Infamous Canadiens Enforcer Calls Out Ryan Reaves After Fight

Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves fought Canadiens tough guy Michael Pezzetta yesterday. The contest inspired former Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque to comment on the role of enforcers in the NHL.

He talked about how the Leafs brought in Reaves to make the team harder to play against. This came to a head immediately during the first game of the season, which was against the Canadiens. In that game, the Leafs did win, but only in a shootout. Ryan Reaves was not as effective as Leafs fans would have hoped, especially in his fight against Arber Xhekaj. Laraque contends that the young Hab made him look bad, which may have lead to yesterday's actions.





Notably, Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj was not in the lineup yesterday. Laraque believes that this is why Reaves was so noticeable in the game as there was no one to keep him in line. He argues that Reaves was far less effective in the previous matchups when Xhekaj was in the lineup.



Luckily, Michael Pezzetta was in the lineup and he answered the bell when Reaves wanted to go again. That being said, the Leafs came away as winners again, completing the season series sweep 3-0.

Source: Hockeyfeed
Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque calls out Ryan Reaves.