Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

Ryan Reaves had a big day yesterday: a nice phone call meeting with the Department of Player Safety over his head hit on Darnell Nurse Saturday night.

The result: a five game suspension.

Reaves suspended five games | NHL.com
Reaves suspended five games for an illegal check to the head
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This is the longest suspension of his career, previously having one, two, and three game suspensions in the past; most recently two games in the 2021 playoffs when he was with the Vegas Golden Knights.

NHL suspends Golden Knights’ Reaves 2 games
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced a two-game suspension for Vegas forward Ryan Reaves Monday, after his match penalty for attempting to injure an opponent during Game 1 vs. Colorado.
ESPNGreg Wyshynski

So, Reaves will be out for the following games:

  • Wed. Nov. 20th vs Vegas
  • Sun. Nov. 24th vs Utah
  • Wed. Nov. 27th at Florida
  • Sat. Nov. 30th at Tampa
  • Mon. Dec. 2nd vs Chicago

Reaves will be eligible to return on Wednesday, December 4th vs the Nashville Predators.

Big picture wise it's good that we're only losing Reaves, there are plenty of extra forwards who would like his few minutes of nice time.

And, here's some other news.

Former Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell is on his way to Grand Rapids, Michigan after the Red Wings placed him on waivers.

Red Wings Place Jack Campbell On Waivers
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The London Knights are on an eleven game win streak, and Easton Cowan will not stop scoring.

Easton Cowan point streak reaches 51 games as London Knights win 11th straight game
Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist extending his point streak to 51 games as the London Knights blanked the Guelph Storm 4-0 Saturday at the Sleeman Centre.
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Fraser Minten is on his way to playing himself out of the AHL. Too early to say it?

Fraser Minten keeps rolling offensively as Toronto Marlies erase three-goal deficit in third period but fall in shootout to Belleville
“The one good quality our team has is that they don’t quit. We just started being simpler, more direct and getting pucks to the net. We got a little momentum, and I really liked our third period.” – John Gruden Not for the first time this season, the Toronto Marlies dug themselves a multi-goal hole […]
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Kyle Dubas said everyone not named Crosby is available. Malkin?

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A seven figure salary cap? Yes please.

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Dad was a hockey star in the UK. Will his son follow suit in Canada?

BEYOND LOCAL: Like father like son, Clarke chases hockey dream
Jack Clarke is playing his first year with the Erie Otters, as he tries to become a second generation pro hockey player
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If you're here you must like hockey. But do you also like manga?

It’s Time to Start Reading the DOGSRED Manga
Satoru Noda’s DOGSRED is now available to read on the Shonen Jump app! Here’s three reasons to fast track it to your reading list.
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Finally, all our prospects do is score.

Enjoy your day everyone!

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