The deal came as no surprise to many and following the move, it was revealed that Reaves requested a trade away from the Rangers, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Walker reported that Reaves' agent spoke with Rangers general manager Chris Drury while the team was in Los Angeles this week to formally request the trade.
Reaves, 35, appeared in 12 games for the Rangers this season prior to the trade, putting up no points, 12 penalty minutes and was a minus-five.
Reaves had asked for a trade https://t.co/ErT9Nq6VOY The Fourth Period (@TFP) November 24, 2022
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NOVEMBRE 23 | 167 ANSWERS Ryan Reaves reportedly requested move prior to trade to Minnesota Who won this trade? | ||
| New York | 66 | 39.5 % |
| Minnesota | 101 | 60.5 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
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