Though hardly a blockbuster, the Maple Leafs' decision to deal Ryan Reaves to the Sharks for Henry Thrun makes sense. There is another trade coming, and the Leafs just carved out more cap room to facilitate.

Just days after defending Mitch Marner's decision to leave Toronto and calling out parts of the Maple Leafs’ fan base for pushing Marner out, the 38-year-old veteran enforcer was traded to the San Jose Sharks overnight in an unexpected move.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded veteran Ryan Reaves to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Henry Thrun on Thursday night.