Veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves is high on the Toronto Maple Leafs' wish list with the free-agent market set to open on Saturday, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.

Reaves is available following the expiration of the one-year, $1.75-million contract he signed with the New York Rangers last summer. The 36-year-old spent the 2022-23 campaign split between Broadway and the Minnesota Wild, where he was traded in November.

The Maple Leafs have approximately $11.5 million in cap space to work with this summer when factoring in long-term injured reserve candidates, according to Cap Friendly. However, Toronto only has 17 players signed for next seasons as it stands and has decisions to make on a group of key unrestricted free agents including Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari, Michael Bunting, Alexander Kerfoot, Justin Holl, and Luke Schenn.

Starting goaltender Ilya Samsonov is also due for a new deal as a RFA.

Reaves has appeared in 828 career games across 13 seasons split between the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Rangers, and Wild. He's managed 129 points along with 1,023 penalty minutes over that span.

This past campaign, the Winnipeg native collected five goals, 10 assists, and 196 hits in 73 appearances.

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