Ryan Reaves

Ryan Reaves says the New York Rangers didn’t acquire him ‘because of Tom Wilson’

Ryan Reaves once called himself the solution to your Tom Wilson problem. Now he’s trying to make a narrow distinction about why the New York Rangers acquired him, which has more to do with his general toughness than individually dealing with Wilson a few times a year (if he isn’t a healthy scratch or suspended during those games).

“I’m not here because of Tom Wilson,” Reaves said on Friday according to the New York Post’s Mollie Walker. “I’m here because of what players like Tom Wilson brings to his team.”

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Ryan Reaves on how he’d approach the Tom Wilson/Rangers game last season: ‘We’re fighting three times or I’m jumping you’

For hockey fans that like violence with a side of hockey, the Capitals and Rangers’ season opener promises to have fireworks for a third straight game.

Shortly after a Tom Wilson-inspired line brawl saw the Capitals enforcer punch Pavel Buchnevich from behind and manhandle Artemi Panarin, the Rangers cleaned house and remade their team with toughness in mind, acquiring three players not afraid to mix it up. New Rangers GM Chris Drury traded for and signed Barclay Goodrow to a huge longterm deal, inked Jarred Tinordi to a two-year contract, and traded for heavyweight enforcer Ryan Reaves – the self-proclaimed solution to your Tom Wilson problem.

While Reaves hasn’t commented on the Wilson-Rangers beef since being acquired by NYR, he did address it in May while still a member of the Vegas Golden Knights. During an interview on John Scott’s podcast, Reaves shared his opinion on the kerfuffle, how the NHL handled the situation, and what he would have done if he were on the Rangers.

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The New York Rangers traded for Ryan Reaves, ‘the solution to your Tom Wilson problem’

Rangers acquisition Barclay Goodrow predicted that Opening Night between Washington and New York was going to be “interesting.” Now I totally believe him.

Thursday night, the Rangers acquired enforcer Ryan Reaves from the Vegas Golden Knights for a third-round pick.

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