A friendly reminder here.
This man:
is not a direct replacement for this man:
I can’t believe that we’re having this discussion regarding a pair of fourth line wingers who average less than ten minutes of ice team a night, but here we are. I’ll begin this discussion by saying that I respect the hell out of Ryan Reaves and what he brought to the Blues. He adapted to the changing landscape of the NHL, slimmed down, developed his hockey skills, and became a part of a genuinely impressive fourth line.