VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ryan Reaves once tried to take a faceoff when he played for the Blues, and St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock called timeout to tell the rugged winger, “Get out of the faceoff dot!”
“Oh, yeah, absolutely,” Reaves said with a laugh Thursday after the Golden Knights’ morning skate at Rogers Arena. “It’s crushing to the confidence, trust me. I was not allowed to take a lot of draws in St. Louis, that’s for sure.”
Reaves has taken more faceoffs through 27 games than he did in his first eight seasons combined, and his win in the circle Tuesday led to his goal in the Knights’ 8-3 victory at Chicago.