Golden Knights, forward Ryan Reaves agree to two-year extension

Knights tough guy Ryan Reaves joins Good Show to discuss why he thinks winning the Stanley Cup this season will be the same as any other year, just as hard fought mentally and physically, and why there shouldn't be an asterisk behind it.

Associated Press June 15, 2020, 4:58 PM

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights signed tough guy Ryan Reaves on Monday to a two-year contract extension worth $3.5 million.

He’ll count $1.75 million against the salary cap in each of the next two seasons. Reaves announced the new deal in a video on the Golden Knights’ Twitter page.

“There’s two things I haven’t accomplished: No. 1 haven’t won a Stanley Cup, No. 2 haven’t won a scoring title,” Reaves said. “Now, I can win a Stanley Cup this year. I can do it. Can’t win the scoring title. Can’t do it. Just missed it by a couple points. And I also can’t do it next year if I don’t have a contract. So I am happy to announce that I just signed a two-year extension with your Vegas Golden Knights.”

Ryan Reaves has some news for ya #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/4Mc1AWgiBJ

— y-Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) June 15, 2020

The 33-year-old from Winnipeg had eight goals and seven assists for 15 points — 95 short of Leon Draisaitl’s league-leading 110. Reaves did lead the NHL with 316 hits in 71 games this season.

He is a veteran of 649 regular-season games and was part of Vegas’ 2018 team that reached the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights have a bye into the traditional first round of an expanded, 24-team playoff if the season resumes.