Maple Leafs Acquire Henry Thrun From Sharks
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Yardbarker on MSNHenry Thrun is a puck moving project defenceman that is decidedly not Ryan ReavesHenry Thrun’s legacy as a Toronto Maple Leaf will already be a positive one. He brought the ill-conceived time of Ryan Reaves in the blue and white to an early end and after the Sharks got a nice deal on Timothy Liljegren last season,
The Sharks continued a dizzying two-week period by trading defenseman Henry Thrun to the Toronto Maple Leafs for enforcer Ryan Reaves on Thursday night and signing fellow forward Jeff Skinner to a one-year, $3 million contract on Friday.
Acquiring Thrun is a step in the right direction for Toronto. He can be a middle or bottom-pairing defenseman for the Leafs and pitch in on the penalty kill. Thrun is also unafraid to drop the gloves.
The Maple Leafs announced on Thursday evening that they've traded the veteran forward to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Henry Thrun. The 24-year-old defenseman played 60 games for the Sharks last season, averaging 17:31 of ice time and scoring two goals and 10 assists.