who could actually play for a bum. Looking back, that trade may have been the beginning of the end of our window. It's sad, we'd have been way better off just paying Bonino.
This recurring trying to get tough thing is a mess, as the coach doesn't want these guys, but the GM does. I would be fine with either approach as long as everyone is on-board. This was the big issue with Shero and DB, bringing in players the coach had no idea how to, or no desire to use properly. It's a killer.
