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Originally Posted by dissentowner
It does though if you want to open up a roster spot and you don't have one with Reeves in the lineup.
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How does that affect the league? Reaves hasn't been in the lineup. All the Leafs have done is to pay one extra NHL salary (which they had the cap room to do) instead of shuttling waiver-exempt players back and forth to the minors.
The worst you can say is that by keeping him on IR, the Leafs have avoided putting Reaves on waivers and giving other teams a chance to take him off their hands. But does any other team really want Ryan Reaves enough to pay him for three seasons?
The whole situation says ‘nothingburger’ to me.