The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Henry Thrun from the San Jose Sharks for ahead Ryan Reaves. In a late-night commerce with the Sharks, the Maple Leafs had been in a position to clear his complete $1.35 million cap hit off their wage cap whereas additionally including a younger, depth defenseman within the course of.
Thrun, 24, has performed in 119 NHL video games with the Sharks and has scored 5 targets and 20 assists for 25 factors. He was initially drafted by the Anaheim Geese within the 2019 NHL Draft. Final season, he performed in 60 video games and recorded 12 factors whereas averaging 17:31 of ice time. Thrun is a left-handed taking pictures defenseman who’s coming into the ultimate yr of a two-year deal that pays him $1 million. Though he may very well be coming into camp because the seventh defensemen, if the Maple Leafs transfer one other defender so as to add a ahead, he may fill a job on the third pairing.
As for Reaves, he was not too long ago a visitor on the Cam & Strick Podcast and expressed a need to play not less than two extra years to achieve the 1,000-game mark. Happily, with the Sharks, he’ll have that likelihood whereas additionally being tasked with defending their younger core. At 38 years previous, his time within the NHL is working out, and along with his new staff, he’ll probably be given the chance to play on a nightly foundation.
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The Maple Leafs now have $5.3 million in projected cap area with their sights set on enhancing their staff and changing the team’s DNA.
