Rangers deal Reaves to Wild for 2025 5th-rounder
The New York Rangers traded veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round draft pick in 2025, the team announced Wednesday.
Reaves only played in 12 of New York's 20 games this season, averaging 8:27 per contest without recording a point. Reaves notched 13 points in 69 games last season and appeared in 18 playoff games as the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference Final.
He and Wild general manager Bill Guerin are familiar with each other after spending part of the 2017-18 campaign together with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Just chatted with #mnwild GM Bill Guerin. On Ryan Reaves: "It's not for the fighting. He's a biiiiigggg personality. He's got a lot of energy. He's got swagger. We've been missing that. The energy he brings is really good. And size. He's gonna help us get our identity back."
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) November 23, 2022
Reaves is an unrestricted free agent at season's end and counts for $1.75 million against the cap, according to CapFriendly.
The Wild sit sixth in the Central Division after a disappointing 8-8-2 start. Minnesota ranks 29th league-wide with 49 goals for.