Maple Leafs scratch Reaves vs. Canucks
The Toronto Maple Leafs are making veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves a healthy scratch in Saturday's tilt against the Vancouver Canucks, head coach Sheldon Keefe said, per Sportsnet's Luke Fox.
Bobby McMann is replacing Reaves on the fourth line. Toronto recalled McMann from the AHL Saturday morning.
Here's the club's projected lineup:
Leafs’ projected lineup against Vancouver:
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Knies — Matthews — Marner
Bertuzzi — Tavares — Nylander
Robertson — Domi — Järnkrok
Gregor — Kämpf — McMann
Rielly — Brodie
Giordano — McCabe
Lagesson — Klingberg
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John Klingberg is returning after missing Friday's win over the Calgary Flames with an undisclosed injury. Like Reaves, Klingberg has struggled to acclimate with the Maple Leafs after signing with the club this past summer. The defenseman entered Saturday goalless and a minus-5 through 13 appearances, averaging more than 20 minutes per night.
Reaves hasn't recorded a point this season, and his minus-11 rating was the 10th worst in the NHL coming into the weekend. The 36-year-old was on the ice for two Calgary goals Friday despite only logging 4:33 of playing time.
Toronto inked Reaves to a three-year, $4.05-million contract in July.