Ryan Reaves' time with the Toronto Maple Leafs ended as he did not meet the team's expectations for an enforcer role. After playing only 84 games in two seasons and recording eight points, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks. Reaves expressed his dissatisfaction with his role, citing a lack of trust from management that saw him benched repeatedly after poor performances. He sought a fresh start after feeling he could not gain momentum with the team's inconsistent lineup decisions.
I think there was just a lack of trust very early in the season. It just looked like if I had one bad game, I was out of the lineup for four, five, six, seven, eight, nine games.
And it's hard to play like that. It's hard to play when you're only playing every five, six games. They didn't see a fit for me in the lineup, and it is what it is. That's also part of the business.
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