Golden Knights sign Reaves to 2-year extension

The Vegas Golden Knights signed enforcer Ryan Reaves to a two-year extension carrying an annual cap hit of $1.75 million on Monday, the team announced.

Reaves, arguably the most feared player in the league, racked up 47 penalty minutes and a league-high 316 hits in 71 games this season. He chipped in offensively with eight goals and seven assists while averaging just over 10 minutes of ice time per night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded the 33-year-old and a fourth-round pick to the Golden Knights in February 2018 in exchange for Tobias Lindberg.

Vegas currently has $8.875 million in cap space for next season, according to CapFriendly, and the majority of the team's roster is locked up. Robin Lehner, Jon Merrill, Deryk Engelland, and Tomas Nosek are the team's only pending unrestricted free agents, while Chandler Stephenson and Nick Cousins are the lone RFAs.