In a late-night one-for-one swap, the Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Henry Thrun from the San Jose Sharks for forward Ryan Reaves. Both teams have confirmed the trade.
The trade is a good bit of business for both teams. The Sharks were in a position to thin out their defensive core after adding Dmitry Orlov and Nick Leddy last week, and raise their salary cap situation above the upper limit. For Toronto, they were able to move out an overpriced and underused asset for a quality defensive addition.
Thrun has been a relatively consistent blue liner in San Jose for two years. Throughout that time, Thrun has scored five goals and 23 points in 111 games with a -45 rating, averaging 18:39 of ice time per game.
While Thrun’s output in San Jose may appear unsettling, he should find more success in Toronto based on improved teammates and less responsibility. However, there is more reason for concern.
Throughout his career, Thrun has averaged a 42.6% CorsiFor% at even strength and an 89.5% on-ice save percentage at even strength. According to MoneyPuck, for defensive units that played 150 or more minutes for the Sharks last season, Thrun was on both of the worst units in terms of xGoals% with 31.3% and 30.7% respectively.
Still, there’s a legitimate argument that he’s an improvement for the Maple Leafs, considering what they gave up. Even at the time of signing, Reaves’ three-year, $4.05MM contract seemed high, especially considering that Toronto had struggled with salary cap space for a few years.
As expected, Reaves added plenty of physicality to Toronto’s lineup, but not much else. Over his two years with the Maple Leafs, Reaves scored four goals and eight points in 84 games with 268 hits and 77 PIMs while averaging 7:59 of ice time per night. Things got so bad for Reaves in Toronto that the team waived him toward the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
He won’t be expected to show any sort of improvement in San Jose. The Sharks have a glut of prospects making their way to the NHL level, and Reaves will be tasked with protecting the youth movement as one of the last true enforcers in the game.
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Late night? It’s 715pm and still 100% day light outside in San Jose.
A little east coast bias? The entire world doesn’t live in the EST.
Imagine this: The writer lives somewhere it’s EST.
Wild concept, I know.
Or 10pm in Ontario
You have a serious problem
The East, And West coast are both the armpits of America.
You need a bong rip Brother.
calm down you west coast marshmallow
No. Only the biggest cities are hell holes like San Francisco and Los Angeles and the 99 corridor. The coast and Northern California is God’s country. Draw your own conclusions as to why but I love living in California despite its challenges.
Reavo on the move again 🤔
Trade makes no sense for the Sharks, unless they are trying to protect the young guys with this goon.
Then it does make sense.
the sharks have a ton of cap space and do want to protect their young players. so this trade makes sense
Yeah I slept on it and came to that realization. Curious if the Sharks are able to trade Reaves at the deadline for whomever thinks they can beat Florida with him.
Mike Grier: “ Hello Ryan. Welcome to San Jose. You have one job this year. Make sure nobody messes with 71, 72, 2, and possibly 77. Let me know if you need anything else!”
Reaves never fights, He just runs his mouth!
Would you fight Reaves? I sure wouldn’t takes two to tango. Not too many willing combatants any more.
sounds like you sparky
Weird trade. Thrun probably wasn’t making the team in San Jose, but Reaves doesn’t exactly bring the middle-six forward talent San Jose needs right now. Would have rather had a 7th.
Reaves has never been a middle 6 forward. Always been an enforcer. Enforcers play on the 4th line.
I hate that Trade haha, i know thrun value was low but just ask a Pick at least with That Garbage Contract and player haha.
As long as Dickinson have a roster spot for opening night we Will Not even remember, anyways Goodrow gonna have value now more Then Never since 2019 hahahaha
Like this trade for the leafs. Could be Benoit 2.0
Benoit is Brutal! He’s a career minor leaguer.
Ahh, there’s the Leafs troll. Must have been waiting a long time to post. Welcome back kid
Somebody had a rough parole hearing earlier today.
What were you in for? Phone scam?
I’ll hand it to the Sharks for keeping a tradition alive of signing enforcers in their twilight years at low $$$ to see if they have anything left in the tank. (ala Lyndon Byers-rip, Dave Brown, Shawn Cronin, Jim Kyte)
See if Reavo can even scrape up any tilts these days with so few left in his weight class… (IF he makes the team out of camp)
if their tradition is signing enforcers, this isn’t keeping a tradition alive as it was a trade not a signing.
Add Jody Shelley to that list!
Pardon me, ‘ACQUIRING’ enforcers in their twilight years… lol.
The way they wrote this about Thrun fitting with the Leafs reminds me of that Key and Peele sketch where it’s the Gordon Ramsey top chef and the competing chef can’t tell if he loves his food or hates it.
Is this guy good for the buds or not? LoL
Treliving gave Reaves how much? Good lord!!! And Treliving is the guy that gets Toronto deep into the playoffs, I don’t think so. Lol.
No one is lol’ing with you bud
always good to see Sparky chime in like people care.
you’re like the people who call in to C-Span. have nothing to do, looking for 2 mins of fame, and think people care about your opinion
I don’t think either are particularly good. But I’ll take the hockey player over the fighter who doesn’t fight any day.
While Reaves is a horrible player, this move saves the Leafs 0 cap $$.
The article states it’s a move to save them CAP room – but once he’s waived like last yr, his cap hit goes away as it’s all under the total they can bury. It’s a move to save them in the press, as even when he’s not playing or in the roster – his mouth keeps running! Lol
actually bruin4ever this is wrong. you can only bury $1,150,000 so burying Reaves still costs them $200,000. This move means they can bury Thrun’s full salary. so they come out ahead