Alex Nylander will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Reaves to draw back into the lineup for the first time since November 16th. The 37-year-old Reaves is averaging 7:51 time-on-ice, recording one point (0G / 1A), 23 penalty minutes, and 44 hits in 16 games.
Reaves will be sidelined for the next five games, serving a suspension for an illegal check to the head against Darnell Nurse in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Reaves was issued a five-minute major penalty on the play. The 37-year-old Reaves has one point (0G / 1), 23 penalty minutes, and 44 hits in 16 games this season.
Reaves will get the night off on Thursday when Seattle comes to town. Nick Robertson will draw into the lineup in his place.
David Kampf will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Reaves to re-enter the lineup for the Maple Leafs. Reaves has zero points, three shots, and 12 hits in four games this season.
Reaves has played the last three games for the Maple Leafs but will serve as a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Max Pacioretty to return to the lineup. Reaves has zero points, three shots, and 12 hits in four games this season.
Reaves only saw 7:36 TOI in Toronto's season opener on Wednesday but will head to the press box as a healthy scratch on Thursday in New Jersey for Bobby McCann. Reaves only appeared in 49 games in 2024-25, and it appears he will be in and out of the lineup again this season.
With Toronto on a back-to-back Tuesday in New Jersey, Ryan Reaves will be replaced by Nick Robertson in the Maple Leafs' lineup. The 37-year-old bruiser has struggled to produce this season while averaging only 8:04 TOI/GP, with his three goals, five points, 49 PIMs and -14 plus/minus through 46 games played.
Reaves suffered an eye injury in a fight against Nicolas Deslauries of the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday and did not complete the game after registering only 43 seconds of ice time. Reaves is averaging four hits per game over his last nine contests and has three fighting majors over that span. Noah Gregor will take his place in Toronto's lineup.
Reaves suffered an undisclosed injury in a fight against Nicolas Deslauries of the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday and did not complete the game after registering only 43 seconds of ice time. Reaves is averaging four hits per game over his last nine contests and has three fighting majors over that span.
Reaves will take the place of Noah Gregor as the Leafs opt to get fresh legs in their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Reaves has two goals and no assists in 28 games this season.
Noah Gregor will draw back into the lineup on Wednesday, making Reaves a healthy scratch for the second time in the last four games. Reaves has one goal and 24 hits in his last seven games.
Reaves has played five straight games, recording one goal and 15 hits, after being a healthy scratch for most of the previous two months. He will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, indicating that one or both of Mitch Marner and John Tavares will likely return to the lineup from illness.
Reaves has been on the Injured Reserve since December 14th and made some news this passed week after stating he had been healthy for weeks despite being on the IR. The 37-year-old veteran winger is in the first year of a three-year, $4.05 million contract signed in the offseason and has a goal and no assists in 21 games played so far this season.
