Sharks' Ryan Reaves Breaks Silence After Maple Leafs Exit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves spoke for the first time since his overnight trade to the San Jose Sharks and revealed how the Leafs arrived at the final decision to move the veteran enforcer.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded veteran forward Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Henry Thrun on Thursday night.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks traded some young blue line depth for a seasoned enforcer on Thursday, sending defenseman Henry Thrun to the Toronto Maple Leafs for tough guy forward Ryan Reaves.