Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves will probably never win the skills competition at NHL All-Star Weekend.
He’s unlikely to even be invited, but it hasn’t stopped him from putting in the work to improve his offensive repertoire.
The hard work is paying off as Reaves had by far his most productive year in his ninth NHL season.
Reaves, 32, set career highs in goals, assists, points, shots, hits, faceoffs won, takeaways and just about every other category that is measured on the ice.
“It was fun for me,” he said of his breakout season. “I obviously hit a lot of career bests and played a lot of good minutes on a really good team.