The San Jose Sharks have placed Ryan Reaves on injured reserve, according to Curtis Pashelka, San Jose Sharks beat writer.
The team has one more game before the Olympic Break, taking on Colorado tomorrow night. Reaves has been designated with an upper body injury, despite playing as recently as last night. Although he will have to miss the next three games at a minimum, it doesn’t appear to be anything serious for the 39-year-old.
Today’s news suggests that Kiefer Sherwood, acquired from Vancouver on January 19, could be set to finally make his Sharks debut tomorrow, currently sidelined by an upper body injury as well.
Unsurprisingly, Reaves has not made an impact on the score sheet this season, but he’s managed to appear in 46 of the team’s 54 games to this point, with 32 penalty minutes. The grinder has found the back of the net three times, averaging 7:58 of ice time per game. His 41.8% corsi for in all situations is among the bottom of the league, but the respected veteran is a beloved teammate in San Jose, currently playing out his final year of a three year contract worth $1.35MM per season.
With Reaves’ leadership playing a key role, boosting the average of what is one of the youngest teams in the NHL, the Sharks are right in the playoff mix. They are vying to end their six year drought impressively ahead of schedule. Reaves figures to return soon after the break, the 2005 fifth round pick adding to his improbable 958 game journey as a lasting figure of a previous era.
Ryan Reaves has NOTHING to do with the Sharks Improvement. None!
I don’t think it’s pointing to his on ice impact but rather the locker room for the kids. He’s been quite the leader in the later part of his career and can absolutely impact a team and group of kids.
Oh ya revo the leader of the leafs press box the last 3 years