Inside the Sharks’ Offseason Moves: Game-Changing Deals or Risky Gambles for 2025-26?
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Ryan Reaves
The Sharks acquired the 38-year-old enforcer for Henry Thrun.
On the surface, swapping a 24-year-old defenseman for a limited and older skater — Reaves played 7:48 a night last year — seems like an obvious no-no.
But honestly, both Thrun and Reaves are considered low-value trade assets, and Reaves brings a very particular set of skills to the Sharks that they don’t have.
Thrun is a fork, which the Sharks have plenty of, while Reaves is a meat tenderizer, one of the few around the NHL.
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