Sharks' Ryan Reaves Breaks Silence After Maple Leafs Exit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves spoke for the first time since his overnight trade to the San Jose Sharks and revealed how the Leafs arrived at the final decision to move the veteran enforcer.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks traded some young blue line depth for a seasoned enforcer on Thursday, sending defenseman Henry Thrun to the Toronto Maple Leafs for tough guy forward Ryan Reaves.

No doubt, Ryan Reaves knows his role. “They definitely didn’t sign me for my goal-scoring,” the San Jose Sharks’ new enforcer joked on Friday afternoon. Instead, the 38-year-winger, acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Henry Thrun,