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The New York Rangers have traded forward Ryan Reaves to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2025.
Reaves is a 13-year NHL veteran who reportedly sought a change of scenery after being scratched in seven of the Rangers' past eight games while playing just 7:26 in the one contest he did play over that stretch. He did not record a point while averaging 8:27 in 12 games with the Rangers this season.
"It's not for the fighting. He's a big personality. He's got a lot of energy. He's got swagger. We've been missing that," Wild GM Bill Guerin told The Athletic's Michael Russo after the trade. "The energy he brings is really good. And size. He's gonna help us get our identity back."
Last season, Reaves proved to be a valuable asset in the physicality department for New York, bringing extra protection to star players like Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers acquired Reaves from the Vegas Golden Knights in July 2021, sending a 2022 third-round pick (Nick Moldenhauer) Vegas’ way in return.
Reaves subsequently inked a one-year contract extension to keep him with the Rangers. He is signed through this season at a cap hit of $1.75 million. None of his salary was retained by New York in the transaction. Reaves will be eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next July.
In 767 career NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Golden Knights and Rangers, Reaves has notched 54 goals and 114 points to go with 992 penalty minutes.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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