Realistic Projections For 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs Newcomers
Ryan Reaves
Ryan Reaves, who was signed for three seasons carrying a $1.35 million cap hit (AAV) was not signed for his offensive production.
By far the most controversial of Treliving’s signings, Reaves is not known for his offense or his defense, although, he matched a career second best of 15 points last season.
Speaking of last season, he had seven fights which is the highest single season total he has reached since 2014-15.
Over the past five seasons he has engaged in 17 total brawls.
On the higher end, I would assume he would match last season’s total. Likely, he comes in at around three given that was how much he fought in four of the past six seasons.
In terms of his limited offensive potential, his career high is 20 points and as I mentioned above, he has hit 15 twice. The likelihood that he eclipses 15 at 36 years of age is quite low.
While on the topic of box score stats, his penalty minutes are a lot lower than you would expect for his reputation. He has not reached 100 penalty minutes (PIM) since 2016-17 and he has not surpassed 50 since 2018-19.