Save Ukrane, end war
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I keep seeing Ryan Reaves trades. Did I miss some news about Vegas not wanting him on their team or something? Why would Vegas take on more cap and still retain on Reaves?
That makes no sense from their end. Also as much as I have respect and appreciation for Thornton's career, I think he's past being a third line C and that's not the role he's being asked to do coming to the team.
I think the plan is for him to play 4th line minutes with second unit pp time. He'll be expected to show his leadership and challenge these young guys when needed. Depending on injuries I could see him spending some time on the 3rd line but going into the season with that as the plan seems like a bad idea to me.